On one of the early afternoon shows yesterday on MSNBC, the host had two lawyers on, discussing the Trump Foundation civil charges. One of them was a long time New York attorney, and in just eight words, he described...
We are down to the final stretch of the debt ceiling debacle, which has been excruciating. It makes the 2011 debt ceiling drama starring Barack Obama and the Tea Party look quaint by comparison. As we go into the...
Another Saturday, another mass slaughter in America, this time at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas. This one is bad enough that after four hours, the Texas cops don't want to even give a confirmed fatality count, although the...
Treason is a serious accusation. Donald Trump throws it around like a Frisbee, accusing Barack Obama of treason for no good and defensible reason. And we all know that when Trump accuses someone of something, it's almost certainly because he's...
This is certainly an interesting turn of events. Kevin McCarthy and Joe Biden hammered out the basic parameters of the debt ceiling deal, which has been written about here and elsewhere. The deal is a compromise. Republicans wanted big...
Michael Selyem, a Deputy District Attorney in California, is facing calls for his resignation after a series of offensive social media posts about immigrants, Michelle Obama, and Maxine Waters. San Bernardino County Sun: Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem, who joined...
There has been a number of responses to the debacle on Monday where Donald Trump betrayed the U.S. to Russia.  My favourite response so far is from Rep. Adam Schiff. Adam Schiff points out the necessary issues, which makes me...
You know, Der Gropinfuror really should stop calling it a “witch hunt.” At last check, small as it is, Trump still had a teenie-weenie, so he really should be referring to Mueller’s investigation as a “warlock hunt.” There’s no doubt...
One of Indiana’s largest employers, Eli Lilly and Company Pharmaceuticals, has announced that Indiana’s restrictive new abortion ban will force the company to seek opportunities for future growth outside of the state. Dumb laws have consequences. Business Insider “Eli Lilly and Company...
Stupid is as stupid does   Mama Gump I wrote an article a day or so ago about the GOP autopsy report of 2012. In it I wrote that the second most important thing the GOP needed to do was to...

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