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Donald Trump Has Degraded The Office Like No Other
Donald Trump cheapens, degrades, demeans and corrupts almost everything he touches. With little regard for the law and societal norms, with massive regard for his own status, fortune and future, the president has made many of our most honored institutions and traditions mere masquerades. He’s thrown a sheen of legitimacy over a rot of self-dealing,…
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Donald Trump Has Degraded The Office Like No Other
Donald Trump cheapens, degrades, demeans and corrupts almost everything he touches. With little regard for the law and societal norms, with massive regard for his own status, fortune and future, the president has made many of our most honored institutions and traditions mere masquerades. He’s thrown a sheen of legitimacy over a rot of self-dealing,…
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Trump’s Latest Scandal Too Brazen Even For Supporters To Ignore
Many supporters of Donald Trump are passionate about their president. Their connection to the real estate developer is personal and visceral. They embraced his rhetoric about immigrants and united with him over a feeling the system and the “elite” in government and the media were screwing them. He gave voice to their fears and wounds.…
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An Open Letter To Joni Ernst On Tax Cuts And Deficits
We spoke at a town hall in Boone this past January after the Republican tax cut passed, and agreed that the proof of its value would be whether it would produce increased revenue – whether it “pays” for itself. The figures are in for fiscal year 2018: the deficit was up by 17 percent to…
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Grassley: “Appreciate” The Wealthy Over Those Who Live “Day To Day”
I try not to yell at the radio. I don’t like to scare passengers in my car or passing drivers. I try to stay calm. But I wasn’t just shouting when I heard Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s interview with National Public Radio host Robert Siegel on “All Things Considered” Thursday evening. I went clear through…
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Should Democrats Cooperate With Or Resist President Trump?
Democrats – and the world – have had nearly a month to acclimate to the unthinkable: An egomaniacal, bullying, boasting, undisciplined and willfully ignorant man will be president. We’ve had time to consider how we should react, including whether and how to engage a President Trump and his administration. Most Republicans have made their choices.…
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Trump Was The Right-Wing Radio Candidate. Here’s What To Do About It.
When I run errands in the afternoon, I frequently turn to WHO to hear right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh. It’s my way of understanding the conservative id. You must know your opponent. That’s why Donald Trump’s rise wasn’t such a shock for me. Trump was the right-wing radio candidate. He and Limbaugh (and Sean Hannity…
