Trump Is a Bully
On a forum I frequent, someone called Trump a bully, but the charge was just shrugged off by Trump supporters. It’s a disservice to make the charge without rounding it out so his supporters know…
Category: Politics
Politics is the influencing and exercising of power, especially in government policies.
The Grinch Who Ate Democracy
Paul Ryan, the newly elected speaker of the house, has agreed to use the majority of the majority, aka the Hastert rule, to decide which bills are brought to vote before the full House. The…
The Disloyal Opposition
The Disloyal Opposition puts party above country Head of Disloyal Opposition Mitch McConnell, head of the Senate Republicans, said, "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a…
Class Warfare and Status Quo
With Trump and the plutocrats now running the country, it's easy to forget the struggle of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations of the Obama early years, but those forces are still at work in our…
Boston Bombing and Texas Fertilizer Explosion Effects
The difference in reaction to the Boston bombing and the Texas fertilizer plant explosion shows the powerful role that emotion plays in our responses to the twin tragedies. Both were beyond a normal person’s control. …
Secession of the Rich
The super-rich, the 1% of the 1%, they can afford to finance superPacs. They also can: Send their children to private schools.Live in gated communities.Afford personal medical care and avoid the constraints of HMOs, Medicare,…
Meaning, Political Decision
What does it mean when someone claims that it was a political decision? That the power of one group is used to convince another group to go along with a decision that the second group…
Political Mandate
It’s instructive to look at how the political parties handled their respective mandates in 2008 and 2010. Play the hand you are dealt. In 2008, the Democratic party won a mandate from the people—the Presidency…
Paul Ryan Rhetorical Skill
On last Sunday’s talk show, I got to hear Paul Ryan talk about his budget proposal. I was very impressed with his rhetorical skills and corresponding disappointed in that of his interviewer. Two points in…
This Pen for Hire
It's a good living, even during this Great Recession. It will remain so as long as politicians want to appear as benefactors when they're actually predators. That's where I come in. I sugarcoat politician's desires…