Category: Elections

Political Corruption

Most of us agree that Washington is teeming with corruption that most of our elected officials are on the take in one form or another….if we know this is the case why is it never a political issue at election time?

This corruption has been going on for many years….we cannot lay the cause at the feet of Donny although it seems to be more out in the open since he has got his filthy hands on the reins of government.

Almost every week, there seems to be another story about the pay-to-play ethos that is dominant in Donald Trump’s Washington, DC. On July 30, the Wall Street Journal added a new one to the list.

The Journal described the president’s fervent interest in fundraising and how he checks almost nightly with his top fundraiser, Meredith O’Rourke, to find out “which companies and donors have cut checks and which haven’t, and for how much.” The story highlighted the way she channels his interest into making her pitch.

“’This is very important to the president. He’s asked me to call you and ask you for this donation…. The boss wants this money.’”

Nothing subtle there.

Then there is the way the administration has used tariffs as a lever to extract money and other things from businesses seeking relief or exemption from the tariff. For example, on July 31, MS Now reported that the Antwerp World Diamond Center in Belgium had presented the president with a large ring, which he dubbed the Freedom 250 ring, and that they subsequently received favorable treatment in Trump’s tariff regime.

That was no ordinary ring. It is made of eighteen-karat gold and is the size of a wristwatch. It has a hand-carved presidential seal on top, encrusted with 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 18 emeralds, and 6 rubies. And it has an engraved inscription to Donald John Trump. A few weeks after the gift was made, the report continues, “Europe’s diamond industry was exempted from Trump’s latest round of tariffs.”

The New York Times is right to caution that “There is no evidence that the gift of the ring directly affected the president’s thinking on the tariff exclusion for the diamond industry. But the new list of exemptions has renewed questions about which industries should be exempt from tariffs, and why.”

https://thefulcrum.us/elections/political-corruption-as-a-voting-issue-in-america

As blatant as his corruption is why do not the Dems use it against him?

There is a simple explanation….they are just as guilty and do not want an unflattering light shown on the them.

That is why we seldom hear about corruption in any election cycle.

Now is the time for this to be front and center for 2028.

But will it?

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Trumpalaooza Part 2

AS the GOP mid term convention (laughable theatrics) continued our Dear Leader made a second appearance (he just could not stand not being the center of attention) but I admit that is was not as full of manure as the night before….

Let me breakdown the night….Vance was allowed out into public by Donny….

President Trump returned to the stage on the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday, imploring the crowd to “go out and vote” to save his party’s majorities in Congress, the AP reports. Trump praised his own Vice President JD Vance, who delivered a keynote speech that was closely watched as potentially teeing up a post-Trump future. Although Vance has not said whether he will run for the White House and Trump has yet to name an heir apparent, the crowd roared “JD! JD!” when he stepped to the microphone.

The president organized the convention in hopes of energizing supporters who often turn out for Trump but not for other candidates. “You got to do me the biggest favor you’ve ever done,” Trump told the crowd. “You’ve got to do this for me.” At one point he led the crowd in a repeat-after-me pledge to vote on Nov. 3. The second night of the convention showcased some of the most electorally endangered Republicans in Congress and those challenging Democrats in tough races, as well as another potential presidential hopeful: Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who railed against liberal Democrats.

Vance also delivered searing criticism of Democrats, calling them “the party of hatred.” And even though Republicans have faced their own rifts over Trump’s war in Iran and other issues, he urged them to remain united for the midterms. “Don’t give the country over to a bunch of crazy people because you happen to disagree with us on a policy issue here or there,” he said. When a protester with a Mexican flag interrupted his speech, Vance won an extended uproar of approval with his response. “Well, my friend, if you love Mexico so much, get your a— over there. I’ll buy you a plane ticket,” he said. “We got to send a message this November,” Vance said. “This country was handed down to us by our parents and their parents before them. We received this national birthright, and we are going to fight for it by electing Republicans this November.

Vance was strutting like he had something to say….but he was just parroting what Donny told him to say and playing to a crowd of morons…..he appeared a clown without his make-up.

Like I said meaningless theatrics….mostly laughable and expensive….a colossal waste of time and money.

In short it made a great sleep aid.

Be thankful you had much better things to do…..like watch paint dry.

Did I miss anything?

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“Trumpapalooza”

That is what the fake GOP convention for the mid terms is being called…..

This past Wednesday was the mid-term convention (why was this political bullshit needed?) and the key note speaker will be Uncle Donny and his humorless babbling speech.

