The lawyers who were among the 10 fake electors in Wisconsin should lose their law licenses. Yesterday Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul finally got around to charging three of the Wisconsin 10 with one felony forgery count each. You can read the complaint here. Why he did it now, five months before the next election,Continue reading “Disbar the Fake Electors”
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The Verdict on Trump: Meh
I suppose that by next week we’ll have polls telling us whether or not the guilty verdicts against Donald Trump have had any impact on his numbers. I’m going to guess not. Nothing Trump has done wrong or Joe Biden has done right has moved the needle at all. Trump once famously said that heContinue reading “The Verdict on Trump: Meh”
GOP Votes Against What It Wants
Yesterday, Senate Republicans did as expected, followed Donald Trump’s bidding, and killed an immigration bill that gave them most of what they wanted. They did that because, far from wanting to resolve what they label a crisis, they want to preserve it as a campaign issue for the fall. On cue, they accused Majority LeaderContinue reading “GOP Votes Against What It Wants”
What Did You Expect From Haley?
Nikki Haley wants to run for president in 2028. So, she did what she had to do and endorsed Donald Trump. While people like me admired Haley for standing up to Trump for as long as she did, it’s also true that people like me were never going to vote for her. Because, while IContinue reading “What Did You Expect From Haley?”
Reconsidering the Smoke-Filled Room
Maybe the League of Women Voters has been wrong all along. The progressive, wholesome, good government vision of our democracy is that everybody votes, that politicians fund their campaigns with small donations from civically-minded individuals and that nothing happens in a smoke-filled room. Well, we’ve pretty much achieved all that. Happy with what you’ve got?Continue reading “Reconsidering the Smoke-Filled Room”
The Dems Don’t Get Rural America
The Democrats have a good idea, but I’m not sure their execution of it is on the mark. The party is awash in cash so it has decided to spend $140 million on a campaign to better connect with rural America. That’s a good idea. But their strategy is questionable. Democrats have been getting pummeledContinue reading “The Dems Don’t Get Rural America”
Debatable
Pres. Joe Biden’s debate strategy is, well, debatable. For one thing, it’s telling that he’s so eager to debate Donald Trump. That’s usually the strategy of underdogs. They need to strike a blow to their opponents to pull them down while candidates confident of victory have no reason to take the risk. So, the veryContinue reading “Debatable”
Do Protests Work?
I’m a free speech advocate. So, as campus protests over Gaza heat up, I sympathize with college administrators who have to balance the right to protest with the necessity of keeping their campuses safe and allowing normal campus life to continue. But, when push comes to shove (and there’s been way too much of bothContinue reading “Do Protests Work?”
Reading the MU Poll Tea Leaves
There’s a new Marquette Law School poll just out and, like always, there’s lots of good stuff in there. Let’s check it out. Still a dead heat. The race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump remains, as expected, neck and neck. Trump has a two point lead which is the same as what he hadContinue reading “Reading the MU Poll Tea Leaves”
How to Fix NPR
Imagine what would have happened if a Muslim editor at NPR had accused the network of a pro-Israel bias. Imagine what would have happened if a transgender editor had accused it of being insensitive to transgender issues. Imagine how the network would have reacted if a female editor had charged that it was biased towardContinue reading “How to Fix NPR”
Yellow Stripes & Dead Armadillos 