I wrote the previous update of this article just before the 2018 election, the first of two “Blue Tsunami” elections, but I like keeping this on the record. After all, it is important to make sure everyone has access to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Pragmatic Progressives
So many people are demanding that “Attorney General” Bill Barr resign, it’s actually cracking me up a little. It makes me wonder how many of them have been conscious over the past 25 years or so of Republican politics. Don’t … Continue reading
As is his custom, Donald Trump gave his final State of the Union address yesterday, and used the occasion to cram as many lies as possible into the speech. I fact-checked many of these lies yesterday, but there were still … Continue reading
I know I have said this before, but I am sick and tired of Bernie Stans. There are many reasons for this, but one of the biggest is, they seem to love helping the Trump Train win. They did in … Continue reading
I think I have said this before, but there are many rank-and-file Republicans I feel sorry for because their party has become so absolutely awful and they seem to have no idea. I get it; being a news junkie or … Continue reading
I have a radical idea… How about we let the public decide what is and isn’t in the “public interest”? Alan Dershowitz, as Donald Trump’s personal impeachment lawyer, has adopted the “argument” that, if Donald Trump is acting in what … Continue reading
A lot of what we hear from the right-wing is their certainty that Donald Trump will win another term as president. This, despite the fact that the numbers that matter do not favor that as a likelihood at all. This … Continue reading
You’ve heard the phrase, “everyone is entitled to their opinion” before, right? Well, I think we all can agree with one thing; We live in a society that values free speech, so if you utter an opinion about anything, you … Continue reading
This country must stop the contentious bickering that constantly occurs in our politics. It’s time to put aside minor differences and get back to building this country into what we all know it can be. It may take a while in … Continue reading
For nearly 250 years now, we have lived in one of the most stable democracies in world history. We are still that, but there are signs that such stability may be in trouble. And the reason for that is actually … Continue reading