This requires a little backgrounding before getting into the story. Bear with me, it’s worth your time. First of all, it involves a Republican food fight. Tim Michels (profile here), a rich guy who owns a $17 million Connecticut castle, wants to be Wisconsin’s governor. So does Rebecca K[...]
Posts Tagged ‘2022 Elections’
July 24th, 2022 - 9:52 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump wants to tell your daughter who she can date
Is rationality returning to politics?
It sure needs to. There are some hopeful, albeit still small, signs. There are so many stories about crazy Republicans you can get lost in them. You have to look at the big picture. That’s where the hopeful signs are. Chief among them: Trump’s influence and grip on the GOP appear to be w[...]
July 13th, 2022 - 7:01 pm § in Politics
GOP senator says a woman’s place is pumping out babies
Sen. Ron Johnson (photo, right), the Wisconsin Republican who called Capitol rioters “tourists,” is against women controlling their bodies. But he does think they’re useful. “Women get pregnant,” he said. “We need to populate our Earth.” (Mother Earth might [...]
What the GOP says about gas prices
Something is happening that Republicans eyeing the fall elections don’t like: Hiring remains strong and gas prices are falling. I’m not saying they’re against a strong job market and lower gas prices; they’d just rather take credit for it themselves. Anyway, this is what Hous[...]
When ideology trumps health
We saw that happen when Republicans defied health experts and went their own deadly way on Covid-19. On abortion, too, Republicans are sacrificing decency, compassion, and common sense to dogma. In an opinion piece at NBC News (read it here), a law professor diagnosed with breast cancer wrote, R[...]
July 6th, 2022 - 9:21 pm § in Politics
“Make Rifles Great Again”
Jerone Davison (photo, left; bio here) is running for Congress in Arizona. He has zero qualifications to govern our country, and probably won’t win the GOP primary; but if he does, he probably won’t unseat the Democratic incumbent; but if he does, he promises to be one of the stupidest m[...]
Defund the Democrats? Really?
That’s how you get Trump again, or maybe DeSantis. A piece in Salon (here) begins, “After their disastrous failure on abortion rights, Democrats want us to give more money and vote harder. Forget it.” Before I started reading, I assumed the article was a pity party over the loss of[...]
July 1st, 2022 - 6:26 pm § in Politics
Why do Republicans lie so much?
Four Republicans are running for Arizona governor, and three of them claimed the 2020 election was stolen in a debate on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 (read story here). The other refused to say whether she would’ve certified the election if she were governor. In Arizona, the ballots were officiall[...]
June 28th, 2022 - 10:46 pm § in Politics
Colorado primary: Boebert wins, rogue county clerk loses and whines
Flamboyant Rep. Lauren Boebert was virtually assured of returning to Congress for the 2023-2025 term after handily winning the Republican primary. She crushed her challenger by a 2-to-1 margin, and there’s little chance the deep-red district in western Colorado will elect the Democrat in Novem[...]
June 27th, 2022 - 5:04 pm § in Politics
Can Boebert be beaten?
We’ll find out tomorrow, when Colorado holds its primaries. Boebert is a clown, even embarrassing many Republicans, and has a credible GOP primary opponent that many Democrats in her district will cross over to vote for. And she hasn’t accomplished much of anything for her constituents. [...]