"Annus Horribilis" Does Not Refer To A Butt... Other Than Perhaps Joe Manchin
It's been years since I spoke with Robert, one of my oldest friends from college, someone who was an upperclassman-- and a legend-- when...
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Howie Klein
Dec 16, 20214 min read
Why Americans Can't Have Nice Things-- Conservatives
Yesterday sniveling little South Carolina closet queen, Lindsey Graham, hissed on Hannity that "I think Build Back Better is dead...
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Howie Klein
Dec 11, 20215 min read
What Is The Democratic Party Worth?
Political pundit Ronald Brownstein warned that Democrats better change their ways and be more like Republicans if they want to win...
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Howie Klein
Dec 3, 20215 min read
It's Insane That Climate Action Should Be A Partisan Issue... But That's What Happened To The GOP
I saw an interesting Data For Progress poll yesterday that asked respondents about specific parts of the Build Back Better Act. All of...
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Howie Klein
Nov 22, 202110 min read
Trump's GOP Is An Ugly Dysfunctional Mess-- But Will Midterm Voters Bother To Notice?
You may have noticed that one of the more successful Republican governors, New Hampshire conservative Chris Sununu, is at odds with his...
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Howie Klein
Nov 19, 20213 min read
Progressive Candidates Put Heavy Pressure On Blue Dog Incumbents To Back BBB
This morning, after the vote for Biden's Build Back Better Act, several people noticed that just one of the corrupt conservative Blue...
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Howie Klein
Nov 19, 20213 min read
Jared Golden Is A Scumbag
Only one Democrat, Jared Golden of Maine, voted with the Republicans against the Build Back Better Act this morning. He deceived Maine...
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Howie Klein
Nov 19, 20215 min read
80% Of Dems Want Lower Drug Prices-- So How Can PhRMA Pawns Like Case & Schrader Be Reelected?
On Wednesday, Andrew Perez and Julia Rock wrote about how a gaggle of corrupt corporate Dems rushed to the rescue of Big PhRMA, while...
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Howie Klein
Nov 17, 20217 min read
Stuff Is Getting Baked Into The Midterms-- Mostly Bad Stuff For The Democrats
Check out the time-stamps on these two tweets from Alabama far right political coward Gary Palmer, who represents the rich, white...
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Thomas Neuburger
Nov 9, 20216 min read
The Morality of Obstruction
Saying no means actually saying no. Anything else is a yes.
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Howie Klein
Nov 8, 20219 min read
Why Are Prescription Drugs So Expensive & Why Can't The Democrats Fix The Problem?
In another Matt Viser Washington Post column, last night he asserted that "Biden entered office determined to rip to shreds most...
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Howie Klein
Nov 6, 20216 min read
Rats In Florida... Rats In Congress-- A Ratty GOP
What a weird state Florida is! And it's getting worse. National Democrats-- stupid as ever-- wonder if it's even worth contesting any...
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Howie Klein
Nov 6, 20218 min read
Who Gets The Last Laugh? Easy Question: Manchin, Sinema, McConnell, Thune
According to the PunchBowl News crew early this morning, the hard transportation bill passed last night-- a complete cave by the...
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Howie Klein
Nov 4, 20213 min read
Watch The Dems Compound The Build Back Worse Disaster
Biden tried to shift the blame for Tuesday's electoral catastrophe away from himself to congressional Democrats, saying the results...
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Howie Klein
Nov 3, 20212 min read
Joe Manchin Is A Sadist Who Hates Americans
Manchin was, kind of desperately, looking for someone or something to blame for the brutal dismantling of the Democrats' Build Back...
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Howie Klein
Oct 30, 20212 min read
What Would We Do Without Bernie?
-by Carol Wolman As I watch Bernie battle ceaselessly for a better life for all of us, and a better future for our children, I reflect on...
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Howie Klein
Oct 29, 20213 min read
Democrats' Grassroots Told To Put On Their Bibs, Smile Sweetly & Prepare To Eat Hot Shit
Expect Hot Shit To Be Defined As A Huge Win For Democrats Progressives won on process last night: the House didn't vote on the...
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Howie Klein
Oct 28, 20215 min read
Hold The Line-- But On What? Timing Or Substance?
ProgressivePunch is a slightly imperfect tool for measuring progressiveness of members of Congress. But it's less imperfect than any...
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Howie Klein
Oct 28, 20217 min read
I Don't Mind Blue Dogs Losing Their Seats Next Year, But I Hate Them Dragging Down Others With Them
Other Than "Lesser Evil"-- Which Is Kind Of Abstract-- Is There Any Reason For Low-Info Voters To Back Dems Next Year? Whether it's...
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Howie Klein
Oct 27, 20216 min read
The Billionaires Don't Even Want To Pay For Build Back Worse. Should They Be Guillotined?
Yesterday all we heard about Build Back Better was two things-- a- yes, it's gutted and hardly worth all the bad p.r. that it engendered...
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