Monthly Archives: November 2024

For people who are surprised by Trump’s controversial first set of appointments to his cabinet, I’m not sure what they thought was going to happen. He signaled pretty clearly what he was planning to do. Loyalty would trump (pun intended) … Continue reading →

Right now, as we head towards the holidays, I should be waiting for our first female President to bed inaugurated, and luxuriating in the feeling that soon I wouldn’t have to see his smug mug all the time, I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Before and after the election I was hearing quite a bit about how both Democrats and Republicans were concerned about protecting our (large “D”) Democracy. From our side, it was pretty obvious: to protect it from a fascist dictator wannabe … Continue reading →

Over the next 24 months my political donations will not go to the Democratic National Committee, or to MoveOn.org, or to the Movement Voter PAC, or to Reuben Gallego or to Rebecca Cooke or to Debbie Mucarsel-Powell or to any … Continue reading →

You know, when the Senate refused to convict Trump after his impeachment for provoking an insurrection, we were told we’d have to beat him at the ballot box. And when the Supreme Court refused to have him removed from the … Continue reading →

In the next few weeks and months we’re going to hear a lot of bloviating bullshit about why the Democrats lost and what they have to do differently. Don’t believe any of it. Trump won because (just like Barack Obama) … Continue reading →

When Trump won back in 2016 I was enraged and incredulous. Now, in 2024, I’m just resigned and beyond disappointed. This is the beast that America just cannot kill. Our collective obsession with this man seems to have no ending. … Continue reading →

Well, today is election day, and as the last argument to make here for why not to vote for Donald Trump, we do have to talk about his fascist tendencies.  Is Trump a Fascist? Aside from his fawning over other … Continue reading →

If there was no other reason to vote against Trump, there is at least the possibility of him picking more Supreme Court justices. He has, of course, already picked three in a single term, including the seat that Mitch McConnell … Continue reading →