A well-known, longtime legislative aide, Bruce Timmons, now retired, has just sent this plea to “reporters who cover the state capitol,” a far smaller group than it used to be: “Five weeks ago I alerted most of you to the (to me, nefarious) mis-use of restricted revenues in the State Budget, in particular the inmate […]
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SLATE: BIDEN IS WAGING CLASS WARFARE WITHOUT THE WAR
Politics The President’s Passive-Aggressive Leftism. By Ben Mathis-Lilley SLATE April 7, 2021 Joe Biden at a rally for then–Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in Atlanta on Jan. 4. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images On March 12, President Joe Biden held a press conference with Vice President Kamala Harris, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, […]
CAN DEMOCRATS KEEP THEIR U.S. SENATE MAJORITY IN 2022?
A Senate Majority, If You Can Keep It ANALYSIS By Sean Trende Real Clear Politics April 6, 2021 Scott Applewhite) The Democrats’ twin victories in the Georgia Senate runoffs gave them a tenuous majority. With the upper chamber balanced at 50-50, Democrats’ ability to exert control depends on their ability to hold all of […]
QUINONES TELLS FLINTSTONES TO “NEVER GIVE UP”
From migrant farm work to TV news, John Quiñones speaks at Mott Community College lecture series April 2, 2021 An entrance to Mott Community College in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 in Flint. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com By Sergio Montanez Flint Journal/MLive April 2, 2021 […]
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IS THIS THE JOE BIDEN HE SAID HE’D BE?
Biden’s Bait-and-Switch Presidency COMMENTARY By Charles Lipson RealClearPolitics Contributor April 1, 2021 Joe Biden was elected as a moderate-left Democrat, but he is not governing as one. He pledged repeatedly to work across party lines, but he is ramming through the biggest, most expensive progressive agenda in American history without any Republican votes. He is […]
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BEHIND THE SCENES: DEMOCRATS TRYING TO STEAL AN IOWA U.S. HOUSE SEAT
Editorial The Iowa steal: To Democrats, ‘democracy’ means unbridled majority power by Washington Examiner, EDITORIAL March 24, 2021 Democratic candidate Rita Hart is trying to steal a U.S. House seat in Iowa. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is helping her do it. Pelosi wants to overturn Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s very narrow win in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional […]
ANSWERS TO BURNING POLITICAL QUESTIONS IN MICHIGAN
Question: Will Michigan’s share of the national COVID-19 relief money make it easier or harder for the Michigan Legislature and the administration of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to reach agreements? Answer: Hey, those people in the state capital couldn’t blow this one, could they? Could it be possible that continued wrangling between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and […]
RON DeSANTIS ON THE PANDEMIC YEAR: DON’T TRUST THE ELITES
The Wall Street Journal Influential people in public health, government and the media failed to rise to the moment Spring-break crowds on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale last Sunday. Photo: MediaPunch/Associated Press By Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic represented a test of elites in the […]