by Thomas Mills | Jan 6, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
Today is the anniversary of the attack on the Capitol. Despite those who would downplay the assault, it was an attempt to overturn our government, regardless of how amateurish. The people who breached the Capitol and the people who encouraged it wanted to stop the...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 5, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
Back when Democrats controlled the legislature, they threatened that if Republicans ever gained a majority, the GOP would harm public schools. Republicans angrily claimed that Democrats were using scare tactics and that Republicans were committed to “fixing” public...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 3, 2022 | Editor's Blog |
Well, the New Year is off with a bang. After a week of 70+ degree weather, we’ve been hit by ferocious storms that have left me typing in the dark and the promise of snow. Don’t worry, though, the market will take care of it. I’m not into making predictions much...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 22, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
This may be my last blog of the year. I’m travelling this weekend to visit family and, usually, not much happens between Christmas and New Year’s Day. That doesn’t mean I won’t get a bee in my bonnet and have to put something down on paper, but I also might take the...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 20, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
Joe Manchin blew up Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda yesterday and he did it in the most insulting way possible. He went on Fox News and told the conservative base that the bill is dead. He left the White House scrambling and Democrats in Congress fuming. Even if...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 17, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
The conversations I’ve been having with Democrats lately are depressing. It’s not just that they are resigned to losing Congress in 2022, it’s that they are resigned to losing our democracy in 2024. They believe that Republicans are rigging the system through...