Tag Archives: President Trump

Impeachment Redux

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Joe Benning

Clowns to the left of me,  Jokers to the right… From “Stuck in the Middle With you” written by Gerry Rafferty.  It seems reasonably clear that Donald J. Trump, who has by now passed Richard M Nixon in the proverbial … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Election…is a Victory for Gridlock

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Joe Benning

Every four years, right on schedule, we are told that “This election is the most important of your life.”  And of course, it isn’t. Just like the one we are in the process of finishing wasn’t. Not by a long … Continue reading →

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Government by Executive Decree

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Joe Benning

According to press reports, by Executive Order President Trump is preparing to suspend the payroll tax through the end of the year retroactive to July 1. He also intends to extend supplemental jobless benefits, although at what level and for … Continue reading →

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The Week Trump Lost the Election

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Joe Benning

When the history books of the 2020 election are written they will most likely say that this was the week that Donald J Trump lost his bid for re-election. Not because of the economy; not because of the killing of … Continue reading →

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The Narrative

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Joe Benning

One of the more disheartening developments in what we laughingly call public debate has been the extraordinary emphasis placed on “the narrative”. The whole point of “the narrative” is issue framing. Instead of facts like who, what, where, why and … Continue reading →

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Now What?

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Joe Benning

Campaign Finance Recent events have proved to be clarifying if unedifying. Michael Bloomberg did us the enormous favor of spending over $500 million in an effort to win the Democratic Presidential nomination. For his efforts he won a total of … Continue reading →

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Stopping Bernie

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Joe Benning

After Mike Bloomberg imploded onstage pretty much throughout the entirety of Wednesday night’s Democratic primary debate in Nevada, panic set in among the Party establishment. Keep in mind that Bloomberg was the perfect candidate for the pooh-bahs that run the … Continue reading →

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Comrade Sanders Surges in Poll

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Joe Benning

The latest CNN poll, released today, has Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders statistically tied in the race for the Democratic nomination. (The CNN story is at this link). While not all that surprising, it seems to reflect the alienation of … Continue reading →

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