Politics is a marathon not a sprint. Change takes time and WORK. Far too many progressives don’t seem to understand that basic fact (sadly so do many other Democrats). They seem to function on the belief that ‘One Magical President’ will reverse the Reagan Revolution immediately upon election. That belief among so…

I’ve seen several Leafs and a couple of Bolts driving around the Portland Metro area. I’ve only seen one Tesla in the wild (which was the day after I saw a DeLorean. That was a weird weekend for car spotting).

“That is where that energy was. Arrogant and in the wrong place, and I don’t think a damn thing has changed either.”

At the end of the day 10 bodies in voting booths matter far more than a 1,000 bodies screaming in the streets. I get the cathartic release that comes from protesting. I understand wanting rally with like-minded people. But one, where was all that energy and drive back in November when it actually MATTERED? And two,…

What I roll my eyes at is the fact that somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of the country is actually going to buy that line of reasoning. I weep for the future.

You just know those guys (alone with the Iran/Contra and Watergate survivors) are looking on with envy at just how brazenly Trump et al have been doing this stuff. They worked so hard to look respectable.

Exactly. Putin’s end game is destabilizing and discrediting the US and to a lesser extent discrediting the very concept of representative democracy. In that he’s succeeding brilliantly.

Except it’s not political suicide. They’ve been running against ‘Obamacare’ for six years now. Republicans control the majority of State legislatures and governorships. They control the congress and the Presidency and are in a good position to place a raft of conservative judges through the judiciary, not to mention…

I remember nearly two years of open hearings, in front of full committees. Meetings at the White House with members of BOTH parties. I remember amendments being offered by dozens of Senators, again from BOTH parties. I remember ‘moderate’ Republicans pretending to negotiate in good faith only to pull back support even…

“Every time electric and hybrid cars come up as the new low-emissions superstars of the automotive world, someone inevitably brings up the high environmental costs of simply producing a car. Will we ever see a truly environmentally-friendly car?”

“When I left Conference Room for short meetings with Japan and other countries, I asked Ivanka to hold seat. Very standard. Angela M agrees!”

Carry ons are a big part of the problem (boarding and exiting). I’ve been travelling by plane for over 40 years now and the as the amount of s&*t people carry goes up the process for getting on and off gets slower and uglier. I know margins are tight, but for the love of all that is holy airlines please allow people…

In 2016, for the first time in decades, the majority of white women voted for the Republican candidate for President. I think of that every time I read articles like this.

College is priced to ensure more students get loans (that includes a lot of upper middle class as well). This started back in the 90s when tuition really started to take off (massively out-pacing inflation). Colleges raised tuition while bumping up student loan programs (and other aid packages, many of which were…

Vote. Donate time or money to get out the vote drives.

It’s a quirk of the cloning process Disney uses to create them.

Most of the states that started recognizing same sex marriage did so because their state courts overturned various bans (most brought through the legislatures or initiative processes). I’m asking if an actual state legislature passed a law recognizing same sex marriage. Because I only recall court decisions that…

Fabulous news. I’m trying to remember, did any elected body in the US (state legislature, city council) actually vote to legalize same sex marriage before the Supreme Court decision? Or was it all done through the courts?

For the first time in decades in the majority of white women voted for a Republican president. I have no words at this point.

Scrapping or significantly changing NAFTA won’t, on net, bring jobs back to the US. And will most likely harm Mexico’s economy driving even more illegal immigration and drug trafficking.