Category: Republicanism
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Dear MSM – Giving The Benefit Of The Doubt Is Not Journalism
It’s not a stretch to say that at least 90% of our Main Stream News Media has failed miserably in their reporting on Donald Trump. From not doing their initial homework on Trump (as Fusion GPS did when first hired to do oppo research on Trump by the Washington Free Beacon – research that convinced…
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Stephen Miller Meets The Folks
(Note — We learned yesterday (the internet is still puking its guts up) that Stephen Miller has been dating Katie Waldman, Mike Pence’s new press flack. Previously, Katie was DHS spokeswoman under Kirstjen Nielsen — you know, the DHS’s glory days). Having a daughter of dating age, I naturally wonder about the people she dates. …
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Republicans & The Culture Of Ignorance
Republicans didn’t always used to be champions of ignorance. Funny irony? When the Republican Party was founded back in 1854 (Abraham Lincoln was among its founders), their anti-slavery mission statement spoke of their dedication to classical liberalism and real economic opportunity for all Americans not just the moneyed class. As Heather Cox Richardson points out…
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If Brett Kavanaugh Is Still Working As A SCOTUS Judge, That Means The Rule Of Law Is NOT Working
The Rule Of Law is kinda like a soap bubble made of iron. In and of itself, it’s incredibly solid — it’s made of iron, isn’t it? But it’s still got the delicacy of a bubble. There’s no “slightly popped”. There’s popped and not popped. The Rule Of Law is a radical notion if you…
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This Is That Point In The Movie Where The Villains Decide To Go All Out…
No writer could have written what we’re still living through and gotten away with it. No one would have bought it — way too unbelievable. Yet here we are. Perversely, the villains in this piece operate by the exact same rules by which a Bond Villain operates — power & money cos why not? With…
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Private Prisons Are As Flat Out Stupid As For Profit Healthcare
There’s a reason no other industrialized country has profit incentive buried inside its healthcare system — it’s stupid! A corporation has a fiduciary responsibility to its shareholders. It could never see patients as anything other than a commodity — something directly impacting its bottom line performance. The more money a corporation can save on patients…
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Dear Conservatives — Your Problem Is: No One (Except YOU) Wants To Conserve What YOU Want To Conserve
Want to know what a conservative wants? Look no further than their name: “CONSERVATIVE”. Conservatives want to “conserve“. Now — ask the next logical question — “WHAT do conservatives want to CONSERVE?” Do conservatives want to conserve the future? Of course not — you can’t conserve what doesn’t exist. Do conservatives want to conserve the…
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Republicans Have No Idea What “Integrity” Is — “Ditto” The Rule Of Law
Ever meet a guy with 96% of his integrity intact? “Yeah — he’s pretty honest most of the time… it’s that 4% where he’s a goddamned liar that’s the problem” is not a sentence one hears often. There’s a reason. Integrity either is or it isn’t. There’s no middle ground, no grey area. In fact,…
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If I Were “Benevolent Dictator”, Here’s How It Would Be…
No one sees it coming, least of all me. Just like that — political leaders across the world & spectrum get the fates they deserve. The World’s eyes (getting REALLY desperate) turn to me of all people. “Dude,” the World says, “We’re totally screwed. The ball’s yours if you want. Got anything?” “Okay,” I say…