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December 22nd, 2024 - 5:05 pm § in Democrats, Politics, Republicans

Joe Manchin unfairly criticizes the Democratic Party

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (photo, left), 77, who didn’t run for re-election in 2024 and would’ve lost if he did, torched the Democratic Party in a CNN interview on Sunday, December 22, 2024 (read story here). Manchin, who spent his career as a Democrat, re-registered as an independe[...]

December 17th, 2024 - 9:47 pm § in America, Biden, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Republicans

Kamala Harris won’t be president

Kamala Harris will never be president. I’m not saying she won’t run; but if she does, she won’t be elected. The 2024 election proved it. Sure, she was dealt a tough hand to play, and played it better than anyone had a right to expect. She was a last-minute nominee, saddled with Bid[...]

December 16th, 2024 - 9:19 pm § in Biden, Democrats, Donald Trump, Politics

Why Democrats lost Latinos and Asians in 2024

Working-class Latino and Asian neighborhoods in Southeast Los Angeles went heavily for Trump in 2024, probably mirroring what happened across the country. Historically, the Democrats have been the party of the working class, while Republicans were the party of the rich. In policy terms, that hasn[...]

December 12th, 2024 - 5:26 pm § in Business, Democrats, Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

Biden caps bank overdraft fees at $5.00

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new banking rule on Thursday, December 12, 2024, that caps bank overdraft fees at $5.00 beginning October 1, 2025. It may not last long. Huffington Post says (here) the new regulation “faces an uncertain future under President-elect Dona[...]

December 11th, 2024 - 6:45 pm § in Democrats, Economics, Politics, Republicans

Why would anyone like Republican economic policies?

The economy looms large in elections, and if people voted for the best economic policies, Republicans wouldn’t win elections. By every measure, the U.S. economy fares better under Democratic administrations. Higher growth, more jobs, lower unemployment, less inflation, and a better stock marke[...]

December 5th, 2024 - 6:20 pm § in Biden, Democrats, Donald Trump, Law and Courts, Politics, Republicans

Biden should pardon Trump’s “enemies”

A few days ago I argued (here) for pardoning Trump “because it would take the wind out of any efforts by him to seek retribution.” “How would it look,” I asked, “if he’s forgiven, but won’t forgive?” But let’s say Biden doesn’t pardon Trump, or doe[...]

December 5th, 2024 - 3:42 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

Why Trump’s big plans could hit a brick wall in Congress

New presidents like to get off to a fast start; journalists speak of “the first hundred days.” President-elect Trump has big plans: For taxes, restructuring government, finishing his border wall, and rounding up immigrants, among other things. And, it increasingly appears, taking another[...]

December 5th, 2024 - 3:11 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans, Russia

America’s dumbest senator can’t pass 9th grade civics test

“Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is not known for his constitutional scholarship,” Huffington Post says (here). That’s an understatement. The former football coach (photo, left; note the deer-in-headlights look) knows less about how government works than is expected of middle-school[...]

November 25th, 2024 - 8:19 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Racism, Republicans

Trump’s Project 2025 takes from the poor, gives to the rich

It’s called “Nibor Dooh,” Robin Hood spelled backwards, and this popular expression from the George W. Bush era is poised to stage a comeback. When Trump was asked about Project 2025, he replied, “What’s that?” as if he never heard of it. Now, he’s putting i[...]

November 13th, 2024 - 4:12 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

What the 2028 election might be like

The 2024 election was close, as polls predicted. Trump swept the battleground states, but in most of them, only by a point or two. The GOP picked up 3 Senate seats, all in red states, and may get a Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania (that race is undecided). It gained perhaps 1 seat in the [&he[...]