The incumbent president, Donald Trump, is clear about where he is guiding the Republican Party — white nativism at home and America First unilateralism abroad, brazen corruption, escalating culture wars, a judiciary stacked with ideologues and the veneration of a mythological past where the hierarchy in American society was defined and unchallenged. … [Read more...] about New York Times Smears Trump Supporter as ‘White Nativist’
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Joe Biden Links President Donald Trump to KKK in Sermon to Black Church
The former vice president said that he had been involved in the civil rights movement “for real” as a teenager, and said “I got my education — for real — in the black church. And that’s not hyperbole, that’s a fact.” … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Links President Donald Trump to KKK in Sermon to Black Church
Ken Starr Remains a Partisan Hack and a Poisonous Creep
He’s a political hack. A total partisan hatchet man. One of the most poisonous political figures of our time. No—worse. One of the most poisonous public figures. Not just in politics, but in any realm. I’d sooner have O.J. over for dinner. … [Read more...] about Ken Starr Remains a Partisan Hack and a Poisonous Creep
Hold Kavanaugh to His Own Standard for Bill Clinton, and Take Him Apart Piece by Painful Piece
“After reflecting this evening,” the memo began, “I am strongly opposed to giving the President any ‘break’ in the questioning regarding the details of the Lewinsky relationship…I have tried hard to bend over backwards and to be fair to him and to think of all reasonable defenses to his pattern of behavior. In the end, I am convinced that there really are none. The idea of going easy on him at the questioning is thus abhorrent to me.” … [Read more...] about Hold Kavanaugh to His Own Standard for Bill Clinton, and Take Him Apart Piece by Painful Piece
Republican Governors Get OK From Trump Administration to Gut Medicaid
What’s more is that advocates and other politicians have pointed to the fact that most Medicaid recipients do in fact work and that being healthy is often a precursor to even holding down a job and that specific state requirements could be challenged legally. The move is seen as a piece of the administration’s assault on the Affordable Care Act, which expanded Medicaid eligibility to give millions more health insurance coverage. … [Read more...] about Republican Governors Get OK From Trump Administration to Gut Medicaid
