Missing the Point – Donald Trump and The Fourteenth Amendment
Hello. It’s 2024, barely. So far, so good. As you know, former President Trump is running again for President. The
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Missing the Point – Immigration: Who do the Republicans think they’re kidding?
Happy New Year, everybody. “Thoughtless bigots, politically self-centered officeholders stoking and playing to the fears of otherwise well-meaning Americans who
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Missing the Point – De-Stressing the New Year
Politically speaking, we’re all going to be okay. As I handicap the current election cycle, there’s a significantly better than fifty-fifty chance that Donald isn’t nominated and, even if he is, that he loses the general election.
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Missing the Point – ‘The Developers’ Mayor’ Strikes Again
t know what to do first? Well, I’m having one of those moments right now having just read about Mayor Brandon Scott’s $3 billion, 15-year proposal for dealing with Baltimore’s vast inventory of vacant properties. “Yikes!”
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Missing the Point – Military versus police action in the war between Israel and Hamas.
So, “soldiers” of Hamas have attacked Israel killing approximately 1,400 civilians, and kidnapping 250 or so others. Doing our best to put aside the horrific, depraved specifics of the killings, were these attackers nuts or acting in self-defense?
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Missing the Point – Why is Donald Trump leading in the polls?
Donald Trump is not only well ahead of his Republican primary opponents, he’s also leading Joe Biden in the general election polls. The problem isn’t Joe. Yes, Joe Biden is too old to be President. It’s not just his numerical age, which is now 81. The problem is that he presents old.
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Missing the Point – Baltimore, the city nobody competent wants to run
On behalf of the people of Baltimore, I’m officially daring Mayor Scott to produce even just one serious planner or urban and regional economist who can justify his thinking.
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Missing the Point – Brandon Scott, the Developers’ Mayor
The retail tourist facility, as a reflection of the city overall, has fallen on hard times, despite its proximity to the Horseshoe Casino, Topgolf, and other entertainment zone attractions nearby. The redo will involve new retail, commercial, residential, and outdoor development. Total cost, $500 million in private money, plus $400 million in public funding for infrastructure.
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Missing the Point – The God Excuse
To be clear, I’m not making fun of religion. Not religion in general or Mike Johnson’s religion in particular. Quite to the contrary. I respect people’s heartfelt religious beliefs and take the subject of God very seriously.
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Missing the Point – The Republicans’ Problem With Majority Rule
Republicans don’t believe in majority rule. Recent votes in the House Republican Conference are proof positive of this heresy, this lack of commitment to a fundamental principle of our democracy.
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