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A blog of liberal, progressive ideas in politics, government, and social issues.
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Jan. 20: Trump's one-year anniversary marked by government shutdown
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The news of the day i s whether or not the government will go into shutdown mode at 12:01 am on Saturday, Jan. 20th. As I am writing thi...
Friday, January 19, 2018
Catching up
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1. Paul Ryan says he does not have the votes to keep the government running when the continuing resolution expires on Frida y. So we hav...
Thursday, January 18, 2018
The color of money.
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Eric Trump has been type-cast by the media , very unkindly and probably unfairly, as the dumb one, the odd one, the unloved one. Perhaps he...
At least a few are breaking their silence; but when will they do something?
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Some Republicans in Congress are beginning to speak out against the president's many many demonstrations of his unfitness for the offi...
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Beyond the shocking racism, Trump also revealed what a poor executive he is.
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Enough of the back and forth about Donald Trump's revealed racism , his vulgarity , and his dishonesty . Peel all that away, and we s...
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Trying to make sense of the immigration dispute and why it may kill the plan.
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All we knew of what Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said to the president, following his "shithole" comment about Haiti and African cou...
Monday, January 15, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
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Today is the official national holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day , which is observed on the third Monday in January each year -- and whic...
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