Category: Elections

Will The Centrist Restore Our Faith?

The easy answer is….Not a Chance!

It is less than a month away from the midterm election and one of the major players are the so-called ‘centrists’ (not a fan) and I have made my thoughts known in the past…..

What To Expect From Centrists

I believe centrists are the reason this country went down the drain when abandoned our belief in the Constitution….and it goes further back than Donny’s politics antics.

The so-called ‘center’ has not brought about all this bi-partisanship that they embrace…..so why keep doing the same thing over and over?  (Einstein had the answer)

The easy answer here is….MONEY!

As long as we have centrists and cash ruling the roost in the government then we are truly and deservedly so…..DOOMED!

+You really should pay more attention to your government than the idiots on Twitter (I refuse to call it “X”) our country could be so much more than it is.

But then I ask do we really want democracy?

Do We Really Want Democracy?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Like a Thief In The Night

With the midterms looming large there are people that think he will somehow steal the election from the voters….my daughter being one of those people.

I have read many blogs and comments that are predicting a Donny move to eliminate the vote altogether.

Of course the GOP is on Donny’s side for they have wanted for decades to control who votes for who…..in other words through gaming the system they have made it so the candidate can pick his/her voters instead of the other way around.

Let’s play with a couple of scenarios….

First let’s say he manipulates the vote in his favor….what can we as citizans do?

It is January 3, 2027. The Democrats, fresh off their sweeping victory in the November elections, are set to take the majority in the House of Representatives.

All that remains is for the House clerk to compile a list of new members from the certified winners of the November races. It is an administrative technicality, a rote task that has gone off largely without incident every two years since 1789.

At least it did before Donald Trump turned the Republican Party into an election-denying cult. Now it has become the latest tool in the GOP arsenal to overturn election losses. Following the Democrats’ triumph in November, House Speaker Mike Johnson replaced the nonpartisan House clerk with a MAGA loyalist. Citing allegations of election fraud, the new clerk announces that he will not accept the documents certifying Democratic wins in key races. As a result, the members-elect cannot take their seats.

The Democratic National Committee unleashes an army of lawyers to challenge the move. But when the matter arrives before the Supreme Court, the Roberts majority, invoking the “political question doctrine,” rules that it cannot interfere in the internal operations of another branch.

And just like that, the Republicans have stolen the midterms.

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Freedom-loving people need to plan ahead to counter any Trumpian coup. Fortunately, there is an effective blueprint that we can follow.

https://newrepublic.com/article/216179/non-violent-rebellion-stolen-election

Non-violent rebellion?

Personally I do not think the people have it in their DNA for any mobilization to that extent…..I want to be proven wrong.

Second Donny attempts to use the military to do his bidding against the will of the people….

Recently, I discussed how Donald Trump’s associates have been urging him to do anything necessary to maintain power. Anything. This includes even preemptively claiming the midterm elections will be tainted — and declaring martial law. Let’s pause to let that sink in.

I’ve been thinking about our military and what they are, and are not, prepared to do to protect — or undermine — democracy, and I’ve had some illuminating discussions with a range of individuals, some with military backgrounds, including very high-level retired officers.

The role of the military under a deeply flawed, unhinged commander in chief is very much on their minds and being intensively explored, albeit carefully — and quietly.

Trump’s desire to turn the military into his personal strike force is no secret. It’s likely not coincidental that Secretary of Defense (“War”) Pete Hegseth just announced that he plans to fire one out of every five top commanding officers in the military. At a time when we are at war — in fact, losing a war we should never have started, through no fault of the commanding officers about to get the ax.

That is in addition to an alarming development I previously reported: top Trump officials moving onto military bases.

Why is that alarming? Because it’s part of a broader movement to militarize the government, and turn the country’s armed services into the private army of a dictator. Hegseth has of course played a central role.

Will the Military Help Trump End Democracy in America — or Help Save It?

Now I ask….is this scenario a possibility?

Pistol Pete has been getting rid of any officers that will not bow to the will of Donny….so will those career offices then follow the Constitution and their oath or will they side with Donny and throw the election into the White House?

Is it a possibility?

