A Proposal for Rural Americans who Hate Government: End Rural Electrification
So, people in rural America hate government intervention in private industry, be they taxes, worker safety regulations, consumer protections, etc. Every good thing that has happened in the last 100...
View ArticleFrom One Disabled Guy to Another: Vote your Disability
It's almost 2018. For the next 12 months, disabled voters new and old are going to hear some variation of the following (particularly from right-wing family members): “Don't just vote your disability!...
View ArticleCalling b*llsh!t on the "left behind rural America" narrative
I wanna call some hard bullshit on this "left behind rural American" narrative that’s been circulating through every media source this year. They weren't left behind. They got off the bus. Everything...
View ArticleYou can't appeal to voters who want contradictory things
People gave me lots of flak for my diary where I pointed out, among other things, that rural communities who complained they were “left behind” continually voted for policies that hurt them for...
View ArticleCliven Bundy will get off unless there's a change of venue
Can the prosecution in the Bundy bonehead cases move the trials back East? If so, they should. For whatever reason, there is a cultural love of murdering federal agents in the West among the local...
View ArticleDoug Jones wins! ...Now what?
A Democrat has won in Alabama. I’ll check the skies for signs of the apocalypse later but right now it's time for some hard truth: The GOP isn't going to repeat this mistake. Roy Moore got nominated,...
View ArticleOpen primaries? Thanks but no thanks
I agree with Bernie on a lot of things (get the pitchforks). Yes, we should get out of the Middle East and other regions where we do more harm than good. Yes, we should rein in Wall Street. Yes, we...
View ArticleWe must be ready for RW militia backlash if we win 2018
So there is more than a decent probability that we will likely take Congress next election. Make it happen. If you don’t have the proper voter ID, get one. If your Democratic friend does not have one,...
View ArticleWhy we're on Our Own: Lessons from History
My piece on why progressives should be ready to defend our polling places, voters, and our candidates with force of arms if necessary, has met with understandably mixed reaction. A lot of people think...
View Article
