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Public Understands That Trump Is NOT An Honest Person
The chart above reflects the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between April 13th and 16th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Satirical Look At Barr's Dishonest Press Conference
On Thursday morning, Attorney General William Barr ("Whitewash Willie") disgraced himself and the Department of Justice in press conference before releasing... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Part Of The Mueller Report Will Be Released Today
(Cartoon image is by Ed Wexler at cagle.com.) Attorney General Barr will hold a press conference today to release what he calls the Mueller Report. But make no... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Currently Hold An Edge Among Registered Voters
These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between April 13th and 16th of a national sample of 1,186 registered voters,... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Candidates Democrats & Leaners Are Considering
This chart reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between April 13th and 16th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a margin... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public's View On Discrimination In The United States
This chart reflects the results of a recent Pew Research Center survey -- done between March 20th and 25th of a national sample of 1,503 adults, with a margin o... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Exploding The GOP Myths About Taxing The Rich More
The inequality of wealth and income between the rich and the rest of America is vast. It is as big as it was in the 1920's, and it continues to grow. Read more
Posted on 17 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democratic Candidate First Quarter Fundraising Totals
As I write this post, only 15 of the 19 presidential candidates for the Democratic nomination in 2020 have posted their first quarter fundraising totals. Read more
Posted on 16 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Buttigieg's Speech Announcing His Presidential Candidacy
Mayor Pete Buttigieg officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 2020. He made the announcement in a speech from his... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Burning Of Notre Dame Is A French (And World) Tragedy
(These pictures of the Notre Dame fire are from CNN.com.) The burning of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is not just a tragedy for catholics. It is a tragedy... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
All Citizens Should Have The Right To Vote (Even Prisoners)
The meme at the right is true in most of this country. When someone in the United States is convicted of a crime, and either imprisoned or placed on probation,... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most People Did Not Get A Tax Decrease This Year
It's tax return day -- the day when citizens are required to have their income tax paid for last year. How successful was the Trump/GOP tax cut? Read more
Posted on 15 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Not Make EVERYONE'S Income Taxes Public?
There's been a lot of discussion lately about whether Donald Trump should make his income tax returns public (or at least let Congress see several years worth o... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Are Satisfied With Democratic Field Of Candidates
The chart above is from the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between April 6th and 9th of a sample of 620 Democrats and Independents likely to vote in a... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Booker Makes It Official With A Fiery Speech From Newark
I must admit that I didn't realize that Senator Cory Booker had not officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. After all, he... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Is Wrong - Wealthy Need To Pay More, Not Less
The chart above reflects results of a recent Pew Research Center survey -- done between March 20th and 25th of a national sample of 1,503 adults, with a 3... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Does NOT Agree With GOP Effort To Cut Spending
The huge tax cuts given to the rich and corporations have ballooned the federal deficit and caused the national debt to skyrocket. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Job Approval Numbers Are Still Abysmal
These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between April 6th and 9th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,267... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
60 Very Profitable Corporations Paid No Taxes At All
These very profitable corporations paid no taxes. Even worse, most of them actually paid a negative tax (meaning the government sent them money instead of them... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Domestic Racial Terrorist Is Apprehended In Louisiana
This booking photo is of Holden Matthews -- the 21 year-old son of a deputy sheriff in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He is the person responsible for the burnin... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY