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Presidential Bully Pulpit Is Not A Public Barstool
Last week we witnessed two examples of tin-ear politics when Donald Trump commented on sailors aboard the U.S.S. Lincoln and the pain of higher gas prices in America. When he was asked about being concerned about the crew’s mental health after being at sea for over 260 days and whether it was too long for… Continue reading
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Ethics, Professionalism, Common Sense Tossed Away In Donald Trump White House
“These young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls in the White House, they come in. Now I’m not supposed to say beautiful, but what the hell. These young, these gorgeous, beautiful girls, they want to be safe and they come say Mr. President, thank you, sir.” There’s a particular creepy chill… Continue reading
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Caffeinated Politics Podcast: Israeli Vote in Congress, Climate Change Leads Newscasts, And Public Safety With Gun Bans in Cook County And Connecticut
Democrats Break With Blind Support For Israel Testosterone, Lethality, And What The Military Isn’t Testing When The Atmosphere Became The Lead Story The Supreme Court, Assault Weapons, And What Comes Next Continue reading
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Pete Hegseth Must Be Fired As Defense Secretary
We are watching the wheels come off the Donald Trump Administration. This weekend, we learned gut-punching news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a completely deplorable and totally unacceptable order to kill everyone in a missile srike, inferring that even included survivors in the waters off Venezuela. That is what happened after a U.S. military… Continue reading
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The Price Tag For Federal Troops in Our Cities, Fiscal Conservatives Stay Quiet
One of the ironic aspects of the first year of Donald Trump’s second term in the Oval Office is how conservatives are being asked to balance their ongoing racism with their ongoing zeal to constrain federal spending. Somedays it must be a constant internal spinning of the hamster wheel for those who want their deportations… Continue reading
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