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BIDEN ON TRACK TO WRECK HIS PRESIDENCY
We thought after Obama, the Democrats had learned their lesson and were going to be immune to the siren song of capitulatory bipartisanship. We now know we are wrong. Jake Johnson at Common Dreams describes how Biden is alienating progressives … Continue reading
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TUCKER CARLSON’S LIFETIME OF FAILURE, NEPOTISM, AND FALLING UPWARD
has been deconstructed in devastating detail by Joy Reid. One little sidebar I don’t think she mentioned, however, is Carlson’s publishing pratfall: the book that sank like a stone after Simon & Schuster paid millions for it.
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TALLULAH’S INSPIRED INSPIRATION
Doesn’t she say something like that in Die, Die My Darling,talking about her late husband’s religious example? On a slightly more terrestrial note, Rosemary Counter at Vanity Fair.com discusses how Disney’s Cruella de Vil owes quite a bit to the … Continue reading
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WHY THE DOJ CONTINUES TO PROTECT BARR & TRUMP
Astonishing the degree to which Garland’s DOJ is hell bent on protecting the criminality of the Barr/Trump criminal manege. Now the DOJ is even attempting to get thrown out of court the case against them for gassing peaceful protesters last … Continue reading
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BEN SASSE CAN FORGET HIS PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS
Since voting for Trump’s second impeachment, Sen. Sasse’s posturing pseudo-independence has been exposed as the sham it really is, as he manifests complete subservience to McConnell’s traitorous obstruction agenda. Update: Yes, I will retreat a half step and say that … Continue reading
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UNREAL
Play by play, Biden is repeating Obama’s disastrous errors with the Affordable Care Act: quixotically pursuing bipartisanship when the Republicans no longer believe in that, letting Republicans have a place at the table to sandbag the legislation, taking forever and … Continue reading
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OBAMA MUST BE ADVISING BIDEN
Biden surging toward a “Midterm Massacre” as his forthcoming budget reneges on crouch campaign promises. Party likes it’s 2009, fellas!
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ASSOCIATED PRESS CAVES TO THE EXTREME RIGHT WING
One of the reasons for the desperate straits of the news business in America is the endless willingness of major news organization to take orders from the right wing. Latest case in point: AP just fired reporter Emily Wilder because … Continue reading
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IS OBAMA ADVISING BIDEN?
After a strong beginning, Biden begins to falter, negotiating with himself and whittling down his infrastructure bill to propitiate Republicans who are never going to vote for it anyway. Will Establisihment Democrats ever learn how not to be played? Kenny … Continue reading
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BIDEN SUPPORTS MASSIVE BAILOUT OF NUCLEAR POWER
and slashing funding for renewables. Nuclear power is hideously dangerous, inefficient, and expensive. And it does nothing to curb carbon emissions. Biden’s windfall is included in the Amerian Jobs Act. It has got to change.
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