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Yesterday, Roger Stone, who has engaged anyone and everyone in verbal political sparring for decades, who has pontificated ad nauseum about more conspiracy theories than an Area 51 fanatic, refused to testify in his trial for lying to Congress and threatening witnesses. Yesterday, GOP MAGA-ites on the House Intelligence Committee spent a lot of their … Continue reading You Know They Are Lying When They Refuse To Say It Under Oath
Why the liberal Twitterverse is wrong (again) - the GOP defense is going to achieve exactly what they want it to.
When I started writing on politics and society in the age of Trump, I chose the quote from Voltaire as my masthead. As Trump began his campaign with the string of lies he has been known for his entire life, and the cult of followers began to form, Voltaire's words set in me. It felt … Continue reading …the power to make you commit atrocities…
The question of the day is "Is Donald Trump guilty of Obstruction of Justice?" There are enough people weighing in on that, and I'm not a lawyer, so I'll pass. But what I will say is that EVERYONE should have known we would end up here - with a corrupt Trump defying any source of … Continue reading Trump’s 40 Year Record of Obstructing Justice
I understand that deciding to focus on any one of the literally thousands of lies Trump has told may seem like a needle in a hay stack, but the economy is a BIG one in elections. And the economy is pretty good right now. Just not as good as Trump claims. And not that much … Continue reading Trump’s “Greatest Economy” Lie
Buzzfeed reported that Trump instructed Cohen to lie to Congress about the timing of the Trump Tower meetings in Russia. It also reported there is corroborating evidence. While testimony alone should be enough to indict and impeach Trump, we better all hope/pray for the corroborating evidence, because without it, even sworn testimony to Trump's crimes, … Continue reading Trump Told Cohen To Lie And It MAY Not Matter
Trump's deal with Erdogan in Syria gives the Kurds to Erdogan in exchange for protecting MbS from prosecution for the murder of Khashoggi. Always #TrumpFirst
It is day 16 (or 17 or 18) of the shut down that regular citizens are already sick of and are already moving from blaming Trump to blaming both parties. Within a week or so, the shift will be complete, Democrats will "compromise" on some amount, and progressives will, once again, wonder how we ended … Continue reading Here we go again. The Wall & The Democrat’s inability to win the argument.
In his resignation letter, General Mattis lists several "values" formed by his "four decades of immersion in these issues" that are not in line with Trump's values: Providing leadership in our alliances and showing respect for those allies Being resolute and clear eyed about authoritarian leaders who gain veto power over their country's economic, diplomatic, … Continue reading Stunning Resignation by Mattis
The Republican Party, the party supported by nearly 90% of evangelical Christians and an overwhelming majority of those who have "accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior," those constantly pushing for "Religious Freedom" and bemoaning the "War On Christmas" and the evils of liberal secularism, are busy this Christmas season. One would think, with all … Continue reading GOP Wages War on True Meaning of Christmas
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