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Democrats ready to attack?

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Could it be that the Democrats are finally going to start fighting fire with—-well, let’s be honest, a tiny flicker of a flame. Every lawyer knows that it is unethical for a judge to rule in a case in which the judge or a judge’s family member has a personal interest. Anyone who has familiarized […]

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Tucker, the 21st century fifth columnist

Sunday, March 13, 2022

So, it appears that Putin considers Tucker Carlson to be one of his most valuable propagandists: On March 3, as Russian military forces bombed Ukrainian cities as part of Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of his neighbor, the Kremlin sent out talking points to state-friendly media outlets with a request: Use more Tucker Carlson. “It is […]

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C’mon Dick!

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

I’m a fan of Dick Blumenthal, but really, can he be serious about thinking that the Democrats should try to make the vote on the new Supreme Court justice bipartisan: Here’s how one Democrat inexplicably sees it: “For the institution, it’s important because the Supreme Court has become so polarized that a bipartisan vote might well […]

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Time for some fighting words

Monday, February 14, 2022

I’ve run across a lot of blog posts and other pieces pointing out that Democratic messaging sucks, this post being only one example. This is a drum I’ve been beating for some time. I can’t quite understand why the Democrats are so reluctant to call the Republicans out for what they are. We have been […]

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Democracy is at risk and Democrats are largely silent

Thursday, December 16, 2021

According to at least one poll, reported at Hullabaloo, more Republicans than Democrats think that democracy is in trouble and that the next elections will be stolen. It is not clear whether the Republicans are elated at the possibility or whether they are projecting, but digby rightly asks why Democrats are so sanguine. I think […]

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Looking on (or for) the bright side

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Not such a great day yesterday, given the outcome in Virginia, where yet another fascist will assume a governorship. Speaking of which, why is it that Republicans bandy about the term “socialism” (if only it were true) while Democrats shy away from the extremely apt term “fascist”. But I digress. Look at the title, I’m […]

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Democrats being meanies!

Friday, August 27, 2021

I was well and truly shocked by this: Texas’s Speaker of the House warned representatives in the Texas State House on Thursday night not to use the word “racism” when debating the Republicans’ voter suppression bill.. Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, started debate on the bill by saying “the chair would appreciate members not using […]

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What we have here is a failure to communicate

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

This article at Hullabaloo should be required reading for the folks currently running the Democratic Party, but there’s little question that while it correctly identifies a fairly obvious problem with the Democrats, it would be completely ignored. The article, which refers initially to a New Republic article by Alex Pareen, relates that the Democrats are […]

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The Second Most Powerful Person in the Country

Thursday, June 3, 2021

After Mitch McConnell: .A new ruling from the Senate parliamentarian could make it harder for the Democratic majority to pass legislation, including measures to improve access to affordable health care. Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, whose role is to advise the Senate on interpretations of the body’s rules and procedures, reportedly has determined that under the Senate’s […]

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A very stupid idea

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

This may be the stupidest thing the left side of our political spectrum has come up with since some genius coined the slogan “defund the police”. Home to some of the nation’s strictest gun laws and some of its largest gun manufacturers, Massachusetts has its fair share of firearm contradictions. Democratic state lawmakers are now […]

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