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We need to talk about Trump’s cowardice

The president said today the coronavirus pandemic has been worse than Pearl Harbor and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. At the same time, he said his focus is “reopening” the economy, even if that means “some people” die. Now imagine FDR, or George W. Bush, saying, “Ignore the tragedy. Let’s get back to…

A Deadly Lie to Rival George W. Bush’s

Remember this? This was the lie of the last Republican administration. Donald Trump is terrible, but even he has to put some effort into catching up with George W. Bush’s all-time whopper, a lie told to America to justify invading a country that did us no harm and that led to the deaths of hundreds…

Unemployment is worse in red states

Mitch McConnell says the GOP is in no mood for a “blue-state bailout.” I’d bet that mood is going to change quick. According to WalletHub, Kentucky is No. 3 among the states seeing biggest increases in unemployment as a result of the pandemic. Given that blue states like Connecticut send billions more to red states…

Ersatz phallus swinging in Michigan

This is happening in Michigan right now. It was just Tuesday when I wrote these words. Remember those men at “anti-quarantine protests” strolling around state capitols carrying semi-automatic rifles? They said they were protesting stay-at-home orders. They said their goal was demonstrating their rights to bear arms, individual liberty and personal sovereignty. But that wasn’t…