Against the Grain

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September 2023
Reinvent Debates
Despite some good moments, everything about the first two GOP presidential primary debates this year is a failure. They've lost their value, and it's…
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Reminders About Polling
A new Washington Post-ABC Poll so alarmed its authors that they discredited their own work and buried the lede - who voters look to blame if there's a…
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Sleaze on Steroids
New Jersey and political corruption, perfect together. It's Senior Senator is indicted, again, and the indictment reads like a Hollywood script. There's…
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Where Are The Statesmen (and Women)?
Used to be that our elected leaders knew when to drop the partisan cudgels and do the right thing. When will those leaders emerge? Hello, anyone home?
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It's John Fetterman's Senate Now
The Senate's unwritten dress code goes Delta Tau Chi, catapulting Pennsylvania's Freshman US Senator into its most influential icon in years, tossing…
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A Big Difference Between Republicans and Democrats
When elected officials get in trouble, Democrats and Republicans respond differently. Republicans scatter while Democrats encircle, deflect, and defend…
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The Consequences of Local Political Parties
A look at the foundation of healthy state and national political parties - the local or county party. Just ask the folks in Grand County, Colorado, or…
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Team Biden Plots Shutdown Pain - With Exceptions
Satire alert. Drawing from the Obama 2013 Government Shutdown playbook, the Biden presidency is plotting how shutdown will punish the GOP by making it…
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In Support of Mitch McConnell
Double standards are on display again as grifting and opportunistic conservatives join the left to pile on McConnell while an infirm President babbles…
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August 2023
Unsung Heroes: US Senator Everett Dirksen (R-IL)
First of an occasional series on Members of Congress who made history that still effects us today. This one is dedicated to former Senate GOP Leader…
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The Man Who Created the Ex-Presidency
Hint: It wasn't Jimmy Carter
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