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Apr 7, 2018

Principles Schminciples.

If Obama was bad, then Trump is infinitely worse. — Remember when the Presidency was a boring, remedial thing? In those good old days, only geeks and wonks paid any attention to the goings on in the Oval Office, motivated either by genuine interest, partisan motive, or both. It’s hard to believe now, but once upon a time vast swaths…

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Principles Schminciples.
Principles Schminciples.
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Mar 27, 2018

Opposition to Trump is NOT Partisan Bias

He’s loathed because he’s ruining the American Presidency. — Donald Trump has been described as the Teflon President. From the moment he announced his candidacy on June 16th, 2015, he has been strangely immune to the fallout of his own behavior. During his campaign, many remarked on this bizarre ability to evade consequences. They noted that any one of…

2016 Election

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Opposition to Trump is NOT Partisan Bias
Opposition to Trump is NOT Partisan Bias
2016 Election

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Oct 25, 2017

To Save the GOP: Vote for Democrats

Modern Republicans aren’t conservatives. They’re anti-liberals. — The enemy of my enemy is my friend. — Ancient Sanskrit proverb. In October of 2016, #NeverTrump conservatives were in disbelief. Their movement had collapsed after Donald Trump inexplicably became the Republican Party’s nominee for President. The new leader of the “conservative” movement was making the worst sort of news…

2016 Election

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To Save the GOP, Vote for Democrats
To Save the GOP, Vote for Democrats
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Jun 20, 2017

101 Reasons Why Mitch McConnell is Right to Secretly Overhaul Healthcare

Republicans promised to end “the disaster” that is Obamacare. — It’s no secret that Republicans hate Obamacare. They’ve hated it for the better part of a decade. Elected Republicans, having successfully rendered Obamacare the spawn of the Devil in the minds of a plurality of voters, focused their 2016 campaigns on the promise of its elimination. Its rising costs and…

Obamacare

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101 Reasons Why Mitch McConnell is Right to Secretly Overhaul Healthcare
101 Reasons Why Mitch McConnell is Right to Secretly Overhaul Healthcare
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Jun 3, 2017

Opinion: We’re all prejudiced.

I’m politically biased. So are you. — When I was a kid, I hated green beans with a passion. Here was this “foodstuff” that by all outward appearances, was fundamentally inedible. The color was wrong. It was shaped funny. It smelled weird. It had an alien consistency that squeaked when I chewed on it, like some small…

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Opinion: We’re all prejudiced.
Opinion: We’re all prejudiced.
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May 21, 2017

I have spent a year on Twitter.

It’s my cathartic outlet. — In May of last year, Freddy Gray was trending again. Panama Papers became a thing. So did penis transplants. The right hated Obama with a passion, and the left took him for granted. Prince had just died a few weeks ago when I created this account, and Muhammed Ali would…

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I have spent a year on Twitter.
I have spent a year on Twitter.

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May 10, 2017

The Progressive Opportunity of Trump

It would be a mistake for Democrats to rely on Trump’s abysmal popularity. — New polling data is out for Trump, and it doesn’t look good. According to the lowest, only 36% of Americans approve of the job he’s doing, while 51% strongly disapprove. For those unaware, that’s really bad. Trump’s has been the lowest approval rating of any President in modern history, with…

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The Progressive Opportunity of Trump
The Progressive Opportunity of Trump
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May 8, 2017

Opinion: The American Right doesn’t care.

#AHCA renews the debate about the role of government in healthcare. Those seeking to end it aren’t being empathetic. — This week, healthcare will be all the rage. CBO will finally release its score for the Republicans latest effort to “repeal and replace Obamacare,” and by most accounts, it’s not going to be pretty. With millions of families in the balance, it brings to light a renewed debate that’s older…

Obamacare

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Opinion: The American Right Doesn’t Care
Opinion: The American Right Doesn’t Care
Obamacare

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May 6, 2017

Opinion: Hillary Clinton didn’t win.

With every Republican victory, a cadre of die-hard loyalists tries to remind us that none of this would have happened if Hillary Clinton had won. They mean well, but they’re doing more harm than good. — 179 days have passed since the 2016 election reached its unfortunate conclusion. It’s hard to quantify how much things have changed since then, but one thing remains the same: the bitter disappointment that is felt daily by anyone who voted for Hillary Clinton — myself included.

2016 Election

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Opinion: Hillary Clinton didn’t win.
Opinion: Hillary Clinton didn’t win.
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May 4, 2017

Opinion: Democrats are being incompetent.

Republicans are intent on dismantling all of the progress that Democrats have made in recent years. Why aren’t the Democrats opposing them? — This May 4th, the tendencies of the nerds are among the lesser of annoyances, as this fourth is almost certainly not with us. Why? Because Republicans in the House of Representatives have finally passed the American Health Care Act, an objectively terrible piece of legislation that amounts to an egregious…

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Democrats, incompetent?
Democrats, incompetent?
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