North Dakota Republican Curt Kreun is proposing a new fee, something Republican politicians love to do because fees typically hit the poor and middle class more than the wealthy. The fee he is proposing is aimed at drivers of electric and hybrid vehicles in North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune: North Dakota lawmaker eyes fee for electric […]
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Trump lies to military again about their pay
Donald Trump finally managed to visit military troops serving overseas, nearly two years into his Presidency, after waiting nearly 20 months longer than it took his predecessor Barack Obama to visit troops serving overseas. Donald Trump said he was too “busy” previously, despite the fact he spent 149 days at golf courses in his first […]
Nebraska’s GOP Governor appoints 22-year old campaign aide to State Senate seat
Dan Watermeier, Nebraska’s State Senator for District 1, took a position in the Public Service Commission, leaving his State Senate Seat open. The Republican Governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, has now announced who he will be appointing to fill that seat to represent Nebraska’s 1st District in the State Senate: a 22-year old campaign aide […]
Trump claims federal workers told him they support not getting paid
Donald Trump decided to forego his planned 16 day vacation to Mar-a-Lago because of his refusal to sign a spending bill that did not include billions of taxpayer money being allocated to his stupid wall, which a large majority of the country doesn’t want, a refusal that predictably resulted in a government shutdown that is […]
Merry Christmas from Trump’s trade war – GM notifies Ohio of 1,600 layoffs
On December 17, General Motors sent out an official notification to the State of Ohio detailing the number of layoffs expected as a result of Trump’s trade war: Dayton Daily News: GM W.A.R.Ns Ohio: 1,607 Lordstown workers to lose jobs “This layoff will begin on March 11, 2019 and will impact approximately 1607 hourly and […]
Trump tweets that he is a gullible, or perhaps compromised, fool who believes a dictator’s promise about ISIS over the counsel of U.S. officials
Still apparently feeling down about the criticism he has been receiving for his irresponsible decision to unilaterally withdraw troops from the fight against ISIS, Donald Trump took to twitter to explain that everything will work out okay…because the dictator of Turkey promised: President @RT_Erdogan of Turkey has very strongly informed me that he will eradicate […]
GOP Governor of Missouri wants to reverse voter approved referendum that would do away with partisan gerrymandering
Frustrated with several of the policies being implemented by the Republican politicians who hold power in Missouri, the voters of Missouri took action and gathered enough signatures to get multiple referendums on 2018’s November ballot. Proposition A was a ballot referendum to allow voters to decide on whether or the “right to work” law (which […]
Treasury Secretary vacations in Mexico during shutdown – potentially spooks financial markets by issuing odd press release
Steven Mnuchin, the Secretary of the Treasury, apparently figured that with the Treasury Department not having to pay almost a million federal workers while the government is shut down, he’d fly down to Cabo San Lucas for a nice Mexican vacation: Raw Story: Steve Mnuchin claims he’s making calls to bank heads as markets tank […]
30% of federal workers are veterans – thousands will go without pay due to Trump’s shutdown
800,000 federal workers will be adversely affected by the shutdown of the federal government over the holidays, a shutdown that Trump forced because he threw a tantrum about his border wall, a multi-billion dollar stupid idea that a large majority of the country does not support: CNBC: Here’s who the partial government shutdown affects More […]
Michigan GOP passes bill to weaken voting registration referendum that was approved by Michigan voters by a 67-33 margin
Frustrated with eight years of Republican party rule in Michigan, when issues like wage growth, gerrymandering of districts, and voter access were continually ignored by the Republican politicians who were more concerned with appeasing corporate donors and entrenching their own power, the voters of Michigan took action and gathered enough signatures to get multiple referendums […]
Trump says he doesn’t know U.S. diplomat responsible for fight against ISIS
Donald Trump appears to be a bit confused about the situation on the ground in Syria. He tweeted that ISIS still needs to be fought, while noting that he is making the decision that the United States won’t be helping to fight ISIS anymore, unless of course ISIS attacks the United States, which is apparently […]
Trump attempts to obstruct justice again – Senate Republicans continue to refuse to protect Mueller investigation
It has recently been reported that Donald Trump spoke to his acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who was illegally appointed in a manner that violated the U.S. Constitution, about better controlling federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York, because these prosecutors had filed charges against Michael Cohen. These charges included information about how […]
Indiana Republicans write incredibly dishonest op-ed to argue against hate crime law
The Republican Governor of Indiana, Eric Holcomb, has voiced his support for hate crime legislation to be passed in Indiana. In response, four Indiana State Representatives, all Republicans, published an op-ed in the Indy Star Newspaper arguing that hate crime legislation would restrict free speech: Indy Star: Republican lawmakers: Hate crimes legislation would restrict free […]
GOP Congressman doesn’t know why workers need paychecks on time
