Last month, when Senate Republicans led by Mitch McConnell blocked passage of a bill to create an independent investigation into the January 6 rightwing insurrection/deadly riot – five dead and 140 police officers injured,…
The Red Wall
U.S. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky), at times called 'Moscow Mitch' – and this is one of those times, has filibustered voting rights legislation, halted a pay gap measure, threatened to block a…
Blue and Red: The Game
So, Senate Republicans kill For the People Act, the legislation that promised to protect American citizens' right to vote, thereby saving a fragile U.S. democracy. But all 50 senate Republicans said NO! All 50…
Republican Attacks On Education, History Growing
GOP Attack on Education Continues as Texas Bans Teaching of 'Critical Race Theory' in Public Schools Texas Governor Greg Abbott became the latest Republican state leader to approve legislation aimed at controlling public…
Enjoying Your Moment In The Spotlight, Sen. Joe Manchin?
The end of the For the People Act would open the way for Republican-dominated states to continue their shameless campaign to suppress the votes of likely Democratic voters - using Trump's baseless claims of…
Democracy Be Damned! One Man Can Kill 85 Million Votes.
"We didn't need an op-ed to know you're unwilling to protect our democracy" Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia penned an op-ed Sunday in the Charleston Gazette-Mail where he vowed to oppose…
Voting Voters and Their Votes
During His Long Reign of Terror, Murderous Paranoid Psychopath Joseph Stalin Often Got 100% of The Vote. He Once Got 103%. Establishment Democrats' Dribble, 'Oh My, What Can We Do...'
Where Is America Heading?
An article in The Guardian asks: Is America heading to a place where it can no longer call itself a democracy? I offer once again these reminders as among possible answers to that question.…
Don’t Be Sad, Boys and Girls. Get Mad. DAMNIT!
If It Truly Is A Battle For The Soul Of America Then Make A Stand, Fight For It Biden-led Establishment Democrats have a not so new favourite expression when it comes to how they…
Biden: Act Swiftly. Progressives Say: Abolish the Filibuster!
"We're witnessing an all-out assault on our democracy—and we need to act swiftly to protect the sacred right to vote," President Biden tweeted on Wednesday morning. Within hours, numerous progressive lawmakers responded to Biden's…
Do Not Turn The Page On The Lady, Yet…
A Piece of The Why of Republican Obstruction of the 1/6 Commission and Why Dems Must Go It Alone Neo Fascists In Suits And Dresses Almost two hundred Republican members of the United States…
Let The Spin Begin
Hey Joes, You Can't Blame Mitch As expected, on Friday Senate Republicans killed legislation to put in place an independent 9/11-style commission to investigate the 6 January 2021 day-long domestic terrorist attack on…
Joe Manchin Just Loves To Appease Republicans
West Virginia's Conservative Democratic Senator Gives Detached-From-Reality Response To Republican Promised Obstruction On 1/6 Commission and Elections Security With Spot On Commentary by Brian Tyler Cohen
Democracy: Ya Gotta Fight For It
“There Is a Ticking Timebomb” Republican controlled states across the country are moving more aggressively with their democracy-killing agenda to make voting as difficult as possible in counties where Blacks, Latinos and low-income…
Danger Ahead: Anti-Democracy Drift
Reminders “The radicalization of the Republican Party has outpaced what even most critical observers imagined. We need to grapple with what that should mean for our expectations going forward and start thinking…
Hey Repubs, What Have Ya Got To Lose
The Big Lie Or The Truth. Decisions, Decisions Tuesday, 19 January 2021: "The mob was fed lies, they were provoked by [Trump]." Senator Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor. Tuesday, 18 May 2021:…
Hey Dems, LizCons Is Not Your Friend. Please, Just Stop!
Swooning Over Liz Liz Cheney voted with the former occupant of the White House 93% of the time. She is anti-everything Democrats (are supposed to) stand for. Just because she did this one…
Will This Nation Survive
Eugene Robinson at the Washington Post sums it up, perfectly: The greatest threat to our nation’s future is not covid-19 or the rise of China or even the existential challenge of climate…
Danger Ahead
Enemies Of The People It’s hard to overstate how dangerous this is, and what its consequences might entail in the very near future. As Greg Sargent notes, the 'GOP appears to be plunging…
Is This The End Or The Beginning
Lindsey Graham: Sick, Twisted, Flat Out POS Coward Can we move forward without President Trump? The answer is no. I’ve always liked Liz Cheney but she’s made a determination that the Republican…
They’re Still Coming
We, Us All, Must Now Speak Out While a partial or full reversal of the high court's landmark 1973 ruling would impact the rights of all people who are capable of becoming pregnant,…
So Let Me Continue…
"With All Due Respect" Voting rights warrior Stacey Abrams proves once again that she is not someone who comes to your Q & A meeting unprepared. She proves, once again, that she is not…
The More Things Change The More They…
After watching the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing where Democratic voting rights activist Stacey Abrams schools Republicans on systemic voter suppression in this country, I scrolled through my folders holding files related to this…
Faux Outrage. It’s What They Do.
It's Who They Are! Republicans in the House led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise said Monday they are going forward with plans to censure Maxine Waters because they…
Dictator Wannabe Platform 2022/2024
Florida Gov Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Making Protest A Crime, Allowing Drivers To Run Down Protesters. It's clear this bill is the foundation upon which DeSantis will build his 2022 reelection campaign with a…
History As Reminder: GOP Jobs Edition
While former Speaker John Boehner continues on his 'I have a new book coming out' rehabilitation tour, beltway press and media pundits laugh at his wine-flavoured jokes about past and current people in politics…
Joe Manchin, Pretend Democrat
“Our ultimate goal should be to restore bipartisan faith in our voting process by assuring all Americans that their votes will be counted, secured and protected”. Senator Joe Manchin in Washington Post op-ed offering…













