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The question returns

| July 11, 2024 | 45 Comments
The question returns

I know there are a few of you more ‘mature’ (okay, old fart) readers who remember when Ronald Reagan asked the electorate the famous question that Donald Trump should be trumpeting from the housetops: Are you better off now than you were four years ago? What do you think? On the one hand, the Dow […]

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Trump-proofing NATO

| July 8, 2024 | 22 Comments
Trump-proofing NATO

When Donald Trump threatened to leave NATO, he did so as a negotiation ploy. Trump took issue with many NATO countries not spending the agreed percentage of GDP on their military. Money not spent on the military became available to fund things like subsidizing industry. Thus, not wanting the Europeans to continue to take the […]

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Many Democrats not reassured by Joe Biden’s interview

| July 6, 2024 | 59 Comments
Many Democrats not reassured by Joe Biden’s interview

Joe Biden participated in an interview with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos. This interview was intended to help Joe Biden present a different image from the one he presented during the debate. Result? There are Democrat politicians in Washington DC who still believe that Joe Biden should step aside. However, they want that decision to remain […]

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Trump calls for tribunals

| July 6, 2024 | 66 Comments
Trump calls for tribunals

  Well, Trump appears to  still be butthurt over the 2020 election, and is calling for ‘military tribunals’ to prosecute members of Congress who opposed him. Former President Donald Trump amplified posts on social media calling for a televised military tribunal for former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and the jailing of top elected officials, including […]

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The Dark Psychology of Politics

| July 3, 2024 | 18 Comments
The Dark Psychology of Politics

Conspiracy theories work, both as an intentional contrivance to mislead, and as a way to dismiss explanations of their existence despite blatant evidentiary facts. They work because they rely on psychological tricks and are dismissed because most people resist admit they were tricked, even once the mechanism -or mechanic – of the trickery is known. […]

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Biden updates

| July 2, 2024 | 17 Comments
Biden updates

Well, we dumped a trillion or so into Joe’s wish list with his alphabet laws, didn’t we.  Here’s a couple of signature pieces and how they have worked out: Executives, officials and major investors in First Solar, the largest domestic maker of solar panels, donated at least $2 million to Democrats in 2020, including $1.5 […]

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The US Supreme Court ruled that ex-presidents have immunity for official acts

| July 1, 2024 | 160 Comments
The US Supreme Court ruled that ex-presidents have immunity for official acts

Donald Trump’s defense team argued that Trump should have immunity from prosecution for acts committed while doing duties as president. The “election interference” case against Donald Trump hinged on his actions while in office.  The Supreme Court’s decision provides headwinds for Jack Smith, as his election interference case against Donald Trump depended on Donald Trump’s […]

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Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance

| June 28, 2024 | 122 Comments
Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance

When some Democrats and left leaning media sites describe Joe Biden’s performance during the debate in unflattering terms, things do not spell well for the Biden Campaign. Democrats, many hoping and predicting that Joe Biden would wipe the floor with Donald Trump, quickly became disappointed when Joe Biden began to speak. His debate performance appeared […]

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