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Huge Majority Of Voters Want Mueller Report Made Public
Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation and submitted his report to the Department of Justice. But no one in Corngress or the public has seen any of... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pete Buttigieg Seems To Be Impressing Iowa Democrats
When Mayor Buttigieg tossed his hat in the ring for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, I didn't think he had a chance. I may have been wrong about... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pelosi And Schumer Issue Joint Statement On Barr Summary
Donald Trump is claiming the dubious Barr summary of Robert Mueller's report gives him a complete and total exoneration. That is ludicrous. I will not believe... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Barr Releases A Ridiculous Four-Page Summary Of Report
(Caricature of Attorney General Barr is by DonkeyHotey.) Attorney General Barr has released a four-page summary of the Mueller Report (and most of page one is... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Plurality Of Voters Say Trump Supports White Nationalists
These two charts reflect the results of a new Huffington Post / YouGov Poll -- done on March 15th and 16th of a national sample of 1,000 adults, with a 3.4 poin... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unions Benefit ALL Workers (And Protect The Middle Class)
(The graph above is from Imgur.com.) The Republicans have been attacking unions since they gained enough power to do so (about 1980, when they instituted their... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Did Not Like Trump Signing Bibles In Disaster Area
This chart is from the Morning Consult Poll -- done between March 12-15 of 2,201 adults, with a margin of error of 2 points. When he visited a disaster area in... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Policies May Be Leading The U.S. To A Recession
The chart above and the statement below are from Bloomberg.com. The Treasury yield curve inverted for the first time since the last crisis Friday, triggering th... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Not Time To Celebrate (Or Be Disappointed) - Yet
Robert Mueller has submitted his report on the investigation into Trump to Attorney General Barr. It's not yet known if we will ever get to see that report. Read more
Posted on 24 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Cuts To Social Security
The chart above is from the Pew Research Center. It is from a survey done between December 11th and 23rd of 2018 of a national sample of 2,524 adults, with a... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Two Major Political Parties Are NOT The Same
There are those who claim the two major political parties in the United States are the same. Sadly, this is even the opinion of some of my fellow leftists. It i... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's "Deplorables" Hear His Hate Dog Whistle & Respond
(Cartoon image is by Jesse Duquette on Facebook.) Trump apologists have been busy on cable news shows denying that he promotes hate and violence. But the... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Delaney Attempts To Buy His Way Onto The Debate Stage
The man pictured here is Rep. John Delaney (D-Maryland). He is a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Don't feel bad if you didn't... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Are Pessimistic About The Country's Future
The chart above is from the Pew Research Center. They questioned 2,524 adults between December 11th and 23rd of 2018, and their survey had a margin of error of... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Electoral College Trends In Each State Since 2000
I thought you might find these charts interesting. They are from the University of Virginia Center for Politics -- and they show the electoral college trend of... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's A GOP Lie That Social Security/Medicare Causing Deficit
Republicans have ballooned the federal deficit to about a trillion dollars a year, and they want you to believe it is Social Security and Medicare that is... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Job Approval Remains Very Low
These charts reflect the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 17th and 19th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,045... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Still Has Significant Lead Among Dems And Leaners
The chart above reflects the results of the latest CNN / SSRS Poll -- done between March 14th and 17th of a national sample of 456 Democrats and Democrat-leanin... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Republican Party Is Now Morally Bankrupt
I have never voted for anyone running on the Republican ticket, but I do believe in a vibrant two-party system. When countries have only one political party... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Net Worth Of The Democratic Candidates For President
Donald Trump claims to be a billionaire. That is unlikely, but he likely does have several hundred million dollars. He claimed in 2016 that he would finance... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY