The media is finally catching on. Can we please call it what it IS now?

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, that took long enough! Since the days immediately following the election of the Clown Prince of Darkness, there have been suggestions and reports of possible questionable, … Read More

Florida's governor getting six-figure donations from Florida private prison detaining migrants

 Because Rick Scott is that freaking awful: Gov. Rick Scott’s new U.S. Senate campaign report shows generous support from a Florida-based company with a controversial track record, the Boca-Raton based … Read More

Apparently, Trump thinks that EVERYBODY is Stormy Daniels now.

Q: What do Stormy Daniels and soy bean farmers have in common?   A: They both got schlonged by Donald Trump The story is like a cross between a Mel … Read More

Republican Governor Matt Bevin of KY Continues WAR on Healthcare.

Governor Matt Bevin of KY just announced that he will ELIMINATE vision and dental care coverage for 460,000 Medicaid recipients.   Gov. Matt Bevin's administration announced it is cutting Medicaid dental … Read More

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's “I Can't Do It Alone” Victory Speech

x The only thing more uplifting than @Ocasio2018's victory was her victory speech pic.twitter.com/47Qd2pKi3N— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 28, 2018 “The message we sent tonight is that it’s not okay to … Read More

Rick Scott gave $600K tax break to kiddie concentration camp–that also engaged in fraud

Right now, Rick Scott and Bill Nelson are tied in the polls for a Senate seat. How this is possible after all of the horrible things Rick Scott has done to … Read More

MoveOn Members in IL-14 Endorse Lauren Underwood for Congress

ILLINOIS — MoveOn Political Action members in Illinois’ 14th congressional district have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Lauren Underwood for Congress, with 98% of votes cast in favor of backing Underwood. … Read More

After Puerto Rican Influx, Rick Scott Spends Mad $$$ Whitewashing His Hispanic Bigotry

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans have flooded Florida out of desperation in the wake of the Trump administration’s shameful response. Trump, who doesn’t even know where Puerto Rico is, … Read More

MoveOn Members in Texas Vote Overwhelmingly to Endorse Gina Ortiz Jones (TX-23) for Congress

Members of MoveOn.org Political Action in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Gina Ortiz Jones for Congress. In Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, 93% of votes were cast … Read More

The real State of our Union is in peril

This morning, the morning after President Donald John Trump gave the constitutionally-mandated State of the Union address, not since the Civil War has the state of our Union been in … Read More

Burns Strider and the “Bosslady”: The work continued after the campaign was over.

Sorry for being rather late on this one; I don’t write here much anymore. The reaction was ever so predictable. After the New York Times’ report that Clinton shielded campaign … Read More

The difference between 2018 and the 2010 midterms? The truth

As 2017 winds to a close, press, pundits and politicians alike are saying 2018 could be the year of the “blue wave.” Led by a historically unpopular first-year president and … Read More

If elected, Doug Jones *could* be the 51st vote against GOP tax scam

This is a major development on Capitol Hill, to put it mildly: Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she may change her vote on the GOP tax overhaul if … Read More

Sanders Wins The Debate: Open, Middle and Close.

Game. x .@SenSanders opening statement #HealthCareDebate #MedicareForAll pic.twitter.com/XQjPDnVqC7— People For Bernie (@People4Bernie) September 26, 2017 “Every major health organization in this country… thinks that their proposal is a disaster.” Set. x … Read More

It's Far From Over – Zombie Graham-Cassidy Emerges From Its Friday Burial Crypt.

Andy Slavitt “Ran Medicare, Medicaid & ACA for President Obama.”  He’s been tweeting up a storm about Graham Cassidy et al. I believe too many took too much comfort on … Read More

State block grants: The GOP’s worst health care idea of them all

Even as the U.S. Census reported that the percentage of Americans lacking health insurance dropped to a new record low of 8.8 percent, the past week was nevertheless a big … Read More

Things you don't have to worry about paying for and things you do have to worry about paying for

So I think we need to make clear the things where you have to know exactly how to pay for something and things where — hey, we’ll find the money — Chill … Read More

Unprecedented spite: The American carnage of the GOP health care bill

In December 2003, Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly opposed President Bush’s Medicare Part D prescription drug program. With good reason. The new benefit included the infamous “donut hole,” a gap in … Read More

What Convicted Governor Rod Blagojevich Taught Me About Hillary Clinton

With primary season at an end, it appears that Democratic delegates won’t come to their senses and nominate a candidate who can unite the party to defeat Trump. Bernie Sanders supporters … Read More

Clinton Backs Down From Health Care Fight For Second Time in Her Career

For the second time in her career, Hillary Clinton has signaled retreat on her signature issue, health care. During the Democratic debate, Clinton said she wouldn’t fight for the type of … Read More

Clinton's Lie Shows She's Afraid of Losing Her Strongest Supporters

Why would Hillary Clinton risk lying when lack of honesty and conviction is her biggest perceived weakness among voters? Looking at who she’s lying to answers the question. Hillary Clinton … Read More

Falling Through the Cracks: My Healthcare Marketplace Story

I'm one of the people who won't be getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act next year. I would really like to have insurance, but it's not possible. I'm … Read More

Romney and Ryan: candidates with poor judgment

Saturday’s announcement by Gov. Mitt Romney that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is his new running mate wasn’t a complete surprise; it was well known he was on the short list … Read More