His Wikipedia biography, at the moment, says: “Jeffrey C. McNeely is a racist Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 84th district (including parts of Iredell County) since 2019.” It appears to have been modified by a member of th[...]
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What’s wrong with work requirements?
As part of their debt ceiling demands, Republicans are demanding expanded work requirements for food stamps and Medicaid. On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, GOP House Speaker McCarthy seemed to enlarge that to all safety net programs (read story here). It looks reasonable on its face. But as with many things[...]
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A Democrat who knows rural voters
If Democrats are frustrated by rural voters, it’s because they don’t know them, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) says. Khanna represents Silicon Valley, but travels the country, showing his face in places like Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Appalachia Virginia. A progressive, he talks abo[...]
Should a rogue judge be disobeyed?
Complying with a judge’s orders, and enforcing them, is central to rule of law. But what if a judge flouts all the rules of law? Should his order be ignored? Two wrongs don’t make a right; if we start doing that, the law doesn’t exist anymore. Matthew Kacsmaryk shouldn’t be a[...]
April 4th, 2023 - 7:23 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Law and Courts, Politics, Racism, Republicans
Sizing up the case against Trump
The DA charged Trump with election crimes. If he didn’t make hush money payoffs to influence an election, falsifying business records to hide those payments would be misdemeanors under New York law. Let’s start by quoting what Trump said after his arraignment: “Former President Don[...]
Nancy Pelosi needs a law refresher
The former Democratic House speaker gets the burden of proof in criminal cases backwards. Yeah, she’s not a lawyer, but who doesn’t know the prosecutor has to prove guilt, and the defendant doesn’t have to say anything? Did she sleepwalk through this tweet? Return to The-Ave.US H[...]
Be serious if you want to be taken seriously
Marianne Williamson (photo, left) is running for president again, and it appears she’s heeding that advice this time. When she sought the Democratic nomination in 2020 in an open field, she came off as a quirky eccentric. Her campaign largely consisted of verbal zingers like “harnessing [...]
March 5th, 2023 - 5:51 pm § in America, Biden, China, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Hypocrisy, News Media, Politics, Republicans, Russia
Fact-checking Trump’s CPAC lies
Journalist, pesky creatures they are, like to fact-check political speeches. CNN says Trump delivered a “doozy” at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington D.C. on Saturday, March 4, 2023 (see story here). By now, his M.O. is familiar: Portray America as a post-a[...]