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The Electoral College’s Trump dilemma
WASHINGTON -- In making what is likely to be the most consequential decision of this transition period, Donald Trump couldn't resist petty vindictiveness. Mitt Romney was briefly touted as the front-runner to become secretary of state. After meeting with Trump over a meal, he pronounced himself "very impressed" by the man he had described as "a phony, a fraud" during … [Read more...] about The Electoral College’s Trump dilemma
Left-Wing Meltdown Is Entertaining
Who needs TV Christmas specials this year when the ongoing Left-wing meltdown is providing plenty of entertainment? How silly is the Left? let me count the ways. Washington Examiner columnist Noemie Emery writes, "A month after the surprise election of Donald Trump in November (surprising to no one more than to Trump and Clinton), the losers are still working through the … [Read more...] about Left-Wing Meltdown Is Entertaining
Cartoon: Putin, Tillerson
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NBC News: US officials say Putin personally involved in U.S. election hack
NBC news has just released a report indicating that U.S. officials now say Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in the U.S. election hack -- the one Donald Trump rejects as being done by Russia because he says there's no proof. Additionally, they note that Putin had a variety of reasons to do this and one was to defeat former Secretary of State Hillary … [Read more...] about NBC News: US officials say Putin personally involved in U.S. election hack
Drum: No Big Lessons from Clinton Loss
Kevin Drum advises Democrats to hold the hand-wringing over the 2016 election loss on Mother Jones. The volume of hot takes about how Hillary Clinton—and Democrats more generally—blew the election is getting way, way out of hand. Of course Clinton made mistakes. Every campaign makes mistakes. But her margin of loss was only 80,000 votes among three states. She won the popular … [Read more...] about Drum: No Big Lessons from Clinton Loss
Weekly Standard Doing Damage Control?
Is The Weekly Standard doing damage control? From CNN: "William Kristol, the founding editor of The Weekly Standard, a leading neoconservative voice for more than two decades, is stepping down and will become editor-at-large." Now, why would Kristol need to stop being the leader of that publication? From The Hill: "Kristol, 63, has been a staunch critic of … [Read more...] about Weekly Standard Doing Damage Control?
Cabinet of the People, etc
Trump the supposed populist is not playing the political game the way he promised. No surprise. He’s populating his cabinet with bankers, generals, and politicians who are out to destroy everything government does that benefits working and middle-class people, white, black, or any color. But corporate America and the affluent can expect big things during the Trump term. Of … [Read more...] about Cabinet of the People, etc
How to Live Happily in a Buffoonocracy
How to Live Happily in a Buffoonocracy By Daniel Sherman To the long list of ways in which Italians can teach us to live better, let us add this: how to live a happy life when your nation’s leader is an utter buffoon. First, expect it will happen from time to time. It is a widely held position of faith in the United States that whatever our leaders’ and governments’ … [Read more...] about How to Live Happily in a Buffoonocracy
Fundraiser: Donate to The Moderate Voice (UPDATE 2)
UPDATE: 12/14/2016: Work has started on making TMV more secure, plus a few additions to the site. Site Administrator Tyrone Steels will do a post when it's all done. (See bottom of this post for totals on what has been raised so far). UPDATE:Yesterday, Tuesday, TMV was down after enduring 8962 attempts to hack the site. Yes, all in one day. Clearly some folks don't like … [Read more...] about Fundraiser: Donate to The Moderate Voice (UPDATE 2)
Tillerson Sec State nominee
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Donald Trump’s strange defense of Russia
WASHINGTON -- Good lord. We are about to inaugurate as president a man whose election, according to the CIA, was aided by a Russian intelligence operation. Try as we might, we cannot pretend this didn't happen. We can't ignore outrageous interference by an adversarial foreign power because President-elect Donald Trump's actions question his own legitimacy, or at least … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s strange defense of Russia
Message from Aleppo: ‘Tomorrow will be too late for us’
East Aleppo, Syria - We are all praying for rain. When it rains, the planes can't fly and the bombardment stops for a short while. We are hoping that it rains long enough for the powers of the world to do something to help the 150,000 civilians stuck in this small neighbourhood in Aleppo escape the… … [Read more...] about Message from Aleppo: ‘Tomorrow will be too late for us’
Cartoon: Dancing for Putin
Dancing for Trump by Clay Jones On the same day Donald Trump tells America that Russia did not hack into the DNC and corrupt our election he goes and nominates an FOP for Secretary of State. FOP? Friend of Putin. Before the election Trump asked Russia to hack into the Hillary campaign. Then some entity hacks into the Clinton campaign and gives all the juicy tidbits to … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Dancing for Putin
Living and Death: Thanks for everything (Guest Voice)
Thanks for everything by Kim Mooney My field is working with death and grief. “Isn’t it morbid?,” people ask at parties. “Aren’t you sad all the time?” All the time, no. When I’m living through a personal loss, yes, it’s sadder than anyone else can imagine. But between my own terrible losses, I have life, amazing moments, humbling sights, a planet worth protecting, a … [Read more...] about Living and Death: Thanks for everything (Guest Voice)
Blaming Russia for Trump’s Victory
Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale finally scored a victory for their side. They and their Fearless Leader are being accused of helping Donald Trump to win the 2016 presidential election. For the sake of argument, suppose that Russian hackers did acquire information about Hillary Clinton through illegal means. Suppose that the Russians then publicized that information … [Read more...] about Blaming Russia for Trump’s Victory
Donald Trump on women
We know, from his own words, that Donald Trump is a misogynist. We've seen the quotes covering three decades. The Telegraph created a Trump sexism tracker, with all the quotes in one place. But words need pictures to pack an emotional wallop. Enter Aria Watson, an 18-year-old Oregon college student. Her final photography project for fall term is entitled … [Read more...] about Donald Trump on women
Cartoons: GOP Putin
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A new UN Chief — the worst job in the world
António Guterres of Portugal was sworn in today to the worst job in the world. He is the new United Nations Secretary-General and will start a five-year term in January 1, just weeks before Donald Trump takes over as President of the country that created the UN and remains its most powerful and influential member state. Guterres is a well-known, tough and experienced … [Read more...] about A new UN Chief — the worst job in the world
Trump’s Very, Very Rich Inner Circle (Updates)
For a man who campaigned against Wall Street and as a populist, as a champion of the Rust Belt workers, the coal workers, blue collar workers and as a savior of the forgotten man, president-elect Trump is sure surrounding himself with people from the extreme opposite end of the economic, financial, human needs spectrum. The Burlington Free Press: "I call it … [Read more...] about Trump’s Very, Very Rich Inner Circle (Updates)