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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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Trump’s Angry White Male Rage Vs. American Democracy
I have long thought that Ron Ziegler, the press secretary to President Richard Nixon, had the toughest job in that role of any I have watched over the course of my life. Every day, there were questions galore about the latest news and rumors concerning Watergate and the linkage to the White House. That thought… Continue reading
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Where Is Empathy And Decency In Trump Administration?
There are, simply put, increasingly sad and cruel stories happening in our nation. Like you, I read and hear about them occurring in a far too regular fashion. Without doubt, Donald Trump is largely responsible for the most repulsive of these stories, as in the case of a man born in a German refugee camp… Continue reading
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Moral Courage In Face Of Trump’s Autocracy
Speaking with a longtime friend this afternoon, I again heard what many have told me over the past months. “I go two or three days without listening to the news, as it is so upsetting, as it makes me depressed.” While I respect that perspective, our home is tied much closer to the daily events… Continue reading
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Fallout From Government Shutdown: Justified Democratic Anger, GOP’s Unhappy Marriage To Trump
The messy ending to the nation’s longest government shutdown was not to the liking of most Democrats, but it was probably inevitable given the state of play in Washington. The issue that propelled Democrats to take a stand is the dramatic premium increases for the ACA and the real threat that some in the nation… Continue reading
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Another Trump Gift to Big Business, Blow To Ordinary Americans
One of the many reasons people approved of President Joe Biden was due to the much-needed Direct File program run by the IRS. It was a free online program that allowed taxpayers to submit federal returns directly without paying for commercial software or tax preparation businesses to do the work. I thought the program was… Continue reading
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America’s Democratic Soul In Words From Federal Judge Sara Ellis
A powerful example of judicial reasoning and leadership was demonstrated today by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis as she issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz, She stated top government officials lied in their testimony about threats that protesters posed and… Continue reading
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The Penny Is Proof Process Of Governing Matters
Be it how your local neighborhood association conducts its business or how the federal government operates for all, one thing links them both. An upfront process must be undertaken that brings together facts and data through the input of diverse perspectives so to shape a desired policy goal. Readers to this blog know that I… Continue reading
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