Just Sen. Warren read from Coretta Scott King's blistering 1986 letter opposing Jeff Sessions' nomination as a federal judge. Well, that was too hot for rabid power-monger and Destroyer of Democracy Mitch McConnell. This is … [Read more...]
Archives for February 7, 2017
Senator Warren shut down by US Senate!
In terms of outrages this ranks right up there. Within the past hour Senator Warren was participating in the Democratic talk-a-thon against the nomination of colleague Jeff Sessions for Attorney General when she read from a letter written … [Read more...]
Pruitt = Cancer
Trump and Bannon have made it perfectly clear that they intend to destroy the government. Bannon has said as much. That means that the protections we've voted for ourselves over the years are going to be cut out, abandoned, destroyed, and … [Read more...]
Voter Cognitive Dissonance on Obamacare and How to Fix It
1/3 of voters don't realize ACA and Obamacare the same law. My Two takeaways: 1) Education is half the battle Civics need to be brought back into schools and fast. The media needs to do a better job telling voters how laws effect … [Read more...]
Joy in the Streets
Parades are getting old, but no team (since the 2004 Red Sox) has deserved a parade as much as this one. Are there lessons for Democrats? I think so. A reminder ... Look, All I Ask Is that the Democratic Party Be as Good as the … [Read more...]
“Keep it Simple, and Take Credit”-A Primer for Progressives
This is a great piece in Democracy worth your time. It makes the argument that the stuff progressives did take credit for was too fucking complicated like Obamacare. And the stuff that was simple: a targeted middle class tax cut and the … [Read more...]