To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Friday, September 20, 2024

Observercast

Biden Finds Muscle On Securing The Border

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Heaven knows, President Joe Biden’s early mixed messages on the border have been a frustration for many supporters, as well as gift to the other side. One of his missteps early on was to ease the process for claiming asylum. Predictably, a surge of migrants entering illegally ensued. Some genuinely needed refuge. But masses used […]

Going From Democracy … To Plutocracy … To Kleptrocracy

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One group of oppressed Americans has become especially outspoken this election year, contending that top government officials [Democrats in particular] are ignoring their community’s basic needs and stifling their pursuit of economic advancement. I speak, of course, about the tragic plight of our nation’s downtrodden multibillionaire class. While it’s true that Elon Musk, Peter Thiel […]

A Grave Moment In History

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The Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol was the worst day of my life. I was inside the besieged building, and there was no telling how it would end. Jan. 6 was the best day of former President Donald Trump’s life. The man enjoyed every moment of the storming violence done in his name. […]

What If Our Lawmakers Were Working Class People?

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Whatzamatta with Congress? And most of our state legislatures, too? Why do these so-called representative bodies keep stiffing middle-class and poor families, refusing to respond to the most urgent needs and goals of this vast majority of Americans? Take lawmakers’ indifference to the child care crisis crushing the finances, health and spirit of millions of […]

No, You’re Not A ‘Political Prisoner’

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“I am a political prisoner,” declared former President Donald Trump the day after his 34-count felony conviction. If we were to take that remark seriously, it would quickly become obvious that Trump is not, in fact, a political prisoner but merely a remorseless criminal. Unlike actual political prisoners, who never hesitate to take the witness […]