After she lost the 2014 Maryland Democratic primary as a candidate for governor, Heather Mizeur, a former state delegate, said she did not intend to run for public office again. But, as a resident of the 1st congressional district, her representative is Republican Andy Harris, and his recent actions have pushed Mizeur to return to the … Continue reading Citing his ‘unforgivable betrayal,’ Heather Mizeur to challenge Rep. Andy Harris in 2022
Pandemic rescue: Biden needs to put Republicans on the hot spot
Guest comment from Tom "Bush Hog" James: One of the more cherished hallmarks of Congressional conduct is the ability to hide -- in some quarters, it's referred to as avoidance of responsibility. Senators, in particular, have been able to avoid the heat by reliance on their leadership to assure that potentially embarrassing votes never have … Continue reading Pandemic rescue: Biden needs to put Republicans on the hot spot
Once again, Republicans screw up the economy, Democrats try to fix it. And Republicans resist.
Trump left the country in such a mess — an uncontrolled pandemic still killing thousands a day; a botched vaccine rollout; 11 million unemployed, tens of thousands of businesses closed or in bankruptcy — and now a Democrat, President Joe Biden, has to engineer a recovery. This is similar to what happened when Barack Obama … Continue reading Once again, Republicans screw up the economy, Democrats try to fix it. And Republicans resist.
Another Big Lie: Republicans only did to Biden what Democrats tried to do to Trump in 2017
I frequently hear or read Trump supporters and practitioners of What-Aboutism claim that what the Democrats did in Congress in 2017 was comparable to what Republicans did this month regarding the electoral votes for President Biden. It’s another Big Lie, another false equivalence, and here’s why. True: On January 6, 2017, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin … Continue reading Another Big Lie: Republicans only did to Biden what Democrats tried to do to Trump in 2017
Trump’s final abominations: 11th hour pardons
If you can stand one more Trump outrage — and, trust me, this won’t be the last we hear about as Joe Biden tries to repair the damage done to democracy and presidential integrity over the last four years — consider Trump’s last-day pardons. They form a grotesque monument to the double standard that we … Continue reading Trump’s final abominations: 11th hour pardons
Psychologist’s view: Surviving the nasty divorce from Trump
Inauguration Day 2021: I invited Dr. Brad Sachs to share his thoughts on the attack on the Capitol by the Trump mob just two weeks before Joe Biden's inauguration. He offers an interesting perspective and a challenge to our thinking about this. Guest commentary by Brad Sachs, a family psychologist based in Columbia, Md. One … Continue reading Psychologist’s view: Surviving the nasty divorce from Trump
Trump’s final acts of racism and hypocrisy
In one of Donald Trump’s most grotesque displays of racism and hypocrisy, this vile president ramped up executions of men on federal Death Row -- the last four of them Black -- while pardoning the four white men who carried out a massacre of 14 Iraqi civilians. My Sunday column in The Baltimore Sun focused … Continue reading Trump’s final acts of racism and hypocrisy
Ford pardoned Nixon. Now Biden should pardon Trump? To hell with that.
When President Gerald Ford pardoned his predecessor, Richard Nixon, from any and all crimes he might have committed in the Watergate scandal, Ford’s approval rating dropped 20 points. He also lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter, and the Nixon pardon is oft-cited as the main reason. The New York Times called Ford’s decision “a … Continue reading Ford pardoned Nixon. Now Biden should pardon Trump? To hell with that.
Trump should face arrest and prosecution
The image of a Capitol police officer being crushed in a door by the Trump mob Wednesday afternoon should disturb everyone. It prompts this citizen to join with others calling not only for the impeachment of Trump but his prosecution for inciting the deadly riot. This dangerous president has announced that he will not attend … Continue reading Trump should face arrest and prosecution
Quick History: The Beer Hall Putsch
Munich, Germany, November 8-9, 1923: The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed coup by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler, his entourage and other Nationalists against the Weimar Republic. Hitler plotted to kidnap the Bavarian commissioner at a beer hall on the first night of the putsch. Some 2,000 Nazis marched on the city centre, hoping … Continue reading Quick History: The Beer Hall Putsch
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