A Fool and Their Money

 are often quickly parted.  Juan did a good of explaining the scam.

At least some of them figured it out and got their money back. :-O 

Brett almost as Good as Chris

 At Challenging GOP Hypocrisy.  Chris has been on vacation and last week Dana Perino was a push over.  This week Bret Baier did a much better job.

Sen Rick Scott was criticizing the Infrastructure bill and trying to play a deficit hawk after supporting Trump's MASSIVE DEFICITS.  I get SO TIRED of these HYPOCRITES.

The REALITY is that Trump and the Republicans did it again while they were in power. They increased spending, did nothing about entitlements, cut revenues and blew up the deficits / debts.  And almost NO ONE in the Conservative media is willing to call them on it.  So...  Thanks Bret !!!

Put DeSantis in Jail?

Complicit in Deaths of Thousands seems the logical charge.

I mean what would we do if a CEO ordered unsafe procedures to be followed for his personal benefit and it resulted in the deaths of thousands?

Per the following graph, FL is heading for its biggest death wave yet.  And this idiot is trying to make it illegal for local governments to mandate vaccinations and masks?  And some folks are cheering him on?

Well let's hope it is mostly those cheer leaders who die struggling to breathe. 

Biden Expels More Immigrants Than Trump

 514,000 vs 460,000. And yet GOPers keep complaining about an open border. :-O 

Of course GOPers have NOT been very accurate in their assessments for the past 5+ years.

And of course Biden's moderate position has made him unpopular with progressives who seem to think we should have open borders.

Of course the irony is that the supposedly "Pro-Life" Conservative seem to think we should turn our backs on children.

It is a complicated topic.  Too bad both sides prefer to play politics with it rather than working on it honestly and together. :-(

One of my favorite "Far Righters" was trying to tell me that low vaccination rates and lack of masks were not the cause of the COVID spike, it was all those sick illegal aliens.  As I have said before, maybe the USA deserves another COVID wave and the Darwin award.

Conservatives Hate America?

Mocking Officers, Athletes, Voting Rights, Free Speech, Immigration, etc 

That is a pretty interesting piece that attempts to explain what I have been sensing. I mean Conservatives are to supposed to be for:

• Free speech and expression. And yet the current conservatives seem to like attacking anyone who says or does anything they disagree with.
• Supporting the police. And yet conservatives are mocking and attacking members of the Capitol Police force who were attacked on Jan. 6th.
• Keeping deficits low and shrinking the national debt. And yet they passed a large unpaid for tax cut while increasing spending. Then they happily passed multi-Trillion dollar bailout packages.
• Law and order. And yet conservatives seem okay with their leaders pardoning cronies.
• Honesty and transparency. And yet conservatives applauded Trump's attempts to hide information and block testimony.
• Rule by Local Governments. And yet conservatives are promoting State and Federal mandates and control.
• Investing in America's infrastructure / future. And they drag their feet on a bi-partisan bill.

I just do not understand how the GOP became the "America is BAD" party!!! :-O  Maybe they should take their own advice...  If you do not like our America, please free to leave at anytime!!!

Whether you like it or not, America is becoming less white, more diverse, more tolerant, younger, less religious, less racist, etc.  And if our democracy continues to function correctly, that new mix of citizens is going to determine what America looks like in 50 years. And the old conspiracy loving White Baby Boomers will be gone. For better or worse.

Infrastructure Bill must Be Good

 since both extreme tribes do not like it. :-O 

And since most tax payers support it.

Of course those hypocrite GOPers are crying about deficits and the national debt now after increasing it by $7.5 TRILLION while Trump was in office.  And that was with no infrastructure bill.

Here is a summary.

Definitely a much better use of tax dollars than the GOP and DEMs have been doing the last few years!!!

We Are Killing Our Voters

 This is so funny and true...  

• Who is at risk of dying from COVID?
• Old Conservatives who do not get vaccinated or wear masks. :-)
• Who does the GOP need to stay in power?
• Old Conservatives who do not get vaccinated or wear masks. :-)
• Who watches FOX News?
• Old Conservatives who do not get vaccinated or wear masks. :-)

We Can Not Handle the Truth

 Why GOP fights investigation of Jan 6th insurrection attempt.

It was amusing and disturbing how McCarthy tried to seat people on the committee who voted not certify Biden's Presidency.  He definitely was trying to sabotage the proceedings.

Hopefully more great citizens like Liz Cheney will stand up for our democracy instead of playing games with it.

Why Parent(s) Matter Most

 A Conservative with Common Sense.

Joe Biden Lies

Less often and egregiously than Trump, but he still lies.

Politifact Biden

Fact Check Biden

CNN Biden

It is nice to not have to fact check every day. :-)

Anti-Vaxxers and Natural Consequences

 Which is sad but humorous.  I wonder how long before the idiots learn?

COVID Update

 Darker Green = Lighter Red   No surprise !!!!

The Chicken or the Egg

Jerry wrote this Back here.

So it is not possible for schools to be better than they are? Or one school better than another? Everything before kindergarten determines where they will end up 12 years later? So why is it that those kids who voucher out do better?

It doesn't even make sense. If the schools cannot close the achievement gap, that is, cannot help kids overcome whatever initial handicap they may have started with (and I remind you I have seen it happen time and again) then we need to let parents find a school that CAN. Even a test score "tie" with the public schools, if chosen by parents, is "Better."

But what really concerns me is that you want to concentrate on improving the "raw material" that goes into the schools-- fixing all the known social ills. My question is, WHEN are you going to start all this? Leaving aside the question of how, If the schools are creating a huge achievement gap based solely on race, which you cannot change, what will you change about the SCHOOL so it does not continue to create this gap?

I wrote this in response.

I have NO PROOF that those who voucher out do better.

And if they do, it is likely because they get moved to a school like Wayzata that has more resources, fewer special education kids, families that value academic achievement and are willing to work for it.

Of course your whole causal premise is flawed, therefore so is your proposed solution.  "schools are creating a huge achievement gap based solely on race"  Or are you saying that the police are responsible for arresting and killing so many black, brown, native American and poor people. Maybe we should privative the police?

So what do you think? Are the Schools and Police the CAUSE of our social problems?

It Takes 2 to Fight

As both sides move toward extremes.

The folks on the Left lead the charge?

However as I noted elsewhere, the GOP craziness and acceptance of conspiracy theories worries me more.  Our country will have a hard time functioning when ~32% of the population can not accept that their unpopular candidate lost the election.

Trump Inc in Jeopardy

Tax Fraud Charges are Filed

Here is more information

FOX of course has different perspective

Personally I am usually pretty risk averse when filing my taxes, so I am just fine with the government going after people who actively worked to game the system. And given Trump's hesitancy to share his records, his pride at paying little in taxes, etc... I hope there are more charges coming.

For the Trump supporters, would you be supporting a wealthy DEM or Independent who cheated on his taxes?  Or would you want them to pay their fair share?