First of all what and why is the ‘convention’ a necessity?

Come on….you know why….Donny cannot pass up a chance to be the center of attention and a canvas for his bullshit.

So why hold one in the first place? Trump has said he wants to recreate some of the spectacle of a presidential convention and, more importantly, get his supporters to turn out even though his name isn’t on the ballot. “Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot,” he recently told supporters. “Just come and vote.”

Now that we settled that….let’s move on to the theater of the absurd, the convention….

And he did not disappoint me in the least…..after a wealth of BS from MAGA-ites and even one Dem, Fetterman, Donny took the stage to speaking with his adoring minions….as usual it was choked full of manure, promises and out right lies….

President Trump wants Republican voters to picture his name on their November ballots, even though it won’t be there. Speaking in Dallas at the start of a two-day RNC midterm convention, the president urged GOP voters to treat the elections as a direct referendum on him, the Wall Street Journal reports. “I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot,” he said. “Just one more time, because if we lose, you’re going to lose your border. You’re going to lose your tax cuts. You’re going to lose your safety and security. You’re going to lose your wealth.”

Trump is pushing to keep both the House and Senate in GOP hands for the last two years of his term, and he has sounded the “pretend I’m on the ballot” theme on the campaign trail in recent weeks. That strategy comes despite his approval rating hovering in the low-to-mid 30s and warnings from some Republicans that tying the midterms so tightly to him could backfire. The concern: Candidates already strained by high gas prices, the ongoing Iran war, and affordability worries may struggle if voter frustration spills over onto the party brand. Trump, for his part, has insisted that voters are angry at Republicans generally, but not at him personally.

More notable lines from his speech:

  • “If the Republicans win the Senate and House, because of our tremendous strength and success economically, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend,” he said. The AP calls the plan, which would cost more than $1 trillion and would require congressional approval, “dubious” and said Trump offered no details of how it would work. Trump also said the money would need to be spent in the US, but similarly offered no details of how that would be enforced.
  • Trump also painted Democrats as extremists, the AP reports. “If we hand America’s future to the radical-left Democrats, our nation will spend the next decade just getting back on its feet,” he said. “Vote Republican and we will leave the world in our dust for generations to come.”
  • On the subject of the Iran war, he appeared to acknowledge it has hurt the economy, noting that before the US attacked, he told economists, “I hate to do this to you.” He claimed Iran was “two, maybe three weeks away from having a nuclear weapon” before the attack.

$5000 now there is a lie that will garner votes from idiots.

Now for the Dem that braved the stage (on video) at a MAGA rally….and make no mistake it was a rally nothing else….

Sen. John Fetterman delivered a moment at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday that neither party was expecting. The Pennsylvania Democrat appeared via video on opening night, calling himself a “common-sense Democrat” who rejects “extremes and socialism.” Standing outside a Pennsylvania steel mill, Fetterman promised to work with President Trump and GOP Sen. David McCormick, his Pennsylvania colleague, to “defend the steel way of life,” the New York Times reports. Fetterman already had fallen out with Democrats in his state, the AP notes; he polls better with Republicans. After a Wall Street Journal investigation on his conduct in office ran last week, per Axios, Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle, a Democrat, posted on X that, “John Fetterman is a disgrace.”

Fetterman is a gutless piece of ….

All in all the night did not disappoint for I was expecting nothing more than Donny thumping his chest like a sex crazed primate and a bunch of adoring yes men that graveled at his feet….and that is just what I got.

And the beat goes on

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Donny Will Quit After Midterms

More juicy bullshit from Carville

There is always someone on the interweb that is predicted this or that around Donny….his health, his mental problems and so on…..but this one I found and thought I would post to get reactions if possible.

The Mouth of the South, Carville, is predicting that Donny will bow out after the midterms and Vance will advance to the seat of power…

The so-called “Ragin’ Cajun” James Carville has sensationally predicted that US president Donald Trump will resign from office following this November’s midterm elections, which are widely-tipped to yield a disastrous result for the Republican party.

Carville, who was the strategic brain behind presidential candidates such as Bill Clinton, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton, told the Daily Beast Podcast: “He’s going to walk away.”

Trump simply lacks the strength to face the crushing defeat headed his way, Carville argues: “He’s a soft man.” A medical expert has also suggested that Trump’s health is ‘getting worse’ after spotting several worrying signs

Concerns have also mounted over Trump’s health, with noticeable signs including drowsiness, swollen ankles, and dark bruises on his hands.