In an attempt to downplay the impact of the federal government shutdown, Scott Perry, a Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania, showed his complete ignorance of the real world most people live in: Tonight, I asked Scott Perry (R-Pa.) about effect of fed employees being furloughed. He argued it had no real impact since employees eventually get […]
Trump predictably blames others for government shutdown
On December 11, Donald Trump met with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to discuss the passing of a government funding bill necessary to keep the government open. Trump had a full blown tantrum, insisting that his border wall be funded with $5 billion. When Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer refused, backed up by the opinion […]
Paul Ryan calls for cuts to Social Security and Medicare in farewell speech
Outgoing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan gave a farewell speech in which he bemoaned what he referred to as politics of “outrage”, and called for better political discourse. Then he said something that he apparently still does not realize creates outrage: calls to cut Social Security and Medicare: Time: In Farewell Speech, Outgoing House […]
Democratic Governor-elect of Wisconsin to tour state to promote Medicaid expansion
In 2010, Wisconsin elected Republican Scott Walker as Governor. Scott Walker quickly proved that rather than helping the people of Wisconsin, he was more interested in picking partisan fights like attacking unions and thumbing his nose at Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, an act which included state Medicaid expansion that would be paid almost in […]
GOP Congressman has message for federal workers hurt by shutdown: it’s what you signed up for
Mark Meadows, a Republican Congressman from North Carolina, has a Christmas message for federal workers who will not be paid for the work they do: it’s what you signed up for. Washington Post: Rep. Meadows tells federal employees who won’t get paid during shutdown: You signed up for this To the hundreds of thousands of […]
Iowa GOP offers state workers a meager 1% pay increase – half the rate of inflation
Iowa Republicans are proving once again how much the Republican party values workers by offering Iowa state employees a 1% pay increase for each of the next two years: Des Moines Register: Iowa offers public employees 1 percent pay hikes; the largest union wants 3 percent increases Iowa is offering 1 percent across-the-board wage increases […]
James Mattis makes it clear he does not agree with the direction Trump is taking the country
Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, has been well-respected by members of both parties. He has been seen as an adult in the room within an administration that has continually lurched from scandal to scandal. There is perhaps no more important position than Secretary of Defense for there to be a sober-minded adult in […]
Trump’s criteria for Attorney General: oppose the Mueller investigation
It has now been reported that Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next United States Attorney General, William Barr, sent an unsolicited memo to the Department of Justice in June of 2018 that criticized the Mueller investigation: Talking Points Memo: Trump AG Pick Sent Unsolicited Memo To DOJ In June Criticizing Russia Probe William Barr, […]
Arizona GOP introduces bill to fire teachers if they engage in politics
Earlier this year, organized action was taken by teachers unions in a few GOP led states to force legislators to fix school funding issues that included what had become the gross underpayment of public school teachers: Rethinking Schools: The 2018 Wave of Teacher Strikes As of late May, walkouts in Colorado and North Carolina have […]
Trump tweets that ISIS still needs to be fought – the day after saying ISIS has been defeated
Donald Trump appears to be a bit confused about the situation on the ground in Syria. He just tweeted that ISIS still needs to be fought, while noting that he is making the decision that the United States won’t be helping to fight ISIS anymore, unless of course ISIS attacks the United States, which is […]
Mitch McConnell claims he wants bipartisanship – well, now’s his chance
To welcome the new Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell penned an op-ed for Fox News to claim that he and the Republicans in the Senate are in favor of bipartisanship, while the Democrats are not: Fox News: Sen. Mitch McConnell: Will Dems work with us, or simply […]
Union leaders should learn from Trump’s trade fiasco
As the stock market continues to fall in a December that is shaping up to be the worst December for the stock market since the Great Depression, Wall Street money managers are in agreement that the blame lies squarely on Donald Trump and his idiotic trade war. It isn’t just the stock market that is […]
Missouri GOP pushes sales tax increase, after cutting taxes for the rich
Mike Parson, the current Republican Governor of Missouri recently stated that he wants to enact an online sales tax in Missouri in order to add much needed revenue to Missouri’s budget: Fox4KC: Missouri Gov. Parson wants law for online sales tax collections Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he wants to enact a law that would […]
Trump admin let millions budgeted for veterans suicide prevention program go unspent
The New York Times reported on a Government Accountability Office report that contained a scathing indictment of how the Trump administration has been completely dropping the ball when it comes to suicide prevention programs for veterans, including allowing millions of dollars that were budgeted for suicide outreach to go unspent: NY Times: Suicide Among Veterans […]
Trump Foundation directed veterans group donations to assist the Trump Campaign
