Thomas Mills

I believe Joe Biden

by Thomas Mills | May 8, 2020 | Editor's Blog | 4 comments

Tara Reade’s allegations against Joe Biden could turn into the Hillary’s emails of the 2020 election. The press is following the evolving accusations closely and speculation is rampant on both left and right twitter that Biden will be removed from the ticket or should...

Like Katrina and Iraq all rolled into one

by Thomas Mills | May 7, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog

So far, this election year reminds me most of 2006 on steroids. Back then, George Bush was in the middle of his second term. He had botched the response to Hurricane Katrina, Iraq was still raging years after Bush declared mission accomplished, and GOP Congressional...

A difficult environment for the party in the White House

by Thomas Mills | May 6, 2020 | Editor's Blog | 2 comments

Another poll shows Republicans in trouble in North Carolina. It’s just the latest that shows Democrats with a lead in every top-of-the-ticket race in the state. This poll by Daily Kos is an online survey. While polling at this stage in the election cycle is not...

“Let people die” is a losing message

by Thomas Mills | May 5, 2020 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 3 comments

The dumbest messaging I think I’ve ever seen in politics is the “let people die” mantra of the GOP. Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro made the argument that most people who are dying from COVID-19 are over 80 years old and life expectancy is only 80 so they...

The federal failure

by Thomas Mills | May 1, 2020 | coronavirus, Editor's Blog | 2 comments

We’ve been had. For forty years, Republicans have been telling us that government is the problem and that it is too incompetent to provide vital services. The free market, they told us, is the best vehicle to get the greatest benefit to the most people. Government is...