(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
Three Supreme Court posts in a row. This may be the start of an unfortunate trend. While the Court’s decisions can be very difficult to parse, they are nonetheless very important. As a prelude, I’ll note that Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in this week as the first black woman on the Supreme Court. While…
For the five people on the Supreme Court who are unilaterally turning back our societal clock, I’ve resurrected a few real ad campaigns from decades past…
My father taught me that it was always best take a breath and calm down before responding in the moment out of anger. It was good advice and it still is. But, well, I’m absolutely livid. And I have this blog. Sorry, Dad. I did at least edit my first draft to remove (most of)…
There are many stories in the news these days that irritate me. It’s not a particularly high bar. One story, however, struck a particularly raw nerve. Back in 2016, the so-called “Religious Right” made a bargain with the devil to flush any pretense of spiritual convictions and offer their unqualified support for the former President…
The recent school shooting in my home state of Texas encouraged me to review a post to my blog on gun control from early 2019. Unfortunately, after more than three years, the landscape is unchanged. My own viewpoints have slightly evolved but are still likely to piss off just about everyone on both the right AND…
I’ve been asked why I haven’t weighed in on the current impeachment hearing. Hell, I’m barely following it. We all know Trump is guilty of inciting an insurrection. We all know that the Senate won’t find him guilty. But fine. Here’s my two cents… This snippet from the opening statement of Trump’s defense team is…
I previously posted my skepticism that our nation could find any common ground upon which to unify. Each day’s news verifies that opinion. Some on the far-right are again making explicit calls for civil war as Democrats display the audacity to pursue the agenda upon which Biden was elected. Conversely, some on the far-left expect…
Just as dolphins swim together in pods to protect each other from predators, people tend to gravitate toward those who share their worldviews in order to jointly defend against opposing perspectives. My center-left viewpoint is well-represented within my pod and I admit to thoroughly enjoying the time I spend in my personal echo chamber. However,…
So much for bipartisanship. As of this writing, the Senate can’t even agree on how to disagree. They’re stuck on an organizing resolution that will set the structure of Senate committees given the 50/50 split in the chamber. The obvious quick-route was to simply adopt the rules hammered out by Tom Daschle (D) and Trent…
As a brief respite from the myriad political issues related to Trump’s final days in office, I needed to consider the future for just a moment. Specifically, I started looking at the future of the Supreme Court. With a Democratic President and a (barely) Democratic Senate, one might expect Biden to have the opportunity to…