I say yes it is a good one at that….but once again I hope to be proven wrong….but I get a terrible smell coming from the Pentagon.

Please let me know what you thoughts are on these scenarios.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

What Do Dems Support?

The clock is ticking down to the midterm elections and now is a good time to ask this question.

So far all their chest thumping has been about impeachment…..and how will that benefit you or I?

We know what the Repubs stand for….the same as they have for decades…..kill entitlements, de-regulate business, so on and with Donny their dreams are coming true.

Now ask yourself….what do Dems actually stand for?

I have been asking this question for years but it seems to be more important these days as we close in on the mid terms…..

The DSA is making in-roads and the corporate Dems are trying as hard as the GOP to throw manure at the voters and the DSA candidates…one idiot recently said….

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), writing that the DSA “are not Democrats.”

“The Democrats have a big tent,” Gottheimer wrote. “That’s our strength. We embrace a range of ideas — but there’s no room for anti-American bomb-throwers who oppose our ideas, values, & leaders.”

There you go!

What are those wide ranging ideas?

What are those ever important values?

My guess Gottheimer gets substantial funding from AIPAC….if so his comment is bullshit.

Do Dems support universal health care?

Do Dems support the continuing wars of aggression?

The MAGA morons are trying desperately to resurrect the Red Scare…..but will it work?

McGovern, Dem from Mass says….“I don’t think people are going to be fooled by another Red Scare,” McGovern said. “They can try to resuscitate the ghost of Joe McCarthy. But the bottom line is that’s because they don’t want to talk about issues of affordability.”

Good point….but when are the Dems truly talking about the issues that you and I think are important?

I have been asking these question for a very long time and even blogged about it ten years ago…

What’s A ‘Democrat’ Anymore?

I realize I have used this post before…..but it still is an unanswered question in desperate need of a damn answer.

All indicators point to a sort of “Blue Wave” if Congress does fall under the Dem spell…..what will that mean?

Please riddle me this….Does anyone have an accurate answer?  If so please share.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Could The Mid-Terms Be A Win For Donny? (No Matter What)

We are just a bit over a month away from the mid-terms and everyone is holding their breath because the common belief is that Donny will do all in his power to prevent a Dem takeover of the Congress….and those concerns are that he will find a way to cheat the votes…..but there could be an easier way for him to nullify the vote.

President Donald Trump tried to maintain power following his loss in the 2020 election by exerting pressure on state election officials to, in some cases, “find” the votes.

Loyalist Republicans in Congress then attempted to deny Joe Biden the Oval Office when lawmakers gathered to certify the Electoral College, bringing to light loopholes and deficiencies in the law that could have denied voters their choice.

Similar flaws exist for U.S. House elections.

With concern mounting among GOP lawmakers they may lose control of that chamber following November’s midterm elections, it is not a stretch to imagine state officials could, once again, receive calls from the White House or powerful Republicans in Congress.

What’s less understood is that the House itself has the ability to investigate and potentially overturn the results of any of its 435 races. In a House narrowly controlled by one party or the other, disputes over a handful of seats could become significant.

“The House and the Senate, they are the final judge of their own elections,” explained John C. Fortier, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.

“So, in theory, if a state went through a process and counted all the votes and certified the votes and sent in the results, it still could be questioned by Congress,” he added. “The House has done this in the past. It is much less common today. There was a time in the 19th century where it became extremely common.”

Experts and officials interviewed by States Newsroom pointed to several circumstances that could occur.

State officials could hold back an election certificate, a member-elect could seek to block another member-elect from taking the oath, or legitimate challenges could occur under a federal law dealing with contested elections.

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/how-us-house-could-overturn-midterm-election-results

I mean the number of Red states is enormous and the legislatures love our dear Donny so something like this is just there in the wings waiting to be activated.

Any thoughts to share?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Burn Baby Burn

If you are watching the news then you have seen the protests that have turned violent in France….Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands of people who denounced rising living costs and poor conditions in schools, per the AP.

Does any of that sound like the conditions here in this country?

Donny jumped on this event with both feet and is using it as a campaign ad and of course the bad guys are the Dems….

