When in doubt, you can always count on a Republican blaming any problem–from terrorism to crime–on President Obama. Lose your job because you were constantly late to work? Gotta be Obama’s fault. Have a bad breakup with your significant other? That damn Obama did it! And now we have a GOP member of the United […]
First we had President-elect Trump appointing a well-known opponent of environmental regulation to head the EPA. Then Trump announced Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson would be Secretary of State. And as if that wasn’t more than enough, yesterday it was announced that former Texas Governor Rick Perry will be the nominee to head the Department […]
Donald Trump was supposed to hold a press conference on Thursday, December 15, to discuss how he planned to separate himself from his extensive business holdings once he takes the oath of office. As President of the United States, there could be endless conflicts of interest if Trump doesn’t figure out a way to assure […]
It now appears crystal clear that Russia’s fingerprints are all over the 2016 campaign, and with each day we see that Vladimir Putin was able to help elect the person he wanted to be the next President of the United States, Donald Trump. This morning on CNN, a spokesperson for the Trump transition, Jason Miller, […]
If there a more craven and politically immoral figure in the Republican Party than Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, that person must be hiding in the long shadow of utter evil McConnell casts wherever he goes. Even though McConnell knew about the hacking of the Democratic National Committee by Russian operatives, he strongly refused to […]
The way some conservatives are acting since it was announced the CIA found evidence the Russians interfered in the 2016 race for the White House, it almost makes you think the GOP and their allies are afraid they’ve been caught red handed stealing an election. Consider what the perpetually ignorant Fox News host Jeanine Pirro said […]
The National Rifle Association (NRA) got their Christmas wishes fulfilled early this year with the election of Donald Trump, who could wind up being the most pro-gun President of the past century. But what exactly do the NRA and other pro-gun activists want in the way of legislation concerning gun rights? Concealed Carry Anywhere, Anytime […]
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday morning on Fox News that he isn’t the least bit worried that the Russian government hacked into American databases in order to swing the election in his favor. Matter of fact, he thinks the whole thing is “ridiculous.” Asked by Chris Wallace about claims from American intelligence agencies that the […]
We’ve all experienced that empty feeling you get when you get your hopes up about something only to have them crushed and your spirit broken. You feel used, beaten, stupid. MSNBC host Joy Reid noted in an op-ed she wrote for The Daily Beast this week that white working class voters who cast their ballots […]
Late last night, the Washington Post published what may wind up being the biggest political story since the Watergate break-in. In the story, the Post reported that Russia directly interfered with the 2016 presidential election in order to assure Donald Trump would be victorious over Hillary Clinton. So what can be done with Trump’s inauguration just a […]