Posts by jason330

I tend to ignore Kathy McGuinness because her campaign is not credible, and because I tend to think that BHL is an odds on favorite to win. Still, our next…

Remember way back last August when it was reported that Bill Clinton flattered and cajoled Trump into running for the GOP nomination? Man oh man, I was happy and excited at first because Trump was certain to turn the GOP nominating process into a train wreck wrapped in a clown show. Then, after he inexplicably WON the nomination I was nervous because I thought Trump, with all his showmanship, might be tough to beat. Now I'm back to being happy and excited.

From least important to most, these are the ten reasons why Trump quitting is plausible. 10) He can reasonably claim health problems. His medical records are sketchy at best and the quack doctor who said that he'd be the healthiest president ever can easily be thrown under the bus. 9) He watches, and takes ques, from Fox News. If Fox News bails once and for all, he will know it and will have to react to it. 8) The Senate appears ready to investigate his ties to Russia. 7) His wife was an illegal immigrant. 6) His businesses are off 17 to 20% How long can he sustain that kind of drop in revenue? Especially since... 5) He can't self-fiance his campaign. He isn't as wealthy as he says he is, and money from donors is dying up. 4) His pre-2010 taxes are not subject to being audited. So he is lying about why he isn't releasing them. (For this and many other reasons, he knows he will be KILLED in a debate.) 3) He hates being viewed as a loser. He'd rather quit (and blame the liberal media) than lose to Clinton. 2) He was never really running a serious campaign in the first place. And if all of that does not convince him to quit, one person might... 1) He listens to Ivanka. Of all his advisors, he appears to listen to Ivanka. She certainly seems smart enough to know when the jig is good and truly up. When the kids are sure that the gravy train is imperiled, they may be the ones to pull the plug.

Town Square Delaware reports: US Education Secretary John King was in Wilmington yesterday morning – his second recent visit to the First State – to laud a federal grant program…

With all the Trump implosion going on, I haven't had a chance to comment on a thing that happened at the DNC. "American Exceptionalism" came home to the Democratic Party where is belongs. The Democratic version of American Exceptionalism on display in Philadelphia declares that America does things because they are the right thing to do. Our exceptionalism is based on our exceptional values; inclusion, peace, prosperity, searching out and working toward the common good. That's stuff that will get you to wave the flag again. That's the stuff that makes America great. The GOP's version of American Exceptionalism, on the other hand, is based on a flimsy counterfeit crap, like the very shitty and cloying Lee Greenwood song, "God Bless the USA" That dumbed down version of American Exceptionalism that the GOP has been pushing, good riddance to that stinking pile of shit. The GOP's version of American Exceptionalism says that anything American does is good, because we did it. Waving the flag isn't a celebration of having fulfilled our civic responsibilities, it is an end in itself. The GOP's American Exceptionalism is to patriotism what masturbation is to sex.

Yard signs don't vote. But I've seen more Lafferty signs than Bonini signs, and that signals something. What exactly are these people trying to advertise? That their property is protected by Smith and Wesson? That they know a Republican isn't going to win, so they want to "send a message" to the DEGOP Pharisees? It is impossible to know for sure what goes on in the bat-filled belfry of your wingnut neighbor. It is reasonable to assume some things about this upcoming GOP primary though.

Think of all the Democratic Party has gained thanks to those obnoxious motherfuckers who simply would not shut up: - They battle tested a Clinton campaign that was cruising for a coronation. - They dragged fair trade onto the Democratic Party's radar screen. - They forced Clinton to the table on the issue of college debt. - They got the most liberal Democratic Party platform since FDR. - They made progressives FULL PARTNERS in the Democratic coalition, and - On and on.... We got so much. So it is time to declare victory and get to work election Democrats to the Senate, House, State Houses, school boards, neighborhood associations, and knitting clubs. It is time to consolidate the gains and lock them in with the dull, drudgery that is the real work of democracy.

Charlie Copeland isn't an idiot. He knows Donald Trump has no business being the President of the United States. He knows the full implications of a Trump presidency. However, Charlie Copeland is a craven coward. That's why he wants to pretend that he will be voting for Trump and not Clinton. Unlike Republicans like Ken Grant and Mike Stafford, who have the guts to put the country ahead of their party, Copeland is a cowering chickenshit. Meekly continuing to play to the unhinged racists and lunatics who comprise the bulk of the DEGOP's current membership. Here is his statement:

She was a terrible chair. Good riddance, but why wait until next week? Get the hell out already. As the 2016 Democratic National Convention kicks off, Committee Charwoman Debbie Wasserman…

With a steady diet of this doom and gloom misanthropy, is it any wonder Donald Trump thinks (in spite of all evidence to the contrary) that America is a fucking shit hole? There is no pretense of objectivity. There is only wall to wall hate and fear mongering. Pickled in this hatred and myopic gloom, Donald Trump is ready to give birth to a new age in America. An age of "LAW AND ORDER" and an age completely unburdened by the debilitating effects of "political correctness." In short an age of one man, one vote. His vote.

Mandatory sentencing was a horrible idea, so this is most welcome. What I think is shows though, is that the biggest differences between Democrats and Republicans is that Democrats can…