Biden paid a visit to Philadelphia’s Independence Hall on September 1, 2022, but not as a tourist; using the birthplace of America’s freedom as a prop, he ripped into Trump’s MAGA movement as a threat to democracy (find my commentary here). David Frum, a political commentator and f[...]
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College degrees divide Washington’s voters
That’s a loaded question, and the answer offered in this post won’t cover all the bases, and certainly isn’t definitive. This post focuses on a Seattle Times article (read it here) that’s based on the results of an Elway poll of Washington voters and another one funded by a w[...]
Can Tiffany Smiley get 44% of the U.S. Senate vote?
One of Washington’s U.S. Senate seats is on the November 2022 ballot, and Tiffany Smiley is the GOP nominee. She was more or less anointed in the primary; all the other entries were nobodies, and none got 10% of her votes. She’s a political nobody, too, having never run for any public of[...]
Was Biden’s “Soul of the Nation” speech political and divisive?
That’s what Republicans claim (here), but I doubt they’d praise anything Biden said, no matter what it was. Biden delivered his “Soul of the Nation” speech on Thursday, September 1, 2022, using Philadelphia’s Independence Hall and two U.S. Marines as props. (All politic[...]
Judge makes GOPers pay Democrat’s legal expenses for B.S. lawsuit
Criminal and civil penalties, where justified and warranted, are one of the best tools available for protecting our democracy. Right now, federal prosecutions of Capitol rioters are getting the most attention. Prosecutors worked through the small fry first, who mostly got fines and probation (a few [...]
Is Trump hurting GOP candidates?
At first glance, it doesn’t appear that way, as Trump-endorsed candidates mostly did well in GOP primaries. But those were only Republican base voters, who are still loyal to Trump. A deeper dive into polling of the general electorate suggests Trump is hurting the GOP’s November election[...]
I think it’s great that swine can run for Congress
What sets America apart is freedom. In our country, even swine can run for Congress, and that’s a great thing — as long as they’re not elected. And if they are, that need not be disastrous. For example, the world didn’t end when Marjorie Taylor Greene got elected to Congress,[...]
Meet “Dark Brandon”
Biden finally came out swinging, and Democrats are loving it. Read article here. Meanwhile, humorless Republicans are displaying their vulgar opinions where little kids can see them. Read that story here. (Just because something is free speech doesn’t make it responsible behavior.) Click on im[...]
Why Republicans think voting fraud is rampant
I suspect people who go around sawing off catalytic converters probably install protective shields on their own cars because they’re afraid theirs will be stolen, too. Abraham Hamadeh, 31, is the GOP candidate for Arizona attorney general. He doesn’t trust elections, and for a perfectly [...]
Most GOP voters still think Trump should be above the law
An NBC News poll conducted Aug. 12-16, 2022, asked if the investigations of Trump should continue. The results were: All voters, 57% yes; Democrats, 92% yes; Independents, 67% yes; Republicans, 21% yes. Read story here, see detailed poll results here. The poll shows about three-fourths of American[...]