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To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Friday, March 29, 2024

Observercast

Here’s Something Good About Texas!

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Given the rabid right-wing-ism of most Republican officeholders in my state of Texas, you might assume that the climate here is only fit for rattlesnakes, scorpions and venomous critters of pious political extremism. Yet, the true Texas political character [historically and currently] is vehemently anti-corporate and deeply rooted in the uniting ethic of the common […]

Trump’s Extremism On Abortion Cannot Be Hid

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Ron DeSantis had it coming, but Donald Trump’s attempts to paint the Florida governor as a scarier right-winger than he is deserve to fail. What DeSantis has done in Florida – virtually ban all access to abortion – Trump has come close to doing to the entire country. Trump is just better at playing all […]

Democrats’ Dilemma: Missing DiFi

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BY JAMIE STIEHM Absence in the Senate makes no heart grow fonder, given a delicate balance of power, 51-49, with Democrats holding a knife edge. Consider “DiFi,” Dianne Feinstein, a Democratic elder on her sickbed. She’s been gone for going on 60 votes. Every chamber vote must be in person: no exceptions, not even for […]

Fox Blinked

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Fox blinked this week. A very big blink it was. By agreeing to write an insanely big check, it avoided an even bigger embarrassment. Simple as that. A day or two of miserable headlines versus a week or two of worse ones. The First Amendment takes a hit, but not a knockout punch. It’s all […]

They’re Very Rich, But Also Very Lonely

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Many very rich people are very unhappy. Though that’s not new news, others have a hard time believing it. Assuming reasonably good health, who wouldn’t find contentment living in a gilded mansion and flying around in private jets? Imagine being able to just plunk down a platinum card anytime some glittering luxury winks your way. […]