(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
The long absence of Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) from the Senate is having a demonstrably negative impact on the ability of Congress to do its job. Given the paper-thin Democratic majority in the Senate, every single vote counts. Thus, unless Sen. Feinstein can guarantee a permanent return to Congress this week, she needs to immediately…
During my recent absence from this blog, I’ve been regularly asked why I haven’t weighed in on numerous issues. I do sincerely appreciate that others might be interested in my humble thoughts – and I hope that this long post doesn’t negate that interest. While I am certainly capable of unadulterated rants, I do prefer…
I just read a recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal written by one Gary Geipel. Seems Gary was all bent out of shape about the registration process for the Sundance Film Festival currently underway in Utah. He was so irritated that he wrote an associated rant entitled “The Sundance Film Festival Loyalty Oath”…
In preparation for a recent meeting with my financial advisor, I had to do a little research. While most of that research was irrelevant to a political blog, one big economic topic we discussed was more than relevant: the looming U.S. debt limit. In this case, the politics is personal. What Congress does with the…
I’ve never had so many readers ask me to weigh in on any one issue. Interesting. I’ve been reluctant to post about the on-going House drama since (a) I’m not sure how useful it is for yet another voice to narrate this circus and (b) I’m still unsure how and when the clowns go home. …
We spent 2022 consumed with multiple criminal investigations involving a former U.S. President, an insurrection at the U.S. Capital, consequential mid-term elections, the demise of Roe v. Wade, a surge of inflation, a resurgence of COVID, the war in Ukraine, another major school shooting, etc. We’re starting 2023 with complete dysfunction in the U.S. House…
Oh, great. What 2022 needs is yet another opinion piece noting that our current political environment is polarized. “Hey! Have you noticed that water is wet?” My end-of-year variation on this well-worn theme will be to first make a few observations and to then pose a serious question to my readers who reside somewhere to…
While we’re just barely through the 2022 elections, I thought I’d take a very early look at the 2024 national landscape. Candidates do matter… but only to a limited extent. There are many races across the board that simply won’t be competitive – regardless of the candidates. Indeed, a majority of the 2024 races won’t…
The Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee recently approved President Biden’s proposed changes to the 2024 primary calendar. Their intention was to favor the Democratic party’s current demographics, rearranging state primaries so that the party faithful have more of a voice in selecting a candidate. Here’s a comparison of the first month…
While it would be logical to assume that the daily barrage of negative stories about Hershel Walker would be impacting the Georgia Senate race, I wanted to see if any available data would back up that assumption. So, I took a quick peek today at the data gathered by TargetEarly for the Georgia Senate runoff…