Republicans have always hated Social Security and Medicare (go here for the history of that). President George W. Bush tried to privatize Social Security, but the more he campaigned for his “reform,” the less public support it had. Other Republican efforts to undermine these popular prog[...]
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Fair use and funny political ads
It’s the silly season, and here’s a case of dueling campaign ads. Derrick Anderson, a GOP candidate for Congress in Virginia, is creating an impression in his campaign ads that he’s a family man. The thing is, he’s a bachelor, and he borrowed the mother and kids in his ads fr[...]
What, exactly, is “disqualifying”?
Trump doesn’t like Liz Cheney, or her campaigning for Kamala Harris. A few days before the 2024 election he told an Arizona rally, “She’s a radical war hawk — let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? And let’s see how she feels about it, you kn[...]
Is a woman’s vote any of her husband’s business?
By now you may have heard about the Harris wink-wink campaign ad (watch it below). In the voice-over actress Julia Roberts says, “In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose, you can vote any way you want. And no one will ever know.” The Hill reports here that Republican[...]
Harris is saying all the right things
Kamala Harris’s 2020 campaign fell flat, and political observers criticized her campaigning as inept. She apparently learned from her mistakes, because four years later she’s grown as a campaigner. She ate Trump’s lunch in their debate, she’s campaigned on issues that resonat[...]
October 29th, 2024 - 5:32 am § in Politics, Republicans
Kari Lake is still a weasel (video)
Kari Lake, a former Phoenix newscaster turned wannabe politician, is running for U.S. Senate in 2024 after losing a 2022 race for governor. Lake, a notorious election denier, persisted in contesting the 2022 results in court despite having no evidence; she not only lost at every step, but she and he[...]
If Elon Musk were in charge of the federal budget
In the closing days of the 2024 election campaign, Elon Musk is sucking up to Trump, probably hoping to get lucrative government contracts for his businesses. But he also may be angling for a government appointment. Musk styles himself a budget expert. Trump promotes him “as someone who could [...]
First case of 2024 voting fraud!
A Minnesota woman who died on August 31, 2024, voted for Trump on October 7, 2024, assisted by a daughter who’s also an avid Trump supporter. The ballot was mailed September 20, and by then Rose Marie Javorina was so stiff she couldn’t fill out it herself, so Danielle Miller did it for h[...]
October 27th, 2024 - 8:19 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Jerrod Sessler is unfit for public office
Jerrod Sessler, 55, wants a seat in Congress. He’s not qualified for the job. And he’ll probably lose. Sessler is challenging Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), who represents a central Washington district that includes Tri-Cities and the Hanford reservation, which means a lot of scientists, engi[...]