“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely “
Lord Acton
President Trump is nakedly using tactics employed by Putin, Xi and other autocrats he so admires to exercise his insatiable quest for near total power;
Pay-to-play schemes to coerce some of the nation’s wealthiest individuals, corporations, law firms and media organizations …
“You do not get to mistreat people without consequences.”
Anan
The failure of Congress to meet its mandated September 30th Federal budget deadline, exacerbated by Mike Johnson and his Republican House colleagues being AWOL from Congress, has led to a thirty-eight-day and counting government shutdown. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, the state legislature in …
“Patriotism means to stand by the Country. It does not mean to stand by the president.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Donald Trump increasingly makes clear, in spite of the Constitutional limitations imposed on the presidency, he intends to amass more unconstrained power for the Executive Branch and for himself, personally!
While not on the golf …
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not be trusted by anybody.”
Thomas Jefferson
Credible scientific studies have concluded the Climate, despite Republican claims it’s a hoax, is fast approaching a tipping point where global warming may be irreversible. However, America’s unique experiment in representative democracy may also be …
“I’m afraid, based on my own experience, that fascism will come to America in the name of national security.”
Jim Garrison
We were warned:
By the architect of our Constitution, James Madison; “I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by …
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not be trusted by anybody.”
Thomas Jefferson
The signors of the Declaration of Independence understood the potentially lethal consequences of their actions yet opted to, “mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor,” by formally severing ties …
“‘I have an Article 2 where I have the right to do whatever I want as president”
Donald Trump
President Trump’s photo-op trip to the Super Bowl is estimated to have cost American taxpayers between $15 and $20 million, but raised no concerns from his DOGE Czar Elon Musk.
The long-term interests …
“My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier,”
President Trump – January 20, 2025
Trump has long billed himself as being a “unifier” and on election night declared his victory was a “massive mandate.”
In 2024 of the approximately 242 million eligible voters only 155.3 million (a dismal 63.9%) actually …
“Never underestimate your adversary,
former President Bill Clinton
Democrats celebrated throughout the recent Democratic Convention in Chicago … many already predicting Kamala Harris to win in November, perhaps in a landslide.
On a personal level, she appears to be genuinely grateful for the support she has received since President Biden withdrew from the …
Every choice comes with a consequence. Once you make a choice, you must accept responsibility. You cannot escape the consequences of your choices, whether you like them or not.”
Roy T. Bennett
The Democratic Party is fast approaching its own Rubicon, or point of no return. While Trump has been anointed by …
“I believe I’m the best qualified to govern and I think I’m the best qualified to win, but there are other people who could beat Trump, too.”
Joe Biden
This week’s Republican convention witnesses the coronation of Donald Trump despite having proven he is unfit to return to the presidency.
During and since …
“I shall not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your President,”
Lyndon B. Johnson (March 1968)
Watching last evening’s presidential debate was like viewing a train wreck in slow motion. As speculated in “For Biden – It’s Show Time”, it was essential the …
"The only thing for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do noting!"
Edmund Burke
Tragically, the Republican Party of Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Reagan, to which my parents belonged their entire lives, has for all practical purposes ceased to exist.
Today, the majority of Republicans in both the House …
“The American people are suffering as a result of what’s happening at the border … and someone running for president ought to try and get the problem solved, as opposed to saying, ‘Hey, save that problem! Don’t solve it! Let me take credit for solving it later.’”
Republican Senator Mitt Romney
The …
“Compromise is an agreement between two people where each person gives up a coveted desire to bring a close to the disagreement”
Anon
George Santayana famously noted, “Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it.”
Tragically, very few Americans remember or are even familiar with the consequences of America’s isolationist policies …
“There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation.”
James Madison
Ask any politician, political commentator, or cable talking-head about the greatest threats facing America and you will predictably hear China, Russia, Iran, …
“I love the poorly educated”
Donald Trump (February 23, 2016)
It is not surprising the leading Republican presidential candidate limits his campaign stops to adoring crowds who, without any evidence, believe his lies about a stolen election, Democrats being socialists, the Justice Department has been weaponized, and his victimhood.
Discarding his vengeance-filled litany …
“It’s a very detailed indictment and it’s very damning. But I do think if even half of it is true, then he’s toast”
Former Attorney General Bill Barr
In the wake of his 37-count indictment, Donald Trump launched a predictable tirade, again baselessly claiming the 2020 election was stolen and portraying himself …
“I am angry that the Democrats don't have the ability to explain to Republicans that we should be able to feed people in this country, and that it is not socialism.”
Lewis Black
Republican presidential wannabees, together with the GOP’s Congressional caucus and conservative media talking-heads, have been extremely successful in labeling …
“Sadly, too many politicians in Washington lack the courage to do something to fix our problems. They are worried about the political implications of making the hard choices we so desperately need …”
Matt Salmon
On January 19th, the Federal Government reached its authorized borrowing limit, a staggering $31.381 trillion. Technically, …
“The debt is being cynically exploited by the far right, with collusion of the Democrat establishment, to undermine what remains of social programs, public education, unions, and, in general, remaining barriers to corporate tyranny.”
Noam Chomsky
The new Republican House majority has staked out a number of goals, a few admirable and …
"Republicans cannot both be loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the Constitution,"
Congresswoman Liz Cheney
With the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th 2021 insurrection and assault on the U.S. Capitol about to release its final report and the U.S. Justice Department; District of Columbia; States of Georgia, Florida and …
"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution."
Thomas Jefferson
Sadly, Republicans have stonewalled reasonable and meaningful, overwhelmingly popular gun control legislation, complaining about losing Constitutional Second Amendment rights. Yet, they’ve been quick to embrace a dangerous and delusional ex-president who frequently violated his Constitutional oath of …
“Now is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our time.”
President Joe Biden – State of the Union Address
March 1, 2022
Since the 2020 election, the Republicans Party has attempted to rewrite history, whether echoing Trump’s baseless claims about a stolen election or redefining the deadly January 6th assault …
“Censorship reflects society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is the hallmark of an authoritarian regime.”
Potter Stewart Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Under the guise of encouraging parental involvement in the education of their children, state legislators, school board members, teachers and school administrators are being pressured, and sometimes …
"He's all about himself. He's not about building or supporting the party."
Paul S. Ryan
Donald Trump’s latest assault on Republican fundraising efforts should be a wake-up call and remove all doubts as to where his loyalties lie!
He delayed the first COVID stimulus checks until his name could be printed on …
"So look. All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state."
Donald Trump (January 3, 2021)
Despite White House claims President Trump is “doing the work of the American people”, he has spent the past …