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- Mar 15
- 2 min
DeSantis Joins Trump & Christian Nationalists In Opposition to Aid for Ukraine
This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Donald Trump and much of America's Christian right in opposition to continued aid to Ukraine, calling Russia's bloody invasion a "territorial dispute" and not within our "vital national interests." His stance is at odds with Republican leaders and most Reaganites in the GOP, but should appease the Party's MAGA base that seems to admire Vladimir Putin's authoritarian rule in Russia. Yahoo News: One year into the war between Ukraine a
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Fox News Created the Audience Who it Now Says it Must "Respect" By Feeding Them a Diet of BS
One might expect that Fox News would be embarrassed by the recent revelations that it continued to air segments on Trump's stolen election fantasy despite knowing that they were false. But no, of course not; there is no shaming them. In the last few days, Fox broadcast Tucker Carlson's weird video mash-up meant to falsely portray the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol as a largely peaceful gathering of overly exuberant tourists. Even Republicans felt that Carlson had gone too
- Mar 5
- 3 min
New Polling Finds that Support for Abortion Rights is Rising in the Face of Greater Restrictions
As conservative legislators prepare more abortion restrictions in states with large numbers of evangelical Christians, and Republican leaders plot ways to ban abortion pills, voters around the country are becoming more supportive of reproductive rights. PRRI: "Support for abortion rights continues to increase among the American public, according to a new survey of more than 22,000 adults conducted by PRRI as part of its American Values Atlas project, which contains findings f
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Yes, Republicans Like Ron DeSantis, Have Advocated Cuts to Social Security and Medicare for Years
Despite their recent denials and the catcalls during President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address, Republicans including FL Gov. Ron DeSantis have been calling for Medicare and Social Security cuts for years; decades really. Even Donald Trump has promised to use the issue to attack his 2024 Republican nomination challengers. And, he will have lots of ammunition to use during the primaries. Just last year the Republican Study Committee in the House of Representatives calle
- Feb 16
- 5 min
The GOP has Become the Party of Old, White, Anti-Woke Geezers Shaking their Cane at the Modern World
Every time I hear FL Gov. Ron DeSantis go on one of his anti-woke diatribes I'm reminded of older folks ranting about the "long-haired hippies" of the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s and 70s. They believed that those in my generation, mostly boomers today, were leading the country to "hell in a handbasket," with our desire to address social justice issues and conduct an honest appraisal of US foreign policy. And, after listening to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Feb 4
- 5 min
Despite Reports of its Demise, Globalization is Alive and Well, But It's Changing a Bit
With the election of Donald Trump and the rise of Populism, again at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, and most recently when Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many political pundits declared the end of globalization, predicting that the new nationalism, Covid-related supply chain issues, and a war in Europe would dramatically reduce international trade and bring on a period of de-globalization and protectionism. Thankfully, those pundits were wrong. After a dip during Covid-e
