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Does at least one tantrum a day suffice to keep his insecurities at bay?

Like Mike Pence, Betsy DeVos is a theocrat. She wants to use American’s children as means to that end, subsidizing parochial schools with your tax dollars and mine. Her policies demonstrate that she is against freedom of religion, against separation … Continue reading →

Manu Raju at CNN reports the damning, while hardly surprising news about the bad Dr.,who “last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before introducing legislation that would have directly benefited the company, raising new ethics concerns for … Continue reading →

What the GOP is floating are short-term stopgaps to attempt to curtail midterm election losses they are likely to sustain due to their frightful make-America-sick-and-dead crusade. After the midterms, we will see them revert to standard issue GOP nostrums like … Continue reading →

The New York Times warns about the gaggle of stealth attacks launched by a craven and corrupt GOP to sandbag rules that protect the public.

I loved the Victoria & Albert on my first visit to London in 1978! And now it’s even more happening this February when it’s commemorating LGBT month. As part of that month’s programming, Alison Child will discuss Norah Blaney and … Continue reading →

“Downtowner,” mother of four and leukemia survivor at DailyKos writes her Congressman Randy Hultgren of Illinois after he sends her a mailer re: ACA repeal: “If you persist in your attempts to kill me, I will leave no stone unturned … Continue reading →

The irony of Trump’s atrocious treatment of CNN at his whatever-that-was the other day is that they practically secured for him the GOP nomination via their fawning, wall-to-wall coverage of his campaign. But Trump demands unabiding, unquestioning, perpetual submission; otherwise … Continue reading →

Sen. Alexander tweets: “One way to think about #Obamacare is as a collapsing bridge — because that’s just what’s happening with Obamacare.” Yes, you duplicitous scoundrel, Obamacare has been a bridge to accessible health care for millions of your fellow … Continue reading →

Juan Cole is astonished at how lightly Pompeo was questioned at his confirmation hearing as CIA head. Radically truth-adverse as well as partisan, Pompeo should fit right in, however, with Trump’s bevy of nominees.