Category: National Politics
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The GOP ‘Defund’ Moment
For decades, the GOP has presented itself as the “law and order” party. “Tough on crime” has been its calling card. At the same time, the GOP has worked to tie the hands of financial regulators and investigators who would hold the wealthy to account for their crimes. In the mind of the GOP, those…
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No Absolution for Liz Cheney
Tuesday, Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney lost her primary bid to be the GOP nominee in November. Her loss is a testimony to what today’s GOP has become…a full fledged cult of personality for Donald Trump. Cheney has been hailed for her about face on the Cult of Trump. Since the January 6th insurrection, Cheney has…
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A Republic, If you can keep it…
There’s a story about Benjamin Franklin. Its said, just after the signing of the Constitution by the Convention delegates, he was asked what kind of government had been decided. “A Republic, if you can keep it”, he replied. The Library of Congress says this is a real quote, so I’m going with it, but either…
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When Forgiveness Is Not An Option
Since the election was called, I’ve heard a ton of people talk about forgiveness. Forgiveness is a wonderful thing. Its something that allows society to function through the bumps and bruises we cause each other day in and day out. But forgiveness is also tricky. If the person forgiven doesn’t do real work to change…
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Delegitimizing Government is the GOP’s Only Consistent Play
There’s a game being played right before your eyes. That game is designed to stir up grievance, to cause people to distrust the government. Its a game the GOP has been playing since before the 1980’s. Its the same game they played when Ronald Reagan sold you the Cadillac Driving Welfare Momma, or when George…
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The “Never Trump” Ratfuckers will soon be regular old Ratfuckers Again
As I write this, New York and Philly are dancing in the streets. The soon to be re-employed GOP ratfuckers at Project Lincoln get a nod from The Onion: All this may seem like fun and games, but I’m certain The Onion is more right than wrong on this. Why? Once a ratfucker, always a…
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