Tag: SCOTUS
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The Corruption In Our Midst
New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez epitomizes the difference between Republicans and Democrats. Senator Menendez’s corruption – and this ain’t his first time at that rodeo – gave the news media all the proof it needed that, yes-indeedy, “both sides do it”. But aside from the corrupt act itself, there’s nothing else here that “both…
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So Much For A Level Playing Field…
This morning, the SCOTUS did what everyone expected it to do: it put a stake through the heart of affirmative action. Race can no longer be a factor in deciding public or private college admissions. The supposed intention: a level playing field. Strange… a level playing field was the whole POINT of affirmative action. Affirmative…
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DID Trump Actually Win The 2016 Election?
The question always was inevitable – once we began pulling threads on Donald Trump’s spectacular corruption. We now understand that the only way Trump can avoid criminal prosecution for everything he’s done is to “win back” the presidency. Right this second, when we say “everything he’s done”, we mean his role in the January 6…
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When Politics Get Personal, People Show Up
History won’t have a hard time pointing to the moment when American conservatism blew itself up. The exact moment won’t be important. That will be the day – whenever it is in June – when the Supreme Court formally announces its decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Will it really matter if cooler…
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The Anti-Abortion Crowd Just Got Their Wish And, Boy, Are They Gonna Regret It
As my old pal the Crypt Keeper used to say – with a darkly delighted cackle – “Be careful what you wish for, kiddies, you might just get it!” The conservatives have used the “pro-life” movement as their stalking horse. Conservatives couldn’t give a fly eff about anyone else’s life. If they knock someone up…
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Is Lindsey Graham Scared Because Putin’s War Is About To Expose The Entire GOP As Traitors?
Lindsey Graham just had his turn to – in his case – ask Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (who’s as or more qualified than anyone who’s ever sat on the SCOTUS) “how many jelly beans are in the big ol’ jar?” Lindsey seemed less interested in questioning a SCOTUS nominee than in putting on a rather…
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Everything The Republicans Are Doing Is Going To Blow Up In Their Faces
In a way, The Republican Party is about to become like a car-chasing dog that finally catches up to a car only to realize it never prepared itself for this moment – and this moment sucks – because the car just ran over it. On two different fronts, Republicans – white, Christian conservatives – are…