Earlier today we saw the national GOP finally give in fully to the MAGA movement with the election of backbencher radical Rep. Mike Johnson (Who?-LA) to a Constitutional office second in line of succession to the Presidency. The clearest statement of why this is such an irresponsible and destabilizing choice was by historian Heather Cox … Read more
Did you know that across the world, especially in Europe, there are over $300 Billion in frozen Russian assets as part of the sanctions imposed due to Putin’s war of aggression against the free people of Ukraine? There is increasing consensus that those assets can be legally seized under American and international law and given … Read more
They charged Hunter Biden for this, so charge Trump, too. Or maybe there really is a ‘two-tier justice system’ in this country, just not the way the GOP has weaponized that phrase to suggest it is wealthy white ex-Presidents and conservatives who get the short end of that stick. Next! Speaking of ‘two-tiered’ justice in … Read more
I generally don’t just comment on other’s work, but since AZ BlueMeanie is on an extended vacation in Pepperland, I note The Status Quo utterly hit the nail on the head as to the raging chaos and dysfunction that is the GOP Congressional Caucus, and the weakness and fecklessness of Speaker McCarthy, who keeps getting … Read more
Tommy Tuberville may have been a great football coach in Alabama but he is a disgrace as a United States Senator. Over the last several months, the Alabaman (who still likes to be referred to as coach) who defeated dedicated public servant Doug Jones has distinguished himself in the Senate for all the wrong reasons. … Read more