Current projections indicate that the Democrats have a 76.9% chance of securing a majority of seats in the House, a number that has climbed consistently in recent months. The president will bear the brunt of his party’s collapse, Carville says: “They’re going to blame [Trump] – the whole culture is going to change. The whole conversation is going to change.”

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-will-quit-after-37623128

Seriously?

This dinosaur of past Dem glory is smoking crack.

Keep in mind that Carville pukes up something and the media runs to him….only because he had some success in the 90s….today he is a grumpy old man that carves attention.

This is a brain fart of an aging pundit that desperately wants to stay in the news so he belches out bullshit every chance he gets.

Does anyone seriously think Donny will give up his stranglehold on the country voluntarily?

I don’t….but what do I know….some aging pundit with more mouth than brains just keeps puking up fanciful bullshit.

Please do not hold your breath.

Please let me know what you think of this pile of manure.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

To Fight The Imbecilic Fight

There is so much happening around Donny that the Dems could be focused on….but no they had rather join in the imbecilic fight among themselves.

As usual the Dems are proving just how worthless they truly are with this tired discourse on progressives.

There was an opinion piece in USAToday that highlights this useless fight.

Once again, Democrats are playing into Republican talking points. It almost seems like they’d rather incite fights among factions of their own party than try to keep the opposition from controlling the narrative, or remind voters of the disastrous Republican reign of the past two years.

In an ABC News interview that aired Aug. 9, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, was asked about comments former Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong had made in 2020, saying the country should “cancel Thanksgiving.”

“And I have a local city councilman that has this saying ‘Woke 1 was crazy,’ and I think that what’s important is that we have to assess what a candidate is saying now,” Ocasio-Cortez said, referencing an X post by New York City Councilmember Chi Ossé.

I don’t think Hong’s comments in 2020 were smart – I don’t necessarily think they’re why she lost the Aug. 11 primary election, but I also concede that they were the perfect fodder for Republicans to attack her with. I’m just frustrated that, of all the things happening in this country, members of the left are choosing to critique one another instead of everything happening during President Donald Trump’s second term.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/08/24/woke-meaning-republicans-democrats-redefine-policy/91341106007/

Come on people the president is at a weak moment and there are midterms on the horizon and yet instead being on the attack they are slap fighting among themselves and using tired dinosaur strategists from the past to do some of the hard lifting in the media.

Once again the Dems prove just how incompetent they are and the need for the progressives to thrown their worthless butts out.

This fight is doing nothing but taking away from the fuck ups of Donny and making people think back to the 1950s when they should be laser focused on the future.

Will this be a winning tactic for 2028?

I think not….I think they are handing the GOP just what they need to make a successful run in 2028.

Did I miss anything?

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Do Unto Others….But First

The GOP has been accusing Dems of trying to fix elections or allowing immigrants to run  rampant or well you get the picture….but as far as voter fraud goes there have been more GOpers caught than Dems….and the GOP is not above some disgusting dirty tricks to win elections.

This one caught my eye this morning….

A Missouri House primary race allegedly came with a side of hardball that crossed into felony territory. Federal prosecutors say Republican candidate Thomas Ross schemed for weeks to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent, Louise Secker, in an attempt to sink her campaign, the Missouri Independent reports. Ross, who won the GOP nomination for the state’s 161st House District by just 32 votes last month, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Investigators say Ross’ former campaign manager told police about the plot, saying the candidate told him to plant the drugs in Secker’s purse or vehicle while she was out of state on vacation, reports the AP.

According to an FBI affidavit, the then–campaign manager went to Joplin police in July with a glove holding a baggie of cocaine and an Adderall pill, and shared text messages in which the pair allegedly used code phrases like “the substance of the matter.” The manager later wore an FBI recording device to Ross’ home on July 31, less than a week before the Aug. 6 primary. He said he still had “the bag and addies” and could tip off police about drugs in Secker’s car. Ross allegedly replied, “If you can pull it off…pull it off.”

“The American people deserve confidence in an electoral process that has served our nation for generations,” said R. Matthew Price, US Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, said in a news release. “Candidates are expected to conduct their campaigns with integrity, honesty, and respect for their opponents, allowing voters to make informed decisions without fear of misinformation or undue influence.” Peter Kinder, chairman of Missouri’s Republican Party, said the arrest was “serious and deeply troubling” and urged Ross to drop out of the race, the AP reports.

