Well, friends, the tea leaves were being read in a major way this week, when Iowa’s FAMiLY Leadership Summit announced its keynote speaker for its 2022 conference is set to be none other than Mr. Why-Shouldn’t-I-Root-For-Russia himself, Tucker Carlson! The summit, held annually in Iowa, is described (by FAMiLY, it should be noted) as “a …
President Carlson? Please, NO, For the Love of Gawdddd Read More »
Beneath the clouds of hand wringing and headlines declaring Democrats dead in the water ahead of this year’s midterms, there are still rays of hope shining through. Yes, Democrats are now officially trailing by about 2.5 points in 538’s Generic Congressional Ballot (although the difference remains well within reach between now and November). And, yes, …
“Disney will be fine,” former Florida Congressman David Jolly told The Washington Post, “But what [stripping Disney of its special Tax status] does is show Americans that Ron DeSantis is a governor with a glass jaw who cannot tolerate criticism. That’s what this is about, nothing more than that.” David Jolly is right that Ron …
Ron “Glass Jaw” DeSantis Abuses Power in Punishing Disney Read More »
Remember the old GOP? How they used to talk about trickle down economics and keeping government out of the private sector? Yes, that GOP, the party for whom it would have been unthinkable to raise taxes on private citizens just for a Fox News photo-op? Well, those days are over. Publicity stunts at the expense …
Greg Abbott’s Border Theatrics are just more GOP Fear-Mongering Read More »
Since the Georgia GOP Primary features a former college football star, it seems appropriate to use a sports analogy. So here goes: Watching the Georgia senate primary unfold this year is a bit like watching the College Football Playoffs. Our team has already advanced. Now we’re sitting on the couch, IPA in hand, watching the …
In this week’s installment of LP’s new feature, The Bright Side, we take a look at the struggles of notable Right-Wing nut Marjorie Taylor Greene. Taylor Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th district as a member of the House of Representatives, has made headlines over and over since her 2020 election. For her outlandish views, and …
The Bright Side: Marjorie Taylor Greene is Struggling Read More »
In 2022, the GOP is the party of Trump. This isn’t breaking news. From demanding partisan election “audits” that (according to the Brennan Center For Justice) “fail to satisfy basic security, accuracy and reliability measures,” to censuring Republican officials who failed to back Trump’s Big Lie, the GOP has spent the year and a half …
Ohio Primary Update: Trump Dismays Advisors, Endorses Vance Read More »
As recent polling has shown a tighter race for Texas Governor than many pundits predicted, Texas’s incumbent Governor, Greg Abbott, has made a hard left at the border: he’s pushing a “policy” that’s more publicity stunt than substantive political action. Yes, that’s right. In an obvious appeal to the most ignorant among Fox News’ loyal …
Abbott’s Clown-Show at the Border is an Opportunity for O’Rourke Read More »
The Biden Administration on Monday (4/11/22) released its “Rural Playbook” for delivering infrastructure investment and opportunity in rural America—a multi page whitehouse.gov site (also available here as a 17 page PDF) describing how the administration plans to make good on its promise to bring high speed internet, safe roads and bridges, modern wastewater treatment and …
Biden Administration Releases Infrastructure “Rural Playbook”; Goes on Tour Read More »
As Right-Wing Twitter went into its usual self-righteous convulsions Friday after a court decision acquitted two defendants of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Whitmer herself was making national headlines for asking her state’s Supreme Court to permanently protect Michiganders right to safe and legal abortion. As described in this piece by the Washington …
Abortion, Conspiracy, and Asphalt: the 2022 Michigan Governor’s Race Read More »
