by Thomas Mills | Dec 6, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Poll Analysis, Polling |
Republicans claiming victory over the imminent passage of their tax bill should understand the limits of that victory. They got a policy victory, not a political one. They haven’t done anything that will assuage the voters’ dissatisfaction with Congress. According to...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 5, 2017 | Editor's Blog |
With pending passage the of tax reform, the GOP is feeling emboldened. Now that they’ve given corporations and the wealthy huge tax breaks, they’re brazenly saying they’re going to tackle “entitlement reform” next. That’s code for cutting Social Security and Medicare....
by Thomas Mills | Dec 4, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform, Trump |
Dear Trumpsters and Tea Partiers, You’ve been had. The tax reform bill that’s about to pass Congress blows at least a $1 trillion hole in the budget while giving the richest Americans a huge tax cut. Republicans will claim that the middle class benefits, but that’s...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 1, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
I briefly published this post last Friday but pulled it down. Given the events of the day, I probably should have left it up. Unfortunately, it’s probably time for Al Franken to step down. I’ve been a defender of Franken since the allegations first surfaced a few...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 29, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Environment |
While people across the country are closely following the pending GOP tax reform scheme, the sexual harassment and assault allegations and whatever the president is tweeting, they aren’t following the dismantling of the so-called administrative state. It’s the one...
