Charlie's friend:  When did the GOP become the party of racists? Charlie Brown:  That happened in 1965 when Johnson signed the civil rights act and the voting rights act.  That made the old southern white racist Dixiecrats mad so they … [Read more...]

Former Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole passed away this morning at the age of 98.  He lost the use of his right arm in WWII, then began his electoral career in 1951 in the Kansas House.  He went on to become Russell County Attorney and US … [Read more...]

I read this today and it explains, to me, the  cognitive dissonance of the pro-life evangelical bigots on the right.   “The unborn” are a convenient group of people to advocate for. They never make demands of you; they are … [Read more...]

gives more rights to a gun than to a woman?  Jeff Tiedrich Dems have to walk and chew gum by focusing on kitchen-table issues: a growing economy / wrestling COVID down while hitting the  Know Nothing / Do Nothing Rethug Pukes on every … [Read more...]

‪Rebalance the Supreme Court. Call it the Mitch McConnell Supreme Court Justice Act.‬ Large numbers of justices to moderate it. Fixed terms. … [Read more...]

Pay people to dig up dirt, then fill it in, only to dig it all up again and start over. This is how many conservative economists described communism, because a planned economy couldn't be nimble enough to ensure every worker had … [Read more...]