Republicans aren’t concerned about deficits when handing out tax breaks to the rich, but suddenly become thrifty when ordinary Americans are in distress. Everyone knows they held up more Covid-19 relief for months, determined to nickel-and-dime the aid package — and now, their president [...]
Archive for December 26th, 2020
The monolith
In “2001: Space Odyssey” fashion, “a nearly 7-foot-tall monolith made of gingerbread mysteriously appeared on a San Francisco hilltop on Christmas Day and collapsed the next day.” “The three-sided tower, held together by icing and decorated with a few gumdrops, delighte[...]
Tommy Tuberville, loose cannon
Tommy Tuberville, 66, has a degree in physical education from a small state college in Arkansas. He knows a lot about football, but so little about government he was mocked for describing the three branches of government as the House, Senate, and Executive. He’s displayed equally shocking igno[...]
December 26th, 2020 - 12:32 pm § in Politics
Where polling stands now in Georgia Senate election
About half a point separates the candidates in both races. The Republican is up in one, and down in the other. (Read story here.) Polls overestimated the Democratic advantage in the November election across the board — in the White House, Senate, and House races. If that repeats in GeorgiaR[...]