Tag Archives: Democrats

Competing Nightmares

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Joe Benning

We live in a strange political times. One of the strangest things of all is that winning candidates get elected because of who they are not. Donald Trump got elected in 2016 because he was not Hillary Clinton. If Joe … Continue reading →

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Government by Executive Decree

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Joe Benning

According to press reports, by Executive Order President Trump is preparing to suspend the payroll tax through the end of the year retroactive to July 1. He also intends to extend supplemental jobless benefits, although at what level and for … Continue reading →

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The Season is Upon Us

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Joe Benning

When January of 2021 comes rolling around it is virtually inevitable that a supremely ambitious, self-serving, vicious and ignorant partisan hack will take the Presidential oath of office. The only question is whether the hack will be named Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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Democrats are Behaving Disgracefully

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Joe Benning

For the second time in 2 days the Democratic caucus in the Senate voted unanimously (except for Doug Jones, D. AL) to refuse to allow a vote by the full Senate on a $2 trillion bill designed to cushion the … Continue reading →

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Now What?

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Joe Benning

Campaign Finance Recent events have proved to be clarifying if unedifying. Michael Bloomberg did us the enormous favor of spending over $500 million in an effort to win the Democratic Presidential nomination. For his efforts he won a total of … Continue reading →

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What Do Democrats Believe?

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Joe Benning

A long time ago in a faraway place—the United States circa 2016–Democrats rightly criticized Republicans for tolerating Donald Trump’s appalling behavior. Despite—or maybe because of said behavior—Trump managed to squeak past Hillary Clinton in the electoral college to win the … Continue reading →

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A Time for Choosing

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Joe Benning

It’s finally here. After what seems like years of primary campaigning, Iowa Democrats are finally about to have their say in the matter via the Iowa caucuses.  The field has narrowed considerably from the original 2 dozen or so contestants … Continue reading →

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Seriously?

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Joe Benning

When listening to politicians speak it is always entertaining to observe the high opinion they have of themselves. The latest entry in the comic book hero series comes from none other than Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House. Toward the … Continue reading →

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Seriously?

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Joe Benning

Rivals for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) and “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg (D. South Bend IN), have taken to firing at each other over the issue of transparency. Each is busy pretending that other has failed … Continue reading →

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