The 2019 Unicorn Debates: How Moderators Ignored the Political Realities of 2021 (From OpEdNews: December 29, 2019) There has been a fair amount of discussion over whether the Democrats are poorly served by having two small states (Iowa and New Hampshire) that are unrepresentative of the electorate as a whole, wield such power in the …
During this holy season, I would like to highlight two recent editorials by Christianity Today and the Christian Post calling for Trump’s removal from office, along with a short video by Sojourner editor Jim Wallis. On December 19th Christianity Today came in support of Trump’s impeachment and removal. But the facts in this instance are unambiguous: …
Today, the House Judiciary Committee released a report (below) on the “Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment” which updates reports issued by the Committee in connection with the Nixon and Clinton impeachment investigations. It concludes with an instructive passage: As Madison recognized, “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the …
The Elephant in the Room that Debate Moderators Ignored: America’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Gap OpEdNews (Published December 29, 2019) A Democratic President taking office in January 2021 will face a record $1.034 trillion budget deficit. While this issue was overlooked by debate moderators during the 2019 debates, also overlooked was the fact that the new President … Continue reading
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with the gavel (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The House of Representatives has been very busy lately. No, not just with impeachment but with getting important legislation passed. Despite Mitch McConnell’s persistent lies to the contrary, the House has been churning out and voting on hundreds of…
Philip Mudd, Author of Black Site: The CIA in the Post 9/11 World LISTEN VIA THESE CHANNELS WMR iTunes Podbay Spreaker We continue our Miami Book Fair author’s series with Philip Mudd, author of Black Site: The CIA in the Post 9/11 World. The Book From Amazon: A bold account of one of the … Continue reading
A few quick thoughts on last night’s debate in Houston. First of all it was good to have all the leading candidates on stage, which may not be the case for the October debates. As far as how the candidates did, my analysis is below. Full disclosure – I have not yet selected a candidate … Continue reading
DONALD TRUMP – PRESIDENT ZERO September 8, 2019 One of the challenges of writing about President Trump is that it is hard to avoid slipping into a Billy Joel-esque “We Didn’t Start the Fire” litany of the many, many outrages that have come to define this Presidency. I would like to argue, however, that over … Continue reading
1/20 September 4, 1781 is the official date for the "founding" of El Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles" ("The Town of the Queen of the Angels") by Spanish settlers – its second settlement in California. Below are some events that shaped this great city. #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/5XANHCcCn3 — Bennet Kelley (@bennetkelley) September 4, 2019 … Continue reading
I am increasingly concerned over the current protests in Hong Kong. It is an issue I have been following for some time, having featured the 2014 Umbrella Movement on my podcast. China’s ominous movement of troops to the Hong Kong border and the Trump administration’s failure to express any support for democracy in Hong Kong … Continue reading
The latest white supremacist inspired mass shooting this weekend raises many troubling issues, including: the extent to which President Trump is to blame for inflammatory and racist rhetoric that may have inspired these actors; President Trump’s refusal to acknowledge the threat posed by white supremacist; and his administration’s efforts to undermine efforts to monitor and … Continue reading
Below are my quick takes on the CNN Debates on Tuesday and Wednesday in Detroit. The Contenders Joe Biden A prepared and forceful #JoeBiden showed up for the 2d debate and the malarkey line reminded Dems why they liked Joe in the first place since he's one of a kind. https://t.co/lSurRyCUpL — Bennet Kelley (@bennetkelley) … Continue reading
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Where are the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on the issue of climate change? Climate change was identified by the 2018 midterm voters as one of their most pressing concerns, and is one of the seven issues I covered in my 2020 candidate guides. Many of the readers here at Political⚡Charge asked…
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Where are the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on the issue of civil rights? Civil rights was identified by the 2018 midterm voters as one of their most pressing concerns, and is one of the seven issues I covered in my 2020 candidate guides. Many of the readers here at Political⚡Charge asked…
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Where are the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on the issue of voting rights? Voting rights was identified by the 2018 midterm voters as one of their most pressing concerns, and is one of the seven issues I covered in my 2020 candidate guides. Many of the readers here at Political⚡Charge asked…
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Where are the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on the issue of economic inequality? Economic inequality was identified by the 2018 midterm voters as one of their most pressing concerns, and is one of the seven issues I covered in my?2020 candidate guides. Many of the readers here at Political⚡Charge asked…
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Where are the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on the issue of gun reform? Gun reform was identified by the 2018 midterm voters as one of their most pressing concerns, and is one of the seven issues I covered in my 2020 candidate guides. Many of the readers here at Political⚡Charge asked…
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On May 23rd the Justice Department returned a superseding indictment against Julian Assange that not only includes and expands on the prior claim stemming from an attempt to hack into the Pentagon’s Secret Internet Protocol Network but adds sixteen additional charges stemming from obtaining and publishing classified information. Counts 5,…
The Mueller Report is to politics what James Joyce’s Ulysses is to literature and Irish culture – everyone has an opinion on it but very few have actually read it or are even versed in its details. Enter Tami Burages who has taken dissected the key findings of the Mueller Report on obstruction to easily … Continue reading
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Where are the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on the issue of healthcare? Healthcare was identified by the 2018 midterm voters as one of their most pressing concerns, and is one of the seven issues I covered in my 2020 candidate guides. Many of the readers here at Political⚡Charge asked me…
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Rep. Eric Swalwell The Democrats have a big field of candidates running for President in 2020. Each of them brings their own unique strengths to the table in a bid to take our country in a very different direction than the one we’re on today. But as we well know…
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Michael Bennet (Photo: (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) The Democrats have a big field of candidates running for President in 2020. Each of them brings their own unique strengths to the table in a bid to take our country in a very different direction than the one we’re on today. But…
In a swift and sweeping win for House investigators, D.C. District Judge Amit P. Mehta denied the Trump administration’s attempt to quash a House Committee on Oversight and Reform for President Trump’s accounting records from 2011 forward from his accounting firm Mazars USA LLP. The ruling can be digested down to four key passages: Pg … Continue reading
