What The Staffers Think: Interesting Whispers From The Halls Of Power
Staffers have a whole lot of skin in the game, knowledge of what is going on, and a perspective different from their elected employers and the news media that covers them.
Category: American Politics
Whether the Hawkeye Cauci: Iowa Caucuses Under Fire From Dems For 2024
Have we seen the last of the months-long prostration of Democratic presidential candidates leading up to the Iowa Caucuses every four years?
US Senate Successfully Kicks The Debt Limit Can Further Down The Road, Drama Ensues
The debt limit theater continues, with the Senate passing a temporary extension that left both party leaders under fire from all sides.
Democrats Should Raise The Debt Ceiling Now
The problem of the debt ceiling is one that Democrats will not win. They need to get away from this issue.
Government and the Principles of Swamp Drainage
Applying a sump pump to the metaphorical government swamp by distributing the corrupting influence of money and power over a larger area.
The Lingering Stench Of Clean Bills From A Nose Blind Congress
That we now have to delineate “clean bills” as an anomaly of legislation that does what it says it is going to do ought to be the clue
The Georgia Howl Of The Trump Vendetta Ride
Republicans should do well in 2022, so if they don’t win in Georgia where the Trump Vendetta Ride is focused, we’ll all know why.
The Cyber Ninjas Clown Car Empties
In the end, the Cyber Ninjas adventure was exactly what we thought it was: a giant waste of time and money that changed nothing
Ballot Harvesting: Problem That Needs A Solution Or A Solution That Needs A Problem?
Is ballot harvesting a problem? That depends on who you ask, and it is obvious that neither side truly trusts the other on this issue.
About Last Night: Gavin Newsom’s Comfy California Recall Edition
After a protracted legal fight and months of media hype, the California recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom ended in a 30 point blowout.
Who Needs Batman, When You’ve Got Greg Abbott?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, tireless champion of women’s health and wellbeing. I just cannot wait until Texas becomes a rape free Utopia!
The Painfully Simple Future of Joe Biden’s Agenda
Senate success, not elite wrangling or the complaints of donors, will determine the future trajectory of the Biden administration.
In Texas, Bad Law and Worse Politics is Symptomatic of the Unhealthy State of Our Polity
Regardless of your beliefs on abortion or the legitimacy of Roe, you should oppose and be worried by what we’re seeing in Texas
An American Exercise In Washing Our Hands of Afghanistan
Most Americans can now go back to their default positions on Afghanistan that preceded the Taliban taking the country: indifference.
“Deplorables” Turns Five Years Old
Of the off-handed comments that took over a political narrative, Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” laugh line about Trump supporters is way up on the list.
President Biden Remarks on Storm Henri and Afghanistan Evacuations: Watch & Discuss
President Joe Biden made remarks from The White House regarding Tropical Storm Henri and the ongoing Afghanistan evacuations.
Former Trump Administration Officials Target Stephen Miller in Afghanistan Blame Game
Former Trump Administration officials are joining in Afghanistan blame game, and targeting the highly controversial Stephen Miller in particular.
Armchair Generals
We can play armchair generals until our faces turn blue, but, at the end of the day, this was Biden’s evacuation plan and his alone
The Fall of Saigon and the Afghanistan Moment
The fall of Saigon did not have the negative effect on American leadership that many observers believe Afghanistan may have on Biden