President Trump continued his midterm campaign swing Monday in Kansas, where he used stark language to warn what would happen if Republicans lose control of Congress. “If you want to see what’s at stake in this election, just look at what’s happening in France,” he said, referring to widespread protests and looting fueled by anger over public services and the rising cost of living, reports Reuters. Trump said the “once-great nation” is being “conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists and communists,” adding, “When you see burning steeples and raging fires in France, just remember that is what the radical Democrats want to do in America.”

Trump visited Kansas to support GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, who is in an unexpectedly tight race for reelection with Democrat Adam Hamilton, a Methodist pastor, per the Washington Post. In his speech and in comments to reporters beforehand, Trump emphasized his administration’s anti-immigration policies by seizing on the unrest in France. “The whole world was coming in, and as you know, Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon,” he said on the White House lawn, per the Guardian. “We closed our borders. He didn’t,” he added of French President Emmanuel Macron. Other top Republicans were hitting the same theme, with VP JD Vance calling the French violence a failure of “Western liberals.”

It’s those damn socialists according to the morons in charge.

Yeah that is it….it has nothing to do with what these slugs have done to the economy and society as a whole.

This is his pathetic attempt to gain the upper ground in the election where his numbers are in the crapper.

Yes I think it is a stupid thing to say….and I am not alone….

Emmanuel Macron says he has a message for “many people, including foreign leaders”: Stop using France’s troubles as campaign material. During a visit to Qatar, the French president blasted what he called “stupid” comments and the “manipulation of information” about last weekend’s riots, saying some foreign leaders were exploiting the unrest for political gain by claiming the social unrest is being caused by Muslim migrants. Pressed on whether that included President Trump, Macron answered, “Among others,” reports the Guardian.

Trump has tied the violence to “migrants, jihadists and communists” as he stumps ahead of US midterms; Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken of an “invasion of extremist Islam.” Macron told reporters that some leaders “in the middle of election campaigns, whether here in the region or on the other side of the Atlantic” were “naively spreading narratives that certain circles are clearly trying to promote.” The BBC calls that an “apparent swipe” against Trump and Netanyahu; Israel’s parliamentary elections are next Tuesday. Macron added that there have been “AI-generated images depicting scenes that never actually happened in France. We’ve had people claiming that we were invaded by hordes of migrants and Islamists, which is completely false.”

I wish someone would tell this d/bag to STFU….someone besides me.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Democracy In Crisis

With the election just a mere month away I think most of us can agree that our democracy is in crisis….and some seem to think that this election could change all the woe that has been foisted on our beloved country.

But will it change?

Despite being divided on most issues, an overwhelming majority of Americans agree that their democracy is in a state of crisis or facing serious challenges.

A few of the symptoms of the problem: Close allies see the U.S. as a threat to peace. Immigration raids by poorly trained federal agents have terrorized cities. President Donald Trump claims that only his own sense of morality limits his power. The Trump administration has politicized the Justice Department, and many of Trump’s political nominees refuse to acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.

Plato warned that an unhealthy democracy can easily fall prey to a tyrant. As a scholar of American government, I see dishonest leaders, an environment of declining trust and a cultural penchant for violence as symptoms of Plato’s scenario.

The courts, which research suggests are ineffective at instituting significant political change, cannot adequately counter today’s democratic crisis. So what can?

One thing I’ve learned over two decades is that when it comes to the fundamentals of democracy, political science is not rocket science. A healthy democracy requires educated citizens, including a free press and an engaged public.

https://theconversation.com/americans-agree-their-democracy-is-in-crisis-yet-the-solution-is-as-simple-as-it-is-elusive-286541

There is the problem…..we have few educated citizens, our press is no longer free and the public is not engaged just spouting platitudes at each other.

So is the democracy in trouble….you bet your ass it is and we are the reason why….yet we cannot seem to find our way out of this darkness, which seems to get deeper as we go along.

Public opinion is at an all time low…..

  • Widespread Concern: Over 80% of Americans say democracy is either in crisis or facing serious challenges.

  • Low Confidence: Trust in federal government institutions and traditional media remains near historic lows.

