Jobsanger
A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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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 -
Trump Is Still Upside-Down By 9 Points In Job Approval
The charts above reflect the results of the latest CNN / SSRS Poll -- done between March 14th and 17th of a national sample of 1,003 adults, with a margin of... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Tweets Show He's A Sick Man And Getting Worse
The following is part of an article by Peter Wehner in The Atlantic: I’m sympathetic to those who worry that too many Americans spend too much time paying too... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Presidential Approval Ratings After 788 Days In Office
This chart is from fivethirtyeight.com. It shows the approval rating of every president since World War II after 788 days in office. Read more
Posted on 19 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Won't Criticize White Nationalists Because He Is One
Yes, there is a pattern. White nationalists, white supremacists, KKK members, and other racists and bigots love Donald Trump. They love him because he won't... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Effort To Neutralize The Electoral College Is Growing
The United States has prided itself on being a pattern for democracy for the world to follow. Unfortunately, it has a very flawed system. Read more
Posted on 18 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pete Buttigieg Might Be A Candidate Worth Considering
I will admit that I almost immediately discounted South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg when he declared he was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination. Read more
Posted on 18 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gillibrand Makes It Official - She's One Of The 15
I'm giving myself 30 lashes with a wet noodle! I honestly thought Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) was already an official candidate for the Democratic... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump At Odds With Youth And Public On Climate Change
On Friday, students from around the world (thousands from 2,000 cities in 100 countries) demonstrated to try and provoke action to stop global climate change... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Don't Hate Jews (And Jewish Voters Know It)
Speaking to a group of Republican donors about a week ago, Donald Trump told them that "Democrats hate Jewish people", and said he couldn't understand how any... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Atheists Respond To The Muslim Murders In New Zealand
As regular readers of this blog will know, I am an atheist. And as an atheist, I am horrified at the murder of dozens of muslims in New Zealand as they met to... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jobsanger Is A Teenager! This Blog Is 13 Years Old Today
I wrote the first post on this blog on March 16th of 2006. That means the blog turns 13 today! In those 13 years, I have posted 31,579 times, and the blog has... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Independents Actually Lean Toward A Major Party
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. The percentages are figured from all the surveys done in 2018. As the top chart shows, the largest... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dems Don't Need A Progressive Purity Test For Candidates
I am a Democrat and a progressive -- and I have proudly worn both labels for decades. But I'm not interested in debating other Democrats on whether our... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
House Votes 420 To 0 To Release Mueller Report To Public
It has been a serious question as to whether the general public will ever get to see the Mueller Report when it is submitted. The bill creating the Mueller... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate Agrees With Public - Votes To End Trump's Emergency
The public has never liked Donald Trump's emergency declaration to shift funds from other purposes to build his border wall. As this recent Quinnipiac Universit... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
If Election Was Now, Trump Would Lose By 8 To 9 Points
The chart above reflects the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 10th and 12th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Beto Is Running (Raising The Number To 15 Candidates)
Former Texas representative Beto O'Rourke made it official on Thursday morning. He is officially running for the presidential nomination of the Democratic... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are You Surprised BY The Latest Scandal About The Rich?
(Photo above, from CNN, is of William Singer -- the mastermind of the college scandal.) There is a new scandal. This one is about how rich people are paying... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY