Alexandra Adornetto. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The young people I know judge leaders by their deeds and abhor hypocrisy. Inconsistency and point-scoring do not win respect. It's not easy to be engaged in…
Fox Punks Attack Veterans For Taking VA Benefits
On Friday morning, Pete Hegseth, Brian Kilmeade and friends attacked U.S. Veterans who apply for every government benefit they qualify for, saying the Veterans are too “dependent” and lack “personal integrity.” It doesn’t get…
Not Just An Image: Ugliness From The Inside Out
Donald Trump renews his ugly attacks on hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico with new and old falsehoods - in stark contrast to his phony, bullshit caring toward disaster-stricken communities in states that voted for him. Also:…
Use It Or Lose It. Democracy Is Funny That Way
Like it or not, and I don’t, Donald Trump is president of the United States of America. In 2016 he lost the popular vote by 2.9 million votes but received 304 Electoral College votes…
History As Reminder: Trump & Soldiers
As the Pentagon readies a $1Billion gift to Trump for his ‘wall’, military leaders need to be reminded candidate Trump took the position that soldiers returning from combat with PTSD were ‘not strong’. Here’s…
Russia-Trump-Mueller Timeline: 1998-2019
Maybe, Just Maybe, U.S. Attorney General Barr didn’t take a look at THE GIANT RUSSIA-TRUMP-MUELLER TIMELINE. It Begins... 1998 / Russia defaults on its debt. Wealthy Russians invest overseas. 1999-2000 / Trump considers presidential…
Mueller Report, Barr Whitewash. What Now?
Barr’s letter to congress here
Monday Ménage
Wayne Chirisa. Evita Ochel. Anthony T Hincks. Leaders cannot build a successful nation once they are yoked to these two evils, ignorance and greed. Wayne Chirisa. (more…)
Effect Of Race and Gender On Campaign Fundraising
PRESS RELEASE: OpenSecrets.org (Center for Responsive Politics). New report through US 2050 details the effect of race and gender on campaign fundraising. The Center for Responsive Politics is pleased to announce the publication of…
Monday Ménage
H.L. Mencken. Albert Einstein. Hermione Gingold. The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of…
2019 USA: WH COS Makes Sunday Rounds Compelled To Convince Us Trump Is Not A White Supremacist
White House Chief of Staff Mike Mulvaney’s Sunday mission was to convince Americans, and, one can safely assume, convince people around the World, that the President of the United States of America is not…
So, There It Is Folks…
Trump Warns His Opponents: ‘It would be very bad’ if (my) military, police and biker supporters got ‘tough’ We can’t sugar-coat this. The President of the United States is encouraging the military, police, and…
He Ain’t My Uncle
For decades Joe Biden has been pushing the image that he is a ‘“lunch-pail” Democrat - blue-shirted, rolled up sleeves, ready to go to work for the little guy. Biden loves the "everybody's uncle-Joe”…
Canada Grounding All Boeing 737 Max 8: UPDATED
U.S. Grounds The Planes... Canada joins the United Kingdom, European Union, China, Australia, New Zealand and other countries (total 42, so far) grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. The United States continues to…
An Image. No, Not Trump’s Budget. No…?
5th Avenue, New York City 1913. See the 2020 budget proposal here
History As Reminder: March Madness
In the last parliamentary elections of the Weimar Republic in March 1933, the Nazis polled 44% of the vote – not enough for a majority but enough to put down any future political resistance.…
Just Watch And Listen And Learn
Rep. Elijah Cummings' closing remarks at Cohen hearing
Battle For America’s Soul
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY): The Green New Deal "Even the solutions that we have considered big and bold are nowhere near the scale of the actual problem that climate change presents to us." Donald…
America Is Saved! America Is Saved! Yay!!
So, Democrats now are in control of the House of Representatives, by a fairly safe margin - 235* to 199*. Lead news stories from broadcast and cable outlets and newspaper headlines across the nation…
Monday Ménage
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Rosa Parks (more…)
WH In Crazy Time. Admin In Shambles. Nation In Turmoil. But Fuc It, Have A Laugh…
Sorry, He’s Not The Hoped-For Prog
He was the darling of many Democrats and some Progressives during his run for the Senate but when his voting record in Texas is examined, turns out Beto O’Rourke might not be the great…
Monday Ménage
William Gladstone. John Kenneth Galbraith. Plato. Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. William E. Gladstone. (more…)
GOP Bestie, Dems’ Enemy
Dem Senator Chuck Schumer of New York Offers $1.6 Billion to Trump Anti-Immigrant Play: ‘Move By Schumer Is Political Cowardice.’ >> Schumer is not fit to be Minority Leader. Jonathan Cohn >> (more…)
Monday Ménage
Will Rogers. Nikita Khruschev. Winston Churchill. If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of Congress? Will Rogers (more…)
Monday Ménage
H.L. Mencken. Issac Asimov. Frantz Fanon. As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain…
Action Needed: Color Of Change Petition
Millions of Black Votes Were Suppressed This Year. It's Time For House Democrats To Act. I'm joining Color Of Change to tell House Democrats to investigate widespread voter suppression. From canceled voter registrations, to…













