(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
The Orange Guy was indicted today by a federal grand jury on four felony counts of conspiracy and obstruction related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. I’m getting on a plane in a few hours and don’t have the time to read the full indictment beforehand. Thus, I’ll take the 45-page indictment…
Unfortunately, I started this post quite a while back. Since February, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) has been single-handedly blocking all senior military promotions. The details of the “senatorial hold” that Tuberville is using aren’t all that important. Suffice it to say that the rules of the Senate give enormous power to every individual Senator –…
“And remember, Florida’s easier than other places. You have the ocean and you have the sun. There’s something about that that works. But — you have the sun, too, but you don’t have the ocean. I can tell. You definitely don’t have the ocean. Maybe someday you’ll have the ocean, you never know.” – The…
I finally finished reading the rules that were recently adopted by the Texas Senate for its impeachment trial of (suspended) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. It’s a largely boring mixed bag. I will give some credit to the Texas Senate rules committee for defining something that at least has the potential to be a real…
Since I already took an early – and rather depressing – look at the 2024 Senate races, I thought I’d next take a swing at the House. The analysis is much tougher on this side of the Hill, but the potential outcome seems a tad brighter for Democrats. There are 435 voting representatives in the…
I keep getting asked why I’ve been silent about the Orange Guy’s federal indictment. If I had anything new or clever to add to the conversation, I’d certainly speak up. However, I can’t do much more than repeat what everyone already knows: Yes, the indictment is more than damning. But we already knew that he…
It’s still way too early to make bold predictions with respect to the 2024 Senate races, but since I follow this stuff, I thought I’d share. Of the 34 Senate seats up for election in 2024, I now count 12 seats that could possibly flip parties. Of course, we’re still 8 months from the start…
Being a Texan, I’ve been asked for my thoughts on Ken Paxton – our recently impeached and currently suspended Attorney General. Well, he’s a dishonest, immoral, narcissistic jackass. Clear enough? But, okay, I’ll elaborate just a bit. Paxton has been the TX AG since 2015 and was federally indicted that same year for obvious securities…
In the latest of a long list of Florida vs. Disney stories, here’s a new one that’s unrelated to the Disney World drama. A fifth-grade teacher in Florida is now being investigated by the FL Department of Education for showing a Disney movie to her class. The movie in question is “Strange World” – an…
A friend just texted me about a Florida woman who was arrested on Tuesday for throwing wine at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). This is now the second time that Gaetz has been the public target of projectile liquids. While I admittedly find both incidents quite humorous, I’m frankly torn with respect to the appropriateness of…