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No President Has Ever Lied As Much As Donald Trump
The chart above is from the New York Times. It shows the days in which Donald Trump has told a lie since taking office. They separate deliberate lies from... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
AARP Speaks Out Against Senate Version Of Trumpcare
(Cartoon image is by Stuart Carlson at carlsontoons.com.) Last May, the AARP spoke out against the House's version of health care reform (Trumpcare). Read more
Posted on 25 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Supports Trump - But No One Else Does
This chart is from the new NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between June 17th and 20th of a random national sample of 900 adults (including 765... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Don't Agree With GOP About Medicaid
The Republicans in the Senate are still scheduled to vote on their trillion dollar tax cut for the rich next week, which they have cleverly disguised as a healt... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Russian Hacking Was Widespread - Why Does Trump Deny It
(The cartoon image above is by Lalo Alcaraz.) The truth is that the Russians attacked the United States electoral system in 2016. Read more
Posted on 24 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate GOP Releases Its "Health" Bill - And It's Really Bad
(Cartoon image is by Bill Day at cagle.com.) When the House of Representatives passed their "repeal and replace" of Obamacare -- the AHCA -- many Republican... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Thinks Congress Is Only For The Rich
It's just a fact that a majority of the people elected to Congress are millionaires or billionaires. One reason for that is how expensive it is to run in even... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Says There Are NO Tapes Of His Talk With Comey
We now know that Donald Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to swear loyalty to him, and to drop the investigation into Trump aide (and NSA Director) Mike... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump / Pruitt Purge The EPA Of All Its Scientists
(These caricatures of Donald Trump and Scott Pruitt are by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump has said he would protect the environment, but that is just another of... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Americans (Except Republicans) See Discrimination
The top two charts show the support for same-sex marriages is now pretty strong in this country -- especially among younger Americans (which means it will... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says The Country Is More Divided Under Trump
During the campaign, Donald Trump claimed to be a uniter and said he would unite the country. It hasn't worked out that way. In fact, a substantial majority of... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gerrymandering Is Unfair - Can Supreme Court Stop It ?
Gerrymandering is when the dominant political in a state draws district lines in such a way as to maximize the number of safe seats for them while minimizing th... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dems Should Be Buoyed By Georgia / S. Carolina Results
I'm sure there are many Democrats disappointed by the results in the 6th Congressional District of Georgia. They had hoped to pull off a miraculous victory,... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Russia Question Continues To Be A Drag On Trump
This is the new CBS News Poll -- done Between June 15th and 18th of a random national sample of 1,117 adults, with a margin of error of 4 points. It shows that... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Compares Poorly To Leaders Of Other Democracies
The chart above shows what the American public thinks of the leaders of five of the largest and wealthiest democracies. It shows each leaders net favorability... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Gun Policy Kills About 1,300 Children Each Year
(Cartoon image is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.) It's bad enough that tens of thousands of Americans are killed by guns each and every year, bu... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rural Voters Like Trump - Urban/Suburban Voters Don't
The chart above is interesting. It shows that while the public as a whole don't approve of the job Trump is doing, and that's reflected in both urban and... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Note Of Caution For Dems About Georgia Special Election
Today we will finally find out the results of the special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. The polls have shown this to be a very close race,... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Resignation Letter (Ready To Tweet)
(This caricature of Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) The following satirical letter is from USA Today. It was written by Ben Carter, and first appeared in the... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
In No State Can Min. Wage Worker Afford A 2-Bedroom Apt.
Shouldn't any person willing to work hard at a full-time job make a livable wage? Most Americans would say yes, but that is just not the case for millions of... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY