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Former RNC chair says Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is a ‘killer’ for Republicans

July 24, 2025 Bryan Renbaum

It’s a killer,” Steele, a frequent critic of the president, told Baltimore Post-Examiner in an exclusive interview earlier this week.

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Commentary 

It’s time, Democrats in Congress, to hold the Trump budget hostage

March 4, 2025 Les Cohen

President Donald Trump is out of control and needs to be reminded, without further delay, that we have three co-equal branches of government before he does any more irreparable harm to our country and the free world.

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Commentary 

Lemmus Spinus, God – or whatever you believe – bless their souls

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 Les Cohen

Henceforth, I – an ordinary citizen of these United States – am replacing the traditional elephant mascot of the Republican Party with the Lemmus Spinus or, in English, the Spineless Lemming, a small rodent, lacking courage or convictions, with an undeserved reputation for committing mass suicide.  

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Commentary Missing the Point 

Missing the Point – The Republican Party Elephant in the Room

August 15, 2024 Les Cohen

So, despite your many proven qualities as a government official, we’re breaking up.  It’s not you, Larry.  It’s your party.  Simply put, I refuse to do anything that might assure Republicans control over the Senate.

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Commentary 

Dana Perino is the Top Current Media Political Authority

February 12, 2024February 13, 2024 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

Political pundits are ubiquitous and a dime-a-dozen, but the truly perspicacious and insightful are worth their weight in gold.Dana Perino is one of those few and is America’s most impressive political analyst.

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Commentary Missing the Point 

Missing the Point – Believing Donald Trump

January 17, 2024 Les Cohen

First of all, for those of you who think the results of Monday’s Iowa caucuses are meaningful, don’t worry about it.  They’re not.  They may have made sense in a small town, in rural Iowa over a hundred years ago, but have long ago outlived their usefulness. 

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Columnists Commentary James Moore 

Taking Note of Some Things: The Coaches, Dogs, and more Complaints Edition

January 14, 2024January 14, 2024 James Moore

In less than one day, the sports world saw the end of three great football coaches. Pete Carroll of the

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Blogs Left Coast Logic 

Happy Holidays, if You Can Afford It

December 25, 2023December 25, 2023 Tim Forkes

Here it is, December 25, 2023. Christmas has arrived.  When you have lived nearly 68 years, we get a different

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Commentary Missing the Point 

Missing the Point – De-Stressing the New Year

December 20, 2023 Les Cohen

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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Commentary Missing the Point 

Missing the Point – The God Excuse

November 1, 2023 Les Cohen

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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U.S. National Debt

The current U.S. national debt:
$38,942,790,613,086

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