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Supreme Court Decides Justice Not in Their Purview
I wrote down my predictions for some of the court’s upcoming decisions a few days ago. I was, unfortunately, correct on gerrymandering. The issue of whether to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census is not finally resolved – … Continue reading
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The Free Market in Healthcare – Another Fantasy
This is a departure from my normal political topics. In the past few days I have described why the free market does not work with the healthcare system in the United States at least two times. Because both were sort … Continue reading
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A Theory of Everything Trump
Pundits often attempt to explain the president’s actions and motivations. I catalogued many Trump actions, tweets and comments in a framework based on my characterization of him. Almost everything he does can be explained if viewed through this framework. Simply, … Continue reading
Real News
The Russian story is interesting. But it is not the only interesting and important story. Continue reading
Posted in News Media, Politics, Trump, Uncategorized
Tagged Media, Politics, President's strategy, Trump
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Republicans: Say What You Mean on Health Care
The Republicans should stop messing around with health care bills, state their goal clearly and get on with it. They could have a vote and be on to the next subject in a week. The problem they are having is … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, cost of heatlhcare, healthcare, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged ACA, repeal
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No Harm, No Foul
Kelly Anne Conway and Donald Trump Jr have both used the “no harm, no foul” excuse in relation to the recently disclosed meeting between Jr, Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort with a Russian attorney. Because the Russian attorney failed to … Continue reading
So Happy to Have a Strong, Thoughtful and Effective POTUS – a Fantasy
Looking back to the Obama years, I have to say they were boring. Yes, Republican obstruction provided some excitement from time to time. Remember when they were ready to shut down the government? That was a hoot! But generally the … Continue reading
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