Many Americans are extremely over-stressed right now, and a major reason for that is Donald Trump and his tendency to treat democracy as an afterthought. That said, this has been a major tendency of the Republican Party for almost a … Continue reading
After every post where I suggest that getting a Democratic majority is phenomenally easy, I get lots of “fan mail” from professional lefties who promise me it’s easier said than done. As usual, they’re wrong. There are two things that … Continue reading
Hello… I haven’t done this for almost two years, even though the cost of running a blog goes up every year. Unlike other blogs, I don’t need to collect thousands per month, but breaking even costs about $120-150 per month; … Continue reading
There seems to be many very loud people who think they can just force everyone in the country onto a government-paid health insurance system, and few, if any, will complain about it. These same people seem to think we can … Continue reading
While Donald Trump loves to Tweet about how much support he has and he loves to claim the Democrats are impeaching him because they know we have no chance of beating him legitimately in next year’s election. As usual, he … Continue reading
I know it’s hard to remember, but there are still more than two months before the first votes of the Democratic Primary are cast, and at least four months before the nomination will even begin to take shape. And that … Continue reading
If you’re a political junkie and you haven’t figured out that “normal” is over by now, I feel sorry for you. In the wake of the first Democratic “debates,” I’m seeing all sorts of comments like, “I can’t wait until … Continue reading
See, here’s the problem… Once we as an electorate make a democratic decision, we are stuck with that decision for between two and six years. There is no mechanism in our democracy for a do-over, except to make sure the … Continue reading
There is a very good reason why certain elements of our government keep things secret from us. Very few people fail to understand that things like where we keep our nuclear materials should not be widely known and most understand … Continue reading
It’s time for all “progressives” to clear their mind and open it up. We liberals have a job to do, and only one of the major parties can do it. But that one party – the Democratic Party – can’t … Continue reading