The Marches were awesome. But I think there is only one way to build greater...
This is a Democratic blog. I get that. I understand that the mission of this blog is to find ways of creating more and better Democrats. I think that is the simplest and most straightforward way of...
View ArticleFox News Poll: The most popular things in America are Bernie Sanders and...
OK, this is a surprise. Maybe a taste of Justice for most Democrats and liberals. If nothing else, it’s hella amusing. The Week is reporting that:A Fox News Poll released Wednesday shows Sen. Bernie...
View ArticleWhy was the Republican party once a 40 year minority party?
Despite the whirlwind of things to discuss on this site, may I humbly suggest that if we want focus on getting through these perilous times perhaps we start by asking ourselves the question in the...
View ArticleWhere was The People's Budget during the debate over the GOP's tax disaster?
While what seems to be the inevitable has come to pass with the new GOP tax disaster for Democracy about to be signed into law, I have to ask where was the Democratic party’s progressive caucus’ annual...
View ArticleRevisited: DNC Bans Fossil Fuel Company Donations
A couple of days ago a story on this site story rolled past which did not get much notice. I have been busy and wanted to dig deeper into the entire thing about a unanimous decision by the DNC ruling...
View ArticleMcConnell verifies he would fill a 2020 Trump Supreme Court vacancy
In a not unexpected but belligerent answer to a question in front of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell replied to a question about whether he would...
View ArticleIt's time to insist that Democrats unpack the Supreme Court once we have the...
Just a quick one about something that I don’t feel I hear enough of which is the need for adding justices to the Supreme Court. It’s become a more common topic but one which i suspect still hasn’t...
View ArticleIn response to the diary ‘How to make the Dem party realise I won’t vote for...
This is a comment I wrote in response to the OP, dmalrajab in the diary ‘How to make the Dem party realise I won’t vote for a centrist?’I was an Independent for a long time. I realized that no matter...
View ArticleBetter dead than Red? The benefits of a Republican Senate not convicting and...
Now that the Robert Mueller has testified before the House of Representatives we may be closer to moving public opinion and Democrats in Congress onto the path towards an impeachment inquiry. If so,...
View ArticleI Almost Sent the DSCC a Check.
Just a short open ‘To whom it may concern’ diary with an unlikely wish that it might be seen by some staffer in DC or someone else who cares whom might make note of this to someone that matters.I...
View ArticleJust sayin'
Look at the earlier history of the modern Democratic party. From the 1940’s here up until the age of Reagan. Who was that party?Dear Congress, Vice-President Biden and his elect Harris, Democrats and...
View Article50% of all voters may now be Independents
A quick story here. In responding to another post this morning I wanted to add some data about how last year at this time in the 39 states which require voter registration the number of Independents...
View ArticleIs Joe Biden breaking a promise on vaccine protection for the world over...
There are a small handful of YouTube political commentators to whom I will listen to throughout the week on a number of liberal political issues. Occasionally a story comes across my feed where either...
View ArticleI disagree with California's Democratic party on the Newsom recall ballot
A very quick diary to see what others think. The Democratic party of California, and, as such I assume from the governor's office, we are being requested to vote no against the recall of governor Gavin...
View ArticleTradition is dead
Tradition is dead.Republicans have been killing it since Ronald Reagan got to skate away on the Iran-Contra affair. And to be fair, he took the blame, but his party largely escaped political penalties...
View ArticleIt's time for Congressional Democrats to go to war on coal. Consequences...
I was reading a suggestion by Merlin196357 in a diary about a threat to the Supreme Court,about how Oregon might possibly allow citizens to sue coal producers and generators. And that is all well and...
View ArticleIt's the coal, not so stupid.
I kinda hated that phrase after a while. Even if it was right on at the time, it’s elitist over a while. I hope by fixing(?) it someone may be giving me a break. I certainly don’t think you are stupid....
View ArticleBe careful: Don't make 2022 Getting Out The Vote only about Roe. v Wade. More...
Certainly we will probably see an unexpected uptick in some voter turnout, especially in states with draconian abortion laws, because of the court’s ruling against a woman’s right to choose. We will...
View ArticleAmerica needs a new labor movement, not a third party. How do we get everyone...
In My Humble Opinion I believe that America will not benefit from a third political party. I'm really not seeing the historical evidence over the timespan of about 250 years. In the modern era the time...
View ArticleIn response to the diary ‘How to make the Dem party realise I won’t vote for...
This is a comment I wrote in response to the OP, dmalrajab in the diary ‘How to make the Dem party realise I won’t vote for a centrist?’I was an Independent for a long time. I realized that no matter...
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