"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…
He’s Still At It
Republicans don't like it when voting is easy for U.S. citizens. Because, as we all know, when casting a vote is unrestricted, Democrats out-vote Republicans. So, Republicans, especially at the state level, are passing…
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…
Chaos, Crisis And The Death Of Democracy
Questions and Answers On morning, noon, evening and nightime talk-news shows, recent conversations have centered on the Republican Party's absolute opposition to any and all of the Biden agenda. The leading question among…
Mitch, A Special Place In Hell Awaits You
Hypocrite of the year award, and there's no close second, goes to Republican Senator Mitch McConnell for lecturing corporate CEOs for speaking out against, and one taking direct action against, voter suppression laws in…
Voter Suppression And Corporate $$$$
To date, a few well known large corporations have released public statements voicing opposition, in varying degrees, to the voter suppression laws being enacted in Republican controlled states across the country. At last count…
History: On This Day 04.02
Ain't History Somethin' 1513 * Ponce de León lands near present-day St. Augustine, claims Florida for Spain. Looking at Florida today, Spain says it was a really good move in 1819 selling Florida…
Think Republican Attacks On Voting Rights In Georgia And Other States Is No Big Deal…
Then Remember This... In 1930, Germany is a liberal democracy. Just four years later, democracy is dead, Germany’s leader is a dictator and the government is in the hands of the Nazis.
The Playbook Reads Familiar
It's Getting Serious, Folks. Georgia Republicans Go Even Farther Right. While Georgia's Republican governor Brian Kemp was signing the now-known-around-the-world 98-page anti-democracy Republican voter suppression bill, state Representative Park Cannon knocked on his closed…
‘Vicious Attack on Voting Rights’
Looks Familiar (Except For The Masks) "Sick" and "Un-American" Georgia governor Brian Kemp signs 95 page GOP voter suppression bill less than two hours after Georgia's Republican lawmakers gave final approval to…
12 Repubs Vote Against Police
No Honour Twelve Republican members of the United States House of Representatives voted this week against a resolution to honour police with the Congressional Gold Medal for their actions during the deadly riot and…
Proof Part Deux
Damn, Soon... (FOR CONTINUITY SEE PREVIOUS POST) During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on violence on Asian Americans, Republican Representative Chip Roy of Texas felt is was the righteous American thing to do to…
More Proof We’re Almost There
172 Republicans Vote Against Violence Against Women Act – One Day After 7 Women Murdered In Georgia By 21-year-old White Man The legislation did pass 244-172; only 29 Republicans voted with Democrats.…
Pissing At Windmills
I'll Turn The Senate Into A “100-Car Pileup” - Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell added, “I want our colleagues to imagine a world where every single task, every one of them, requires a…













