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The public is over the outrage and over Trump

by Thomas Mills | Jan 13, 2023 | Editor's Blog | 3 comments

Washington is all atwitter over the classified documents found at Joe Biden’s private office and Delaware home. Republicans are giddy, comparing Biden’s situation with Trump’s. They’re hoping to muddy the water despite the obvious differences. Trump ignored a subpoena...

Burning down the house

by Thomas Mills | Jan 4, 2023 | Editor's Blog | 4 comments

“Hold tight. Wait ’til the party’s over. Hold tight. We’re in for nasty weather. There has got to be a way. Burning down the house.” David Byrne, describing yesterday’s Speaker votes. I had more fun watching Republicans prove their incompetence...

Divided government and 2024

by Thomas Mills | Nov 18, 2022 | Editor's Blog | 7 comments

Well, the leadership of both parties in the U.S. House is changing. Democrats will be led by Hakeem Jeffries and Kevin McCarthy will probably be Speaker, though that’s still not certain. Democrats, led nationally by Joe Biden, will push for legislation that...

The accountability gap

by Thomas Mills | Apr 22, 2022 | Editor's Blog | 5 comments

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy lied…and lied…and lied. After the release of a book that claims McCarthy told people he would call on Trump to resign during the wake of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, McCarthy denied that ever happened. And he denied it...

The corrupt and the incompetent

by Thomas Mills | Apr 21, 2022 | Editor's Blog | 4 comments

“If this isn’t impeachable, I don’t know what is.” Mitch McConnell in the wake of January 6. McConnell, of course, voted against impeachment just a few days later. He lost his spine, just like House Minority Kevin McCarthy who told colleagues he would call on Trump to...