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December 9th, 2020 - 10:25 pm § in Misc.

Ted Cruz to argue GOP’s frivolous election lawsuit at Supreme Court

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has offered to argue the frivolous lawsuit filed by indicted Texas attorney general Ken Paxton and joined by 17 other red states if it reaches the Supreme Court, several media outlets reported on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 (read CNN story here). Meanwhile, with Rudy Giuliani ou[...]

April 22nd, 2019 - 2:10 am § in Foreign Affairs, Hypocrisy, Israel/Palestine, Saudi Arabia

Beyond Mueller: Trump, the Arabs and shady Israeli Intelligence Firms

The picture of the Trump White House in Mueller’s report is, as Mitt Romney says, disgusting. But the report is focused only on Russia. There is more. Trump’s shady interactions were not just with Russia.  The campaign also reached discussed interactions with the Saudis and with an offs[...]

April 18th, 2018 - 5:03 pm § in Donald Trump

New poll finds race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke “too close to call”

Texas Tribune— A new poll released Wednesday suggests the U.S. Senate race between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke is far more competitive than many political observers have initially thought. The poll from Quinnipiac University shows the two men in a dead heat: 47 perce[...]

November 23rd, 2016 - 11:57 am § in America

AFTER TRUMP: Republican Credo

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November 16th, 2016 - 2:28 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Likely Trump Appointments

Sen. Jeff Sessions, AG The Alabama senator was one of the first and only senators to come out forcefully in support of Trump’s candidacy during the GOP primary. Sessions’ influence over the transition process is evident; in addition to his own visits to Trump Tower, Sessions allowed his [...]

November 8th, 2016 - 10:29 am § in Misc.

TRUMPISM: WASTATE Elector, Bernie Supporter, Refuses to Cast His Vote for Hillary

UPDATE: Second Sanders supporter threatens to not vote for Clinton as a WA state elector.  (from Nov 5) The politics of vainglory  is not unique to the Repugnant Republicans. Here in the ohso progressive Pacific Northwest, an elector, one of our own, has announced that he will refuse to vote for M[...]

November 6th, 2016 - 12:48 pm § in Misc.

WASTATE: Trumpism on the Left

The politics of vainglory  is not unique to Trump or the Repugnant Republicans. Trump is the creation of the GOP, but Trumpism is not unique to the right.  Here in the ohso progressive Pacific Northwest two progressives are behaving like Trumpies. In Seattle, Pramila Jayapal is running against Bra[...]

October 10th, 2016 - 1:22 pm § in Misc.

Trump’s mastery of new media

David Brewster Amid all the commentary on the presidential debate, I find this article most interesting. It traces Trump’s mastery of new media, through sensation and threading plot lines that other media can’t resist. It’s catching up with him now, but I worry that other politicia[...]

October 4th, 2016 - 12:16 pm § in Donald Trump, Misc.

TRUMP’s LAWYER SPEAKS OUT “So Donald Trump is my candidate, right? He is NOT!”

I like authenticity, especially as compared to survey-tested or heavily spun. I am prepared to let a candidate say something that I don’t completely agree with and still support him or her. I think the need to be politically correct has gone too far. I also think the media often hypes and slants s[...]

September 13th, 2016 - 1:02 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.

Washington Post : Donald Trump is a unique threat to American democracy

The Post’s View with Illustrations from THE-Ave.US DONALD J. TRUMP, until now a Republican problem, this week became a challenge the nation must confront and overcome. The real estate tycoon is uniquely unqualified to serve as president, in experience and temperament. He is mounting a campaign[...]