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How to tell recovering conservatives from actual democrats

It’s a knee-jerk reaction. They can’t help themselves. The “they” I’m talking about are the many erstwhile conservatives, Republicans and others of that persuasion who have come out as anti-Trumpery. They are from all corners of the polity: elected officials … Continue reading

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Who believes the Big Lie? I don’t think you’ll be surprised

I’m not. In today’s New York Times op section, Thomas Edsall has one of his comprehensive articles on demography and sociology, etc., i.e., what groups of people are thinking. It’s called “Why Millions Think It is Trump Who Cannot Tell … Continue reading

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End the filibuster! Okay but how?

Today, once again, I’m being irritated by people I respect, by other people whose ideas for policy I wholeheartedly support. But they drive me nuts when, understandably impassioned, they yell at the Democrats for not ending the filibuster in order … Continue reading

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