All but 28 Democrats in the House voted against fast tracking the TPP. All but 50 Republicans voted for it. Fast track (known as Trade Promotion Authority) passed 218-210. It must now be submitted for ratification to both the House and the Senate for TPP to become law. Fast tracking TPP means that the Senate…
What happens to Bernie and our political revolution if Hillary is elected? Bernie will be a minor player in the Senate during a Hillary Clinton administration. Bernie will continue organizing the political revolution, but will be in Clinton’s shadow for the duration of her tenure in office. Quite a different scenario will emerge if Hillary…
Trump and his populists have taken over the Republican party. The insurrection he led effectively stripped the Republican establishment of power and influence over their nominee. No Republican candidate for president has been as despised by Wall Street and special interests since Teddy Roosevelt ran in 1904. Until The Donald, the GOP was the party…
Among the more ludicrous assertions being made by Berners who have thrown in the towel is that we will be able to hold Hillary’s feet to the fire on progressive issues. The assumption, obviously, is that Hillary can be influenced by those of us on the left. Hello? Have you not been paying attention? Hillary…
Instead of posting status updates on Facebook, I am now posting each apothegm, thought, observation, and witticism, here, as a Thought Of The Day. Status updates on Facebook disappear into the ether and cannot be relocated by readers. Before you leave, please take a moment to follow this blog by clicking on Follow in the…
The typical liberal reaction to anything or anyone which challenges their worldview is to attack the heretic as a racist or an ablest or a misogynist or a xenophobe. Using politically incorrect language is an unpardonable sin, whereas actually doing harm to others is frequently ignored. The most telling example of this bizarre behavior can…
Most animal activists love animals. But many do not love them quite enough. Not quite enough to stop eating them. Not quite enough to avoid voting for their enemies. Not quite enough to even bother to find out who those enemies are. Most animal activists are politically liberal. As such, they tend to listen to…
Debbie Wasserman Schultz was not the problem with the Democratic National Committee, Hillary Clinton was. Throwing her under the bus doesn’t change a thing. The Democratic party is corrupt, and that corruption comes from Hillary Clinton and her Wall Street acolytes. As the leaked DNC emails prove, the party machine stole the nomination from Bernie…
I am always sorry to lose Facebook friends. Having open channels of communication with kindred spirits would seem to be an effective way to influence people and to stay connected and involved with one another. Given that most, if not all, of my Facebook friends are people who expressed an interest in animals and my…
Like many Sanders supporters, I have thrown my heart and soul into his campaign. I have blogged, phone banked, donated, posted, and emailed for Bernie. Quite aside from the time and effort, like most I am emotionally invested in Sanders for president. I am unalterably opposed to Hillary Clinton and am firmly in the Bernie…
Armory of the Revolution 