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Rescuing the economy, and more

The next few weeks will be crucial ones for Democrats and Joe Biden, for Republicans, for the country as a whole.For in the next few weeks Congress will consider and then pass a COVID-19 relief measure – President BidenĢƵ American Rescue Plan.As of today, two – actually three – ...

Ted Cruz: The Prince of Smugness

When they made Ted Cruz, they broke the mold.Strike that!I meant they broke the mold before they made Ted Cruz.Then they cast him.Since then, heĢƵ acted accordingly.Cruz wasn’t well known beyond the state of Texas when he arrived at the U.S. Senate on Jan. 3rd, 2013.He immediately made ...

GOP grassroots anger boils over

As crisis gripped Washington in the early days of the Cold War, an aide to Secretary of State George C. Marshall asked how he managed to remain calm. “I’ve seen worse,” Marshall answered.Indeed he had. As Army chief of staff before and during World War II and then at the State Department, ...

Profiles in cowardice

We’re now stuck with the stench of Trumpism ad infinitum; even longer.Only seven Senate Republicans joined every Senate Democrat in an attempt to extinguish whatĢƵ left of Donald TrumpĢƵ tiresome political career.The rest of the Republicans had their chance.They chickened out.But I ...

Cable news ‘Guy’ telling some big ones

Guy Reschenthaler has a problem that is also our problem.How so? Reschenthaler, the Republican who, rumor has it, represents Fayette, Greene and Washington counties (plus a portion of Westmoreland) in Congress, is attempting to raise political dollars with major whoppers – fabulous falsehoods ...

Of big and loony lies

Walk with me for a few paragraphs.I promise you I won’t bite.The Big Lie lives.There are Americans who still swear Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in a landslide. And that BidenĢƵ 7,052,770 lead in the popular vote, had been the handiwork of demonic vote-counters, and rigged voting ...