  • Partisan Divides: Views on specific threats and the overall health of the system vary sharply along political lines.

That says it all….and yet the voter does little to change the direction we are traveling….

The crisis is looming large and within a few short weeks will know if it has left the room or not….

If you plan to vote then choose wisely or kiss this democracy good-bye…..possibly forever.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Dems Are Not Moving Left

If you believe the propaganda machine of the Right and even some of the so-called Dems the party is moving Left….that is pure Bullshit!

Every one is running sacred because of the progress the DSA has mad in our electoral process so the Right has to counter it with something….and what better counter than to resurrect the old ‘Red Scare’ tactic?

But it is a LIE!  And a whopper at that.

Basically they are, the Dems, are trying to return to their roots….

Be advised: “Democrats are in danger of going too far left in 2018.” So warn Republicans like Mitt Romney and ex-Democrats like Joe Lieberman and public personae as diverse as James Comey and Howard Schultz. In recent months, the pundit class has determined that the party’s leftward lurch heralds the rise of a “liberal tea party”—a movement that could very well unmoor Democrats from their longstanding center-left traditions, in close imitation of the spiral of events that caused the Republican Party to turn sharply to the right in recent years.

What’s fueling this argument? For one, more Democrats have rallied, either noisily or cautiously, around such policy innovations as “Medicare for all,” universal college and a universal basic income. That a smattering of Democratic candidates have elected to call themselves “democratic socialists” has only fueled the claim that such programs are “socialist.” “The center is Harry Truman and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, not Eugene Debs and Michael Harrington,” warned New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens recently. (Debs and Harrington were self-identified socialists.)

But there’s something wrong with this historical interpretation: Truman strongly supported single-payer health care. Moynihan supported a universal basic income in the 1960s. Dating back to World War II, Democrats sought to make a government-paid education available to as many Americans as possible. If Democrats are marching to the left, that road leads directly back to platforms and politicians who, in their day, commanded wide support and existed firmly in the mainstream of political thought.

What’s more, to label these programs “socialist”—which is to say, far outside the center of the political spectrum—reveals a constrained worldview. For over six decades, center-right parties in Europe—in Britain and France, Germany and Austria, and almost everywhere between—have either participated in or acceded to the very same policies.

In a remarkable way, today’s debate today strongly resembles a broader discussion that occurred in the United States and Europe in the 1940s, amid wartime mobilization and economic reconstruction, and in the decades following.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/04/elections-2018-democrats-history-liberal-progressive-socialist-222187/

The rank and file maybe trying to return to the roots of the party but I cannot say the same for the DNC which controls who gets support for any upcoming election.

Can you see the problem?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

 

Profit Over People

I am sure that most have heard this mantra over the years….mostly coming from the Left….sorry but it has been true for about 50 years probably longer….a recent poll (not a big fan usually is just a minute look at the issue) tells a story that has long been preached….

Most US adults believe President Donald Trump has placed his personal financial interests and those of his inner circle ahead of the country’s since returning to the White House in 2025, according to a new nationwide poll.

The poll, conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and released on Tuesday, suggests that public perception of the Republican president leans heavily critical: Over half of surveyed adults view Trump’s second term as self-serving by investing in his own business and commercial pursuits “a lot”. Roughly one quarter believe he focuses on national interests, but only 11 percent feel Trump represents regular Americans. Fifty-five percent of Republicans surveyed said that Trump has prioritised his personal business interests “a lot” or “some”.

Half of the respondents report that Trump has placed zero priority on people “like them”.

As Trump’s family business pulls in record funds from new ventures helped by his policies, the poll results suggest that most US adults think growing his own finances has been the north star of Trump’s presidency, at least to some extent.

Trump’s June financial disclosure revealed massive post-election influxes of foreign and corporate capital into his business empire, stemming primarily from over $1bn in cryptocurrency ventures after he loosened regulation on the industry, as well as from international real estate.

