The Guardian just out with a story connecting Trump’s Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, Billionaire Robert Mercer, and the Brexit campaign that is severing England from the EU. This is a frightening, but not surprising, story that adds to a growing list of facts that demonstrate the existence and operation of a shrinking number of geopolitical…
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Trump raised more money from small donors than Clinton and Sanders combined. America has a problem.
The Campaign Finance Institute just released an analysis of FEC filings for the 2016 election. You may remember Bernie Sanders bragging about the money he was raking in from small donors at an average of $27 each. Well, Hillary Clinton beat him in small donations. And Trump beat them both – combined. Not only…
Think About This – Monday 8/8/16
Here are a few things to think about this week when you are talking politics and policy: • The world grows more peaceful and prosperous everyday. Violence and warfare have been declining since World War II. • Respect for civil and human rights in the U.S. is growing greater every day. More police are wearing…
Haters, Whine All You Want. Hillary’s Nomination Is Unprecedented.
I just wanted to write a quick note to Hillary supporters with some info for when you hear haters complaining that Hillary is not the first woman to run for president. That is true, however: • The Clinton campaign is not making that claim. Maybe some in the media have. • Hillary is the…
A House of Representatives Sit-In? Whatever.
Today Dems are staging a sit in in the House. Regular readers can probably guess my position on the matter. I don’t want to denigrate other people’s actions for change, but since the story is being so widely reported and commented on, I feel like I would be remiss in not sharing an opinion. …
This Is Why Democrats Don’t Win
So Dems are conducting a filibuster in the Senate. I have to tell you this is another major fail, and exactly why Dems prove so ineffective so often. We all know that with a Democratic president the Republicans main objective in the Senate is to do nothing. So far from making an impact on…
Tamron Hall Interview with Nina Turner on the Nevada Dem Convention
This is a fantastic interview. Ms. Hall is one of the best there is. She really gets to the heart of some of the issues with the Sanders campaign. Turner is clearly a very competent surrogate and she holds her ground very well, but in my opinion her entire premise in this discussion is flawed….
Dear Berners: There’s No Getting Around Process
One thing that has really been bothering me during the Democratic primary and about Bernie Sanders specifically is the severity of his ignorance and detachment from reality. Bear with me – I honestly believe that is an objective assessment, not an insult. At the root of it is a complete ignorance of process and…
Here’s What Hillary Clinton Said
One thing I have learned over the years of studying government and electoral politics is that things aren’t always what they seem. As a progressive, I took it as a matter of fact that the ‘Left’ were the good guys and the ‘Right’ bad. Black and white. Over the past few years however I…
Sanders Begins His Death Spiral
Coming off what may be a record week in the history of fact checking, Bernie goes for a blow out. In less than a week, Sanders has garnered 10 pinocchios from the Washington Post and a ‘false’ and ‘mostly false’ from Politifact. In just 5 days. But that wasn’t good enough for Sanders. He decided…
The Crucifixion of Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
There is no doubt that women in general face sexism daily. Hillary in particular is a glaring and unfortunate example of sexism faced by women as they strive for positions of power or authority. I suspect that most women view sexism like most Blacks view racism: it’s a lot like the weather. Sometimes you get…
The State of The Democratic Primary 3/16/2016
Hillary Clinton had a great night on Tuesday, winning all the biggest states, and splitting Missouri, winning the popular vote and losing by one delegate. The results add up to a statistically insurmountable lead that should carry her all the way to the nomination. I have been saying since Bernie got in that he would…
The Horrible Flaw In Bernie’s Tax Plan That No One Is Talking About
I have been promising for a few weeks to go into detail about how nutty Bernie’s tax proposals are, specifically when it comes to paying for medicare-for-all. Well, I finally saw the annoying and unofficial chart below one too many times, and I finally had my fill of watching liberals defend Bernie’s awful anti-liberal proposal….