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...
As you see displayed every single day, the fringe loonies of the GOP do not understand what's at stake with each issue before the House and Senate, other than it's an opportunity to bleat and baa how the American...
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...
What a difference a day makes. Adam Schiff has always stood up to Comrade Cheeto, but as of today he’s doing it with the full weight of being Chair of the House Intelligence Committee. https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1060274075178844160 He’s letting Trump know that a...
It's a simple question that's complicated as hell to try and answer. When the plan House Republicans started the day with, to meet and choose Jim Jordan for Speaker in closed conference, then quickly move to the floor to...
The Democrats might be in the minority in the House but their leader, Hakeem Jeffries isn't taking a back seat when it comes to what happens next to prevent a govt. shutdown in the new year. The new Speaker...
The newest wrinkle in the political fabric is that none other than Fox News, specifically Sean Hannity's program, is lobbying to make Jim Jordan Speaker Of The House. Seriously. The Hannity Show has sent out an inquiry and the...
When Fox & Friends, Trump's favorite right-wing propaganda machine launched a Twitter poll asking whether the benefits of Medicare for All "outweigh the costs," they got a bit of a surprise.  The poll said, "Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare for all'...
The impact of Trump’s shutdown continues to unfold. https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1083396086658682880 Here are the key points in more readable form. 1. FBI Special Agents are subject to high security standards that include rigorous and routine financial background checks to ensure that agents are routinely...
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...

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