If I Were Advising Bernie Sanders....
If I were advising Bernie Sanders, I’d advise Bernie to focus his campaign on calling out the Republican major contenders on the various outrageous things they say or do.Not only would this be good for...
View ArticleTrump is But the Mirror. Let's Focus Instead on What He Shows
It’s understandable that the media give wall-to-wall coverage to Donald Trump: he gives them great ratings. But at this point, it is not Trump himself we should be focusing on.By now, we’ve gotten a...
View ArticleIn the Madness of the Right, Reality is for Losers
Perhaps the story can begin with the way an “aide to [President] George W. Bush [apparently Karl Rove] spoke dismissively of “the reality-based community.” Rove, in an interview with reporter Ron...
View ArticleHow Today’s Ugly GOP Presidential Race Provides a Teachable Moment
For years, there’s something that we Americans have urgently needed to see. If now isn’t a teachable moment – what with the spectacle of the Republican presidential race before us – I don’t know what...
View ArticleBernie, Get the Job by Doing the Job—Now!
Dear Senator Sanders,You say you want to lead a “political revolution.”You say that our urgent problems cannot be solved just by utilizing the system in place in Washington, where the powers that need...
View ArticleA Much Better Way for Hillary and Bernie to Compete
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have a great opportunity to advance the Democratic cause, but to seize it they’ll have to think differently about their contest.A SHADOW OVER THE DEMOCRATIC RACEThis...
View ArticleHow GOP Obstruction of Scalia's Replacement Could Backfire
Saturday night, upon reflecting on the Republicans' shocking expressions of an unwillingness to consider a Supreme Court nomination from President Obama, I had some thoughts that I decided I'd write up...
View ArticleHey Republicans! We Won’t Stand for Your Stealing What We Won Fair and Square
In 2012, Americans engaged in the constitutional process for deciding who would get the powers of the presidency.In that election, millions of us Americans won an important right: to have our guy name...
View ArticleIf I Were Bernie, Here's the Speech I'd Give Now
Democratic voters have a choice between two candidates. Which candidate is the better choice depends on what you think is possible for us to achieve.If you think we are stuck with the power system we...
View ArticleThey’ve Given Us a Great Battlefield. Let’s Mass for the Battle!
In a previous piece, I wrote that the Republicans' shocking refusal to let President Obama fill the Supreme Court vacancy is an effort to steal from millions of Americans who helped re-elect this...
View ArticleThe Speech President Obama Should Give in Announcing His Nominee
It is presumably but days before President Obama goes before the cameras to do what presidents always do in nominating someone for an important position: giving us the name, describing why this person...
View ArticleThe Death of Scalia as Biblical Morality Tale from a 1950s Movie
When I was a kid, growing up in the 1950s, I loved the religious spectaculars one could see at the movie theaters—films like The Ten Commandments and Ben Hur. I’ve never found it easy to believe that...
View ArticleWarped Views of President Obama Push “Conservatives” Into Bizarre,...
Appearing in newspapers in conservative VA-06.It is now 60 years that I’ve been following American politics closely. Long enough to get surprised when the way things have always been change...
View ArticleHow the GOP's Spirit of Strife Has Damaged the Nation
Appearing in newspapers in the conservative VA-06Why have our politics become so dysfunctional? The answer is really not so hard to find.Our founders knew the nation would always have its divisions --...
View ArticleWho Is the Better Bet to Beat Trump, Hillary or Bernie?
To begin, here are my two premises:1) Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee; 2) In the choice between Hillary and Bernie, the top priority should be who is most likely to defeat...
View ArticleViolence Against Protesters at the Heart of Trump Theater
A GENIUS FOR GETTING ATTENTIONDonald Trump has been called a “buffoon.” That’s a mistake. “Buffoon” implies foolish, stupid. But Donald Trump possesses a kind of genius: He’s a genius at getting...
View ArticleMarc Ash Writes a Piece, "Merrick Garland, What's the Point?" Here's the Point
I just got an email from Marc Ash, editor of the progressive news site, "Reader Supported News." The title of the piece gives a clue about how exasperated Ash is at President Obama's pick for his...
View ArticleHow Bernie Can Fight for the Nomination and Build Unity at the Same Time
In the short time since I posted, “What Bernie Should Do Now,” it seems that things may be aligning with the course that I recommended. What I proposed was that Bernie should now focus his efforts for...
View ArticleWill Trump Be Able to Reverse His Unfavorables?
Right now, Donald Trump is regarded unfavorably perhaps as many as two-thirds of the American electorate. That’s why the general expectation is that nominating Donald Trump would be a disaster for the...
View ArticleWhy Bernie Should Draw Right-Wing Fire Now
I agree with those who say that Democrats choosing between Bernie and Hillary should give the matter of electability top priority. That is particularly true with Donald Trump the likely GOP nominee...
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