These are the types of people the morons among us are electing….

“Candidates are expected to conduct their campaigns with integrity, honesty, and respect for their opponent”….when was the last time a GOPer held to those characteristics?

If he decides to stay in the race he may just win….after all it is Missouri.

Anything to add?

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Political Parties. Why?

Readers going to Daily Agitator has fallen off so I re-post this to hopefully generate some interest in my secondary blog.

AS the way that our political system is functioning is with 2 parties that are basically the same party just with minor differences but I ask why they are needed.

 

Political Parties, Why?

I would be interested in just what you think about the party system as it is today.

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A Quick Look At The Midterms

We are quickly closing in on the midterm elections and in some circles there seems to be optimism there will be some sort of blue wave and in others it is not so rosy predictions.

There is an op-ed that states that the GOP may have already won the midterms….

President Donald Trump is alarmed that Democrats may retake the House of Representatives during the upcoming midterm elections, which in turn would empower them to impeach him. Yet according to one expert, Democrats will not have an easy job gaining control of that legislative chamber, despite their seeming advantages.

“President Donald Trump’s low job approval ratings, coupled with large Democratic leads in generic congressional polling, have most analysts expecting the House to flip to team blue in November,” wrote Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, for The Washington Post on Wednesday. “That’s still the most likely outcome, but a seat-by-seat analysis reveals a tougher challenge for Democrats than the overall picture suggests.”

Olsen began by pointing out the raw numerical strength held by Republicans.

“Large midterm gains usually occur when the party in power loses seats that typically lean toward the other side. In 2018, Republicans held 25 House seats Hillary Clinton had carried two years earlier; they lost 22 of them,” Olsen wrote. “But thanks to increased polarization (and mid-cycle redistricting shenanigans), the GOP only holds eight seats won by Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024.”

He added, “Redistricting has also shifted the House map sharply in the GOP’s favor. The median House seat — the 218th seat required for House control — under the 2024 maps was Arizona’s 1st District, which Trump carried by 3.1 percentage points. Now it’s Virginia’s 1st District, which he won by 4.9 points. Winning that district plus every single House seat Trump carried by less than that will be a tall order.”

https://www.alternet.org/republicans-midterms-trouble-house/

I see where the author is coming from ….and I have saw a report that most Americans think that Donny and the Boyz are corrupt….and yes it is a poll a dubious result at best….but here is what was found…

Nearly 90% of Americans now believe there’s “widespread corruption” within the U.S. government, according to a recent poll.

The data came from a Gallup poll published Wednesday. For the survey, respondents were asked, “Is corruption widespread throughout the government in this country, or not?” According to Gallup, 89% of participants responded to the question with “Yes.”

That number, Gallup noted, was the highest it’s been in two decades. Additionally, the figure sat at 73% just two years earlier. That 16-point jump is the highest of any two-year span in the last 20 years.

That sentiment was shared among three major voting blocks, with 91% of Democrats, 90% of Independents, and a staggering 83% of Republicans believing in widespread corruption. Interestingly, Democrats saw a 15-point jump from the previous year. Republicans, on the other hand, had just a two-point increase, as 81% believed the government was corrupt in 2025.

(mediaite.com)

If the poll is accurate why on earth would people vote for the continuation of this blatant corruption?

I do not think this will make much difference when the vote comes around….do you?

But what about the Dems and the rise of progressives?

Personally I have written many times how useless and out of touch the Dems are and some are noticing just how bad it is….

For the first time in a long time, Democrats have some real energy behind them. We have candidates that people are really excited about, ideas that people are really excited about, and most of us hope that this will lead to us retaking the Senate and the House — which will allow us to do some real fucking important things, like keeping Trump from nominating a fourth personal Supreme Court justice should Thomas or Scalia retire. Yaaaaay!

But because we can never, ever have nice things, there are some people working to destroy that chance. What people, you ask? Democrats!

https://www.wonkette.com/p/hear-ye-hear-ye-a-few-house-dems

This situation does not bode well for the Dems in the upcoming midterms and definitely not for the 2028 elections.

If have asked this question many times….just what in Hell do Dems stand for?

So to say that I am optimistic about the midterm elections is a false assumption….if the Dems are successful then I shall be surprised but not thrilled.

How do you feel?

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There Are Polls And Then There Are Polls

Polls the life sustaining info that pundits live and die by….I personally do not believe half the polls I read (I know I quote them from time to time but I also make it known that I think they are nothing more than a snapshot of the day they are taken).