Following in the footsteps of Trump University, which was shut down in order to settle a court case that found it to be a giant fraud, The Trump family’s “charitable” foundation has also been shut down due to an investigation by the New York Attorney General and an ongoing lawsuit: Bloomberg: The Trump Foundation Gets […]
Republican Governor-elect of Tennessee says he is open to giving taxpayer money to private schools
Bill Lee, the newly elected Republican Governor of Tennessee, and long time construction company CEO, recently spoke about education policy on a podcast, and stated his willingness to sign a law that would siphon away taxpayer money from public schools so that the money can be used for private schools instead: Tennesean: Gov.-elect Bill Lee […]
Rudy Giuliani admits Trump is guilty, for the third time
Rudy Giuliani is some kind of a lawyer. Speaking with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, about the illegal hush money payments Donald Trump made in 2016 to two women with whom Trump had affairs, Rudy Giuliani again admitted that his client is guilty: Washington Post: Giuliani stumbles into admitting Trump’s hush money payments were probably illegal “It […]
GOP Senator promotes gas tax increase, after cutting taxes for the rich
John Cornyn, a Republican Senator from Texas, promoted an increase to the federal gas tax, a tax that is paid disproportionately by the poor and middle class, in a tweet: The gas tax was last raised in 1993 from 14.1 cents to 18.4 cents per gallon. Because it is not pegged to inflation, its purchasing […]
GOP Senator blocks bill to grant benefits to Navy vets exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam
Democratic Senator Kristin Gillibrand sponsored a Senate bill, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017, to provide disability benefits to United States Navy Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives in June of 2018 by a unanimous vote: 382-0. The […]
Explaining the paradox of why cultural issues can hurt Democratic politicians
It has been no secret in political discourse that Democratic politicians often tread cautiously when it comes to cultural issues such as abortion, guns, racial equality, gender equality, LGBTQ equality, immigration, affirmative action, police brutality, the #MeToo movement, marijuana legalization, etc.. Barack Obama famously received tremendous blow back when he opined on cultural issues in […]
Outgoing GOP Governor of Michigan signs bill to allow oil pipeline that was opposed by incoming Democratic Governor
The outgoing Republican Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, perhaps most famous for the Flint Water Crisis that occurred under his administration, is doing his best to sign legislation on his way out the door that goes against what the people of Michigan voted for. Among these bills was a law to allow a Canadian company […]
Trump’s questioning of the legality of SNL is a dark illustration of his authoritarian core
Donald Trump was apparently quite hurt by a skit he watched on the late night comedy show Saturday Night Live, so did what he usually does when his feelings are hurt: fired off a tweet. A REAL scandal is the one sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like […]
Pennsylvania GOP is refusing to seat a Democrat who won a State Senate race
On November 6th, Democrat Lindsey Williams won a tight election race against Republican Jeremy Shaffer for Pennsylvania’s State Senate District 38. The defeated Republican conceded the race, and has not changed his concession: WTAE: Democrat Lindsey Williams wins Senate District 38 in tight race against Republican Jeremy Shaffer After an extremely tight race in Pennsylvania […]
Trump is talking like a mafia boss again
Donald Trump threw another tantrum on twitter, and in doing so, reverted again to talking like a mafia boss: Remember, Michael Cohen only became a “Rat” after the FBI did something which was absolutely unthinkable & unheard of until the Witch Hunt was illegally started. They BROKE INTO AN ATTORNEY’S OFFICE! Why didn’t they break […]
Minnesota Democrats look to take action against soaring insulin prices
Insulin prices have been soaring in the United States for two decades now: KHN: ‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’: Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices The cost of insulin nearly tripled from 2002 to 2013 and has doubled again since then. The list price is over $300 for a single vial of medicine, and most people with Type 1 diabetes […]
Trump administration wants to lower the hazard classification of nuclear arms waste
There has been a flood of negative news involving Donald Trump the last few days, such as the apparent difficulty Trump was having to get anyone to agree to be his Chief of Staff, news his inauguration committee is under criminal investigation, both the National Enquirer and Michael Cohen stating in sworn statements that Trump […]
41 Republican Senators voted to condemn the Saudi Crown Prince for murder, then voted to help that Saudi Crown Prince fight a war
Soon after Donald Trump was elected President, Mohammed Bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince developed a close relationship with Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, a relationship Jared Kushner promptly appears to have used to solicit funding for Kushner’s business, and appears to have used to get Saudi Arabia to pressure Qatar with a blockade so […]
New budget forecast for Iowa shows trickle down economics is once again not working
Earlier this year, Iowa Republicans, led by Governor Kim Reynolds, passed the largest tax cut in the state’s history, cutting income taxes and corporate taxes, cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy: Des Moines Register: Reynolds signs largest state tax cut in Iowa history The changes in Iowa’s tax code will end federal deductibility, create sales […]