In October 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a speech on behalf of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, the right-wing extremist nominee of the Republican Party, known as the “a time for choosing” speech. Barry Goldwater went on to lose the election by one of the largest margins in history. I hate to borrow a turn of phrase from … Read more
The Senate pushed action into Friday on a bill to create an independent commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters. Senate hits snag on vote for Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission: Republicans still plan to block the measure using the filibuster, but snags on another, unrelated bill … Read more
On Thursday, Senate Republicans are expected to filibuster the bill creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, which left five dead and about 140 police officers injured, CNN reports. Dana Milbank writes today, McConnell focuses ‘100 percent’ on blocking Biden — and zero percent on America: … Read more
Politico recently reported that “Republicans who sought to undercut or overturn President Joe Biden’s election win are launching campaigns to become their states’ top election officials next year, alarming local officeholders and opponents who are warning about pro-Trump, “ends justify the means” candidates taking big roles in running the vote.” They tried to overturn the … Read more
kakistocracy /kakəˈstäkrəsē/ noun: (1) government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state. (2) a state or society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens. This is what the MAGA/Qanon personality cult, the Party of Trump, has to offer Americans. Think of the 2006 science fiction comedy film Idiocracy, a dystopian world … Read more