To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Friday, November 1, 2024

Observercast

‘Mean Girls’ In The House

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WASHINGTON – So have you seen the new movie musical, Mean Girls? Here in Washington, we see that show for free in the Capitol. House Republicans seem to attract adult versions of Mean Girls. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is an excellent example, but she’s not alone. Spitting fire, Greene comes from central casting if […]

Forget Millionaires; Billionaires Are Now Stealing Our Country.

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In the serious business of politics, a little humor can be your best friend. I saw its impact 30 years ago in Austin when a group of young, irreverent democracy activists decided to try limiting corporations that were drowning our local elections in their special-interest campaign cash. The upstart group named their grassroots effort a […]

Christie Enters The Pantheon Of Patriots

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Chris Christie has done himself a service, done his Republican Party a service and, most importantly, done his nation a service. He convincingly expressed great remorse for having endorsed Donald Trump in 2016. Then he entered the 2024 nomination race with the goal of stopping a repeat disaster. That was the personal part. Christie gave […]

Witness To The Jan. 6 Rampage: The War Within

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“American carnