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In his letter to James Comey accusing him of violating the Hatch Act, Harry Reid also accused Comey of being privy to “explosive information” regarding Trump‘s ties to Russia. This is an act of terrible political genius bordering on savagery on the part of Harry Reid. Of course the term “explosive information” means nothing at all, but … Read more
Trump tells his crowd to poll-watch, adding, “You know what that means.” No, tell us, Donald, because if what “that means” is even close to how Republicans monitored voting stations in key minority districts back in 1981, it will spell out big trouble for Republicans, as if they’re not already swimming drowning in it now. During Wednesday night’s show, Maddow reviewed a new legal action filed in federal … Read more
Why are Mr. Trump, the NRA, and other surrogates selling fear? It is simply because they have no ideas. Build a wall, repeal Obamacare, destroy ISIS, and Make America Great Again are not ideas. There is no substance to any of them. It is all about using fear to control people. Trump is a bully. As someone who … Read more
Despite what the latest polls say, will we as Americans elect our first (in the words of Democratic Primary presidential candidate Martin O’Malley) fascist president? The polls say no—but I am still uneasy. I have evangelical relatives who believe their pastors who tell them that Trump, as imperfect as he is, was sent by God. I have conservative … Read more
bully noun A person who hurts, frightens, or tyrannizes over those who are smaller or weaker Someone who is mean to others and who throws his weight around. An overbearing or intimidating manner. To make (one’s way) aggressively. To behave like a bully. To force one’s way aggressively or by intimidation: A person who is cruel to … Read more
2014 Budget of the United States federal government From Office of Management and Budget $3.506,000,000,000 (3.5 trillion) (actual)[5] 2014 Gross Personal income in the United States 14,740,000,000,000 (14.7 trillion) (actual) 2014 Amount of Actual Government Expenditures for each dollar of Gross Personal Income: 3,506,000,000,000/14,740,000,000,000=$0.24 (24 Cents) Fair Share = Gross Personal Income X 0.24: Income = $100,000,000 Fair … Read more
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”: Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana Are we “condemned to repeat” 1912 in 2016? The following is excerpted from: History Now: American History Online THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA The Spectacles of 1912 by Patricia O’Toole The presidential election year of 1912 began with one unprecedented spectacle, ended with another. Theodore … Read more
By Jim Schutze http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/letter-from-texas-listen-america-trump-is-just-embarrassing-cruz-is-scary-8095715“… you don’t live in Texas, so you haven’t had a lot of opportunity to hear Cruz’s father speak or pay close attention to his behavior. Please. Google him. YouTube him. Take a look at Rafael Cruz. One of the first YouTube items that will pop up is a strange video of … Read more
The biggest difference between conservatives and liberals over filling the current vacancy on the Supreme Court is perhaps the question of interpretation of the Constitution. Conservatives insist that the Constitution is NOT a living document and the person to be appointed must agree that it’s meaning MUST be read in strict conformity to the ideas … Read more