"A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. For the traitor appears not a traitor. He speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in … [Read more...]
Gubernatorial Debate Post Mortem
The debate between His Excellency and Jay Gonzalez just wrapped up and I honestly don't think it will move the needle much. On social issues I felt like I was watching a Dem primary debate, though Gonzalez tried moving Baker to the right … [Read more...]
Mr. Trump, Tear Down This Wall!
Mr. Trump ran on a political campaign that promised to build a wall, and he did. No, the wall was not along our southern border. It’s a wall much bigger than that. Mr. Trump built a wall that has divided us and pitted us against each … [Read more...]
The New Racism has ICWA in its cross hairs in Brakeen v. Zinke
First, what is ICWA? Answer: The Indian Child Welfare Act. For more than 100 years, our country engaged in the wholesale kidnapping of Native American Children. These children were ripped from their parents and tribes, whipped for speaking … [Read more...]
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words
Boycott Maine
"Dear Susan Collins - I really struggled with this but my tourist $ just voted against ever visiting Maine while you remain in office." John Fugelsang As painful as this is for me - having summered on Drakes Island, Wells since boyhood … [Read more...]
Understanding the extremist Evangelical threat
Updated — see below I feel compelled to write this piece because so much of the commentary here at BMG reflects a profound misunderstanding of the theology and resulting worldview of the Trumpist evangelical right wing. I refer … [Read more...]
Jay’s Leadership Gets Charlie Running Scared
For a long time now, Jay Gonzalez has been a strong ally of the LGBTQ community. He has been committed to supporting the new law to protect transgender rights. Republican Charlie Baker signed the law behind closed doors, and then went and … [Read more...]
They want you to stay home. Don’t.
Democracy is not a spectator sport. This is the old motto of Common Cause and a great rallying cry for our moment. The folks in power want you to feel despair. They want you to feel hopeless. They want you to stay home. What they don’t want … [Read more...]
Con pukes have awakened a sleeping giant
Like the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the Trumplicans are about to learn the hard way that hell hath no fury as millions of Americans scorned. History and science prove that for every action there is a greater reaction. "Sooner or … [Read more...]