Republicans are notorious for hypocrisy, but Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) takes it to a higher level. Higher income level, that is. Johnson (photo, left) was owner and CEO of Pacur, a Wisconsin plastics manufacturer that made him a wealthy man. As the Guardian notes (here), Johnson is “a vocal crit[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Repugnants’
September 12th, 2022 - 11:56 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Why does Trump believe he won?
Everybody’s writing books now, including Maggie Haberman, a well-connected New York Times journalist (bio here). Haberman’s book, CNN political writer Chris Cillizza says (here), makes clear Trump’s election claims aren’t just for crowd consumption, but are something he seems[...]
Hillary is too easy on Trump
The object of countless “Lock her up!” chants says indicting Trump is “a really hard call” (see story here). No, it’s not, if he broke the law. She herself explained why it’s a simple, easy call: “I do think the rule of law holding people accountable is cent[...]
September 12th, 2022 - 1:50 am § in Politics
GOP candidates are changing their tune on abortion, but voters shouldn’t trust them
There’s nothing particularly new about candidates of both parties adopting strident rhetoric to win over highly partisan primary voters, than softening their tone — and positions — in the general election campaign. It’s happening again in the 2022 midterm elections. The Guard[...]
September 10th, 2022 - 8:39 pm § in Politics
Not the flag of our fathers
Voters can elect anyone they like to Congress and in northeast Texas (see map here) they sure do. Those voters have earned themselves the distinction of electing the stupidest member of Congress. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has had that label for years (see, e.g., story here), and deserves it (see his[...]
Who’s the real moron?
Then there’s the sad, sad case of Richard Michetti, a Pennsylvania construction worker who texted his girlfriend from inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, calling her a “moron” for not believing Trump’s election lies. He was sentenced on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, to 9 months in federal pris[...]
Lawyer advertising
I fished this out of a website called “Good Liars,” who basically are a pair of guys who prank people who have it coming (hence the “good” in their moniker). No doubt Rudes won’t like this, but he can’t do anything about it, because he’s a public figure. Als[...]
September 5th, 2022 - 9:08 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Why Sen. Rubio is a political midget
Ring of Fire, a progressive website, alleges (here) that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is a “complete idiot.” I’m not sure I agree with that; part of him might not be an idiot, although right now I can’t say what it is. He’s not without smarts; he did graduate from a law scho[...]
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[...]
September 2nd, 2022 - 10:46 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Who’s the most consequential Trump appeaser?
Nearly all Republicans either said nothing about Trump’s election lies and coup attempt, or even worse, parroted and justified it, but none had as much power to do the right thing as Mitch McConnell. In the first days following the Capitol riot, the GOP Senate leader publicly condemned the [...]