GOP First tribalism
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....
Hey, Trumpsters, you’ve been had
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...
It’s probably time for Franken to go
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...
Scrapping protections that work
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...
It’s a tax cut for the rich, not tax reform
The last time Congress passed tax reform was more than 30 years ago. Back then, a Democratic Congress and Republican president spent two years crafting a plan that would give virtually everyone a significant tax cut and fix an outdated system. The plan passed with...
Transforming the suburbs
The Washington Post this weekend profiled the Chesterfield County, Virginia, as a possible warning sign to Republicans. The county voted for a Democrat for governor this year for the first time since 1961. Ralph Northam, the Democratic nominee and governor-elect,...
The emerging political realignment
The tweet reads, “I just donated to a Democrat for the first time in my life if any of yall want to do so as well. Enough is Enough.” He includes a link to Alabama Democratic Senate nominee Doug Jones’ contribution page. The tweeter is not just any Republican. He’s a...
We should combat abuse and harassment, not start another hysteria
The cry in the 1980s and early 1990s was “Believe the children!” as we began to understand that child sexual abuse was more common than most people knew. It started with a public awareness that turned into a frenzy and ended with show trials, including one in North...
GOP overstates the merits of NC tax reform
As the Senate debates its version on tax reform, North Carolina Republicans are touting the reform they passed as the model to follow. They claim the economy is one of the fastest growing in the nation and they proudly point to surplus revenue that’s filled out...
Beware of false equivalence
The visceral and cathartic cry from women who have been sexually harassed and abused continued yesterday with news that Al Franken forcefully kissed and later groped a former model and radio personality on a USO tour in 2006. Franken immediately responded with an...
