Natural Weekends – Neither Falcons Nor Patriots
These feathered friends are definitely not Falcons. And it is questionable whether Trump would consider them Patriots as I’m pretty they...
Yearly Archive: 2017
Super Bowl Prediction
I know you are all waiting with baited breath for my Super Bowl analysis and prediction, so here goes. Both the...
Trump Lashes Out As Bureaucracy, Judiciary Restrains Him
As Masha Gessen warned, it is easy to fall into the trap of normalization when it comes to Donald Trump’s behavior....
Roberts Medicaid Expansion Opt Out Makes GOP Block Grant Plan More Difficult
In an irony worth savoring, it looks like Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ kowtowing to the Republican right will actually...
Tax Breaks, Foreign Influence Explains Trump's Support For Johnson Amendment Repeal
Kevin Drum points out the Trump’s plan to repeal the Johnson amendment will open the door for even more illegal campaign...
GOP Takes Us Back To 2007, Ignores The Future
In early June of 2016, I wrote that the Republican legislative agenda was basically to roll back everything that the Obama...
Another Solid Unemployment Report But Not Enough For March Rate Hike
Another pretty solid unemployment report today as the US economy added 227,000 jobs in the month of January. The unemployment rate...
Merkley Nails It On SCOTUS Nomination
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley’s op-ed in the NY Times today gets it exactly right on the Gorsuch nomination to the Supreme...
Democrats Need A Unified Approach To Gorsuch Nomination
I got some pushback on my post yesterday about Dianne Feinstein essentially accepting the GOP narrative about Merrick Garland. My point,...
Trump Threatens Stability That Allows US Business To Thrive
I’m guessing some of Trump’s and Republicans’ enablers in the business community are getting a little bit nervous and we are...