During his first year as president, the Trump Organisation – Trump’s multinational family-owned enterprise dedicated to property development and global brand licensing – made eight real estate deals with authoritarian or one-party foreign states. Some speculate these countries were highly motivated to maintain favourable relations with the US to keep Trump happy on fronts like trade tariffs, military protection and private business dealings.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/majority-in-us-say-trump-prioritises-personal-wealth-over-all-else-poll

First, I find it interesting that this poll numbers has not been widely reported especially with an election on the horizon.

Second I find it dubious since the voting record of Americans illustrates that few give a crap as long as his hateful message is paramount.

Third, How will this play out in the coming election?  Or will it be the lead issue before the vote?

So many questions and so few answers….the answer depends on which corporate propagandist one will pay attention to before they vote.

It will be interesting to see what the priority the voter will use before they cast the vote.

What do you guys think?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

 

Money Cannot Buy Friends

This is a look at AIPAC and their spending in the coming election….and boy Are they spending….and boy are they spending apparently they are concerned about the rising disapproval among American voters and that must be countered in some way.

But with all the money they are spreading around on candidates hoping to gain favorable position for Israel it seems to be failing miserably….at least that is the appearance….

Less than five years after its entry into U.S. political campaigns, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is now one of the best-funded players in the midterm elections. It has also become one of the most polarizing.
AIPAC has raised $233 million to support its friends and attack its perceived foes, even as public sentiment has shifted sharply against its singular cause: American support for Israel.
The group’s decision to become a major player in campaigns has alienated some former allies and left others ducking AIPAC’s support. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor. Some not only refuse money from AIPAC, but also refuse to accept money from its donors. The organization has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. This summer, Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York described AIPAC as part of a group of “monsters” that he said were too powerful in American politics.
As AIPAC contends with its biggest crisis in years and second-guessing from even some allies, its leaders are unbowed, according to interviews with more than three dozen donors, former board members and political strategists who work with the group. They describe their mission as a long game: electing a Congress that will help combat what they see as existential threats to Israel from Iran and other hostile countries. And despite increased public criticism of both AIPAC and Israel, the group has continued to draw tens of millions in contributions that it can use to pick sides in House and Senate campaigns.
This is great news….candidates are starting to shy away from AIPAC because of their support for genocide…..which is a good thing….but will these people still be on the bandwagon if they get elected or will they succumb to the cash thrown at them by Israel?
Do not trust the numbers…..watch the candidate.
There is probably a covert way to feed the candidate without appearing in the news….
I am sorry but I do not trust most Dems to be honest about this cash infusion….they may talk smack but they will always be paid to have Israel’s interests at heart.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“Lego ergo scribo”

Harris’ Concern

With the 2028 election slowly crawling into the political conversation  most polls show VP Harris as the frontrunner (for now)….she recently gave a speech in South Korea condemning Biden for inaction on Gaza….

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that the United States should have acted to curb Israel’s “horrific conduct” in Gaza, offering a pointed acknowledgement of the failures of the Biden administration she served and harsh criticism of the Netnayahu government.
Harris said that the United States had “fallen short” of its “moral obligation to human rights and international law” in its “failure to use our leverage to curtail the Israeli government’s horrific conduct in the war in Gaza, both under the current administration – which offers Netanyahu a blank check – and our administration before, where we should have acted sooner and more forcefully.”
Her speech at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, which mostly focused on artificial intelligence, comes as Harris weighs a presidential run in 2028, with the Biden administration’s handling of the Gaza war remaining a source of distrust among progressive voters.
President Joe Biden’s unflinching support for Israel in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and subsequent war in Gaza sapped support among left-wing voters. A poll by the Institute for Middle East Understanding found that “ending Israel’s violence in Gaza” was the top issue for Biden voters in 2020 who didn’t vote for Harris in 2024.
Harris declined to distance herself from Biden’s positions on Israel during the campaign but has stated several times since losing the race that the U.S. should have placed more pressure on Israel to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza.
Sorry but is just plain bullshit!
Where was this voice during the Biden admin and after that her presidential run in 2024?
This is nothing but political positioning since most American have been falling away for their support of Israeli actions in Gaza.
Big talk no action….she will not be so supportive of this position after the election.
Do not be fooled by this fake concern for the Palestinian people.
She may be the presumptive leader now but she can never get any support from me.
Thoughts?
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”