That brings me to the recent election in Wisconsin where progressive Hong takes on Crowley and since Hong was leading by 20 points it was a major upset when she lost….but was it?

A poll of Los Angeles voters released last week found Mayor Karen Bass leading Councilmember Nithya Raman by a wide and growing margin. Days earlier, a poll of Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary showed democratic socialist Francesca Hong walloping Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley by more than 20 percentage points.

There were problems with both.

Crowley went on to comfortably defeat Hong in Wisconsin’s primary. And other polling of the Los Angeles race has shown a much tighter contest between Bass and Raman.

This wasn’t just another case of polling getting it wrong. These polls were fake. So was the polling company.

In response to inquiries from the Los Angeles Times, Median Strategies said it was all a test.

​​“Median Strategies was created as a short term social experiment to examine how purported polling information could enter and spread through the political information ecosystem without independent verification,” the company said in an email to the Times. “We are not seeking publicity or attribution for the individuals involved and are declining interviews.”

The experiment worked, at least to some extent. The California Post reported on the Los Angeles poll, declaring in a now-deleted headline that voters who had supported reality TV star Spencer Pratt in the primary could decide the election for Bass. Her campaign celebrated the results on social media before later deleting the post.

A fake poll made real news. What does that say about political polling?

A test!?  WTF?

Why give false information?

My first thought was to influence betting on the race.

Now we can see why I do not trust polls and then I ask how many others have tried this ‘test’?

The voter should not depend on polls for their information on their decision of a vote.

I will look at any poll results now with skepticism….I had pretty much done that before but now I will take a harder stance.

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Pistol Pete For President?

There is so much confusion around the 2028 election….will Donny try mto break the Constitution?  If not who will try to step into the MAGA void no Donny would create?

Would it be the idiot Vance?  How about Pistol Pete?

Pete Hegseth is already looking beyond the Pentagon, according to NBC News, which reports that the defense secretary has told confidants he’s weighing a 2028 presidential bid. The outlet notes that Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, have been mulling the idea for months, seeing him as sharing some of President Trump’s appeal with the MAGA base—especially his combative style and hard-line stance on social issues. His recent trip to the Iowa State Fair to stump for GOP Rep. Zach Nunn has only fueled whispers on the matter. More:

  • Hegseth response: Officially, Hegseth says he’s not running and is focused on his current job. “His main priority is leading the War Department. All other speculation is foolish,” a Pentagon spokesperson says. Hegseth himself tweeted about it, calling the NBC report “100% false,” adding, “We told NBC that, but they just lie w/anonymous ‘sources.'”
  • Obstacles: Any run would come with baggage, including the unpopular Iran war Hegseth oversees, a watchdog finding that he mishandled sensitive military information on the Signal app, and criticism from former defense secretaries over his partisan political activity while in office, per NBC.
  • Public opinion: Perhaps Hegseth is denying NBC’s report because he’s already seen the polls: Newsweek reports that early polling has shown Hegseth to be a “long shot,” citing a CPAC straw poll from March that earned Hegseth just 1%; Vice President JD Vance drew 53%, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio came in with 35% (3% were undecided).
  • Possible? Salon’s Amanda Marcotte writes, however, that a potential Hegseth run “isn’t a joke,” noting that the defense chief “is the man most closely aligned with white evangelicals, who still make up the majority of GOP primary voters.” “In a field of dull choices like Vance or … Rubio, Hegseth’s over-the-top masculinity act, which reads as clownish to people outside MAGA circles, could be just the thing to push the former Fox News weekend host over the top,” Marcotte writes. NBC adds that Hegseth has become a frequent presence on the campaign trail to rally Trump voters and is a favorite with male Trump voters.
  • The woman behind the man: The Daily Beast, meanwhile, details how Jennifer Hegseth is working behind the scenes to whip up his “dramatic new power grab.”

Of course he would deny the report….for he must stay in the good graces of Donny and not upstage him….

Here is what some polls show….

The report comes as speculation over the 2028 Republican presidential field continues to grow, with several members of President Donald Trump’s administration already being discussed as potential candidates. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have emerged as two of the most prominent names, while other Republicans—including Donald Trump Jr. and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis—have also been floated as possible contenders.

Not one of those names will instill confidence in the office.

A president Vance would be laughable but a President Pete would be scary from the very beginning.

Are the American people that stupid?  Don’t answer that for the answer is obvious.

Any thoughts you would like to add?

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