The situation was a vote on the minimum wage hike to $15, but for some people the issue was not primarily the hike itself but the process by which it was being voted on. It was attached to the so-called … Continue reading →
…along strict party lines. This is the Democrats’ top priority, something I’ve written about several times before on this blog (see this, for example). One would think that if Democrats cared to fix the fact that half the nation doesn’t … Continue reading →
Why Obamacare as the turning point? It was a major transformative program passed by a narrow and partisan vote. Previously all such big legislation had bilateral support – at least, to the best of my knowledge (see this). In the … Continue reading →
…if it was a joke. But this is not the Babylon Bee, and this is not the Onion. What am I referring to? It’s so awful that even some Democrats are angry at the bill’s sponsors. The bill is called … Continue reading →
Rush Limbaugh has died. RIP. Limbaugh had a huge effect on the right for many decades. I was not a listener, but I’m well aware that an enormous number of people were. I also know people who had their political … Continue reading →
…when I wrote in December that a “voting reform” bill would probably be the very first bill the Democrats would try to pass in their new session – and that it could very well destroy valid voting in this country … Continue reading →
That recent Time article I’ve already discussed (in this post) is the gift that keeps on giving. The more you think about the article, the more it seems to reveal and/or suggest. For example, take this excerpt [emphasis added mine; … Continue reading →
Well worth watching:
Continue reading →It was Karl Marx who wrote this oft-quoted remark: “Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” There’s certainly … Continue reading →
Actually, the political purge of the military isn’t just beginning. Under Obama, there was a sea-change that involved the top brass, from what we might call “old school” to “new school.” There also was a general movement in the military … Continue reading →
I know just about everybody loves to bash McConnell. He’s not my favorite guy either, but one thing I’ve learned over the years that he’s been in power positions in the Senate is not to sell him short (hmmmm – … Continue reading →
All this Bidenesque healing and normalcy is just so soothing: According to Ken Cuccinelli, the former head of the Department of Homeland Security, Pelosi not only asked for those massive numbers of troops, but she also asked for the Guard … Continue reading →