"When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent."   ISAAC  ASIMOV WHY  STUPIDITY  IS  MORE  DANGEROUS  THAN  EVIL "Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice.  One may protest against evil; it … [Read more...]

Average per month in thousands: Reagan       170 H.W. Bush   60 Clinton        220 W. Bush          10 Obama          120 Trump          -- 60 Biden              560 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Thank … [Read more...]

"No coincidence that the last 3 Democratic Presidents following Republicans had to reverse a Recession and enact Recovery and Rescue plans.  Republican policies "rescue" the rich -- but devastate the jobs market and crush working families' … [Read more...]

Their cost for insulin averages $4,000 a year.  The cost to manufacture a vial of insulin is less than $10. Under a House bill passed yesterday 232 to 193, all Democrats and only 12 Republican members -- minus all GOP House leadership -- … [Read more...]

My friends at LMBMA on the latest media kerfuffle: "Biden gives notice that unlike his predecessor, he does not and will not kiss Putin's ass, and THIS is what throws media into a pearl-clutching hissy fit?" … [Read more...]

In one of the most consequential speeches from an American leader in decades -- akin to JFK's 'I am a Berliner' and Reagan's 'Tear down this wall'-- President Biden rallied humanity last week in Warsaw, Poland citing its native hero, Pope … [Read more...]

As a lifelong liberal activist/organizer, the last three days of testimony by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was a tutorial on American politics, law and the Constitution. Even for me--a student of American history.  And WOW!  What a crash … [Read more...]

$1.5 T omnibus government funding; including $730 B in domestic spending $13.6 B Ukraine aid approved  Postal Service overhaul bill passes  Violence Against Women Act renewed  Emmet Till anti-lynching act passes after 200+ … [Read more...]

Today, in a powerful speech that read like a poem, the Champion of Democracy President Zelenskyy said: I am grateful to every Ukrainian who stays to defend our cities even in the encirclement.  Our freedom. But I also know that there … [Read more...]

A new NPR/PBS News Hour / Marist poll shows POTUS Biden's overall job approval jump up 8 points to 47% following his SOTU address to the American people.  Historically, the average bounce after a SOTU is 4%. His handling of Ukraine is up … [Read more...]