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Are The Democrats Offering Voters Anything Other Than Fear Of The GOP?
With Manchin and Sinema blocking all attempts by the Democrats to pass any legislation that the party's candidates could point to in the...
Howie Klein
Jul 27, 20216 min read
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That Damned Filibuster! Are You Supporting Primary Candidates Who Want To Abolish It?
Biden hasn't been as bad a president as I expected-- and still expect. Sure, nothing's been accomplished other than... well, not-Trump....
Howie Klein
Jul 23, 20217 min read
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Biden, Obviously Senile, Advocates Allowing Murderous GOP Sociopaths A Total Veto
That clip is the Club For Growth attack ad against Liz Cheney that they started running in Wyoming today. Cheney has been painting...
Howie Klein
Jul 22, 20213 min read
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Is Sinema Really The Lesser Evil?
Between June 28 and July 6, Data For Progress polled Arizona likely voters about Kyrsten Sinema and released the results yesterday....
Howie Klein
Jul 21, 20214 min read
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It Isn't Hard To Figure Out Why Rightists Love Sinema & Manchin
The Democrats won the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. But nothing much is happening. It's like when I was a...
Howie Klein
Jul 10, 20213 min read
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Dems Have Majorities Across The Board... So Why Does It Seem Like Nothing's Getting Done?
The Washington Post headline seemed off to me: Conservative Groups Oppose IRS Funds In Infrastructure Deal. Jeff Stein and his team...
Howie Klein
Jul 8, 20216 min read
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The Beltway Media Has Redefined "Moderate" To Mean "Conservative"
All my life, I always had the idea that conservatives played hardball and liberals played tiddlywinks. And it was because conservatives...
Howie Klein
Jun 24, 20216 min read
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Who Is The Worst Democrat In The Senate?
Manchin is a rational political player; Sinema isn't. I know her; she's certifiably insane. I'm not joking. When I first met her she was...
Howie Klein
Jun 21, 20213 min read
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The House Just Voted To Repeal The AUMF; Biden Is OK With It. McConnell Still Has A Filibuster Veto
This morning, the House voted, 268-161, for Barbara Lee's resolution to repeal the hated AUMF-- the Authorization for Use of Military...
Howie Klein
Jun 17, 20213 min read
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The Filibuster Litmus Test
Because of conservative ("bipartisan") opposition to voting rights, the $15 minimum wage, the infrastructure bill, fair taxation, etc....
Howie Klein
Jun 17, 20213 min read
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Mitch McConnell-- The Most Hated Politician In America (More Than Pelosi & Trump)
McConnell used to obstruct legislation; now he's obstructing democracy itself. And he speaks for the Republican Party. Senate Republicans...
Howie Klein
Jun 15, 20219 min read
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June 24 Is World UFO Day-- The Media Will Still Be Obsessing Over McConnell Crushing Democrats
A first encounter with extraterrestrials would probably be a big deal-- even bigger than the machinations of Senate conservatives like...
Howie Klein
Jun 13, 20215 min read
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Midnight Meme Of The Day! Joe Manchin Comes Out Of The Racist Closet.
Manchin’s Op-Ed might as well be titled, ‘Why I’ll vote to preserve Jim Crow.’ -Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) by Noah Well, it was bound...
Noah
Jun 9, 20212 min read
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Joe Manchin Is Not, And Will Never Be, Part Of Any Credible Solutions
Reporting for CNN about Joe Manchin's relationship with his West Virginia constituents-- remember this is an R+23 state (second most...
Howie Klein
Jun 5, 20215 min read
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Despite McConnell, Manchin & Sinema, Biden's Presidency Isn't Doomed Yet
On Tuesday, Biden used the bully pulpit-- a plaintive whine in response to reporters' questions about why he isn’t racking up more...
Howie Klein
Jun 3, 20214 min read
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Imagine Manchin's & Sinema's Legacies
Today, Trump endorsed Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) for reelection in a nasty slam against Louisiana's other senator, Bill Cassidy, who is...
Howie Klein
Jun 2, 20214 min read
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President Manchin Is Forcing Biden To Waste More Time Negotiating With The Obstructionists
So... mañana, Biden plans to waste more time and energy meeting with McConnell obstructionist assistant Shelley Moore Capito, the other...
Howie Klein
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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It's Not JUST Manchin & Sinema-- There Are Other Dems Pretty Much Just As Bad
Lately, more Democrats have experienced a moment of clarity in terms of the political party they identify with, namely, that there are...
Howie Klein
May 29, 20218 min read
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Do Democrats Care About Democracy? How Much?
In his Washington Post column this afternoon, Greg Sargent-- butting into an argument between well-respected progressive free-lancer John...
Howie Klein
May 24, 20216 min read
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Beware Conservative Calling Themselves Democrats
Right-wing aggression has America's democracy hanging by a thread. The Democrats control the White House and both branches of Congress....
Howie Klein
May 23, 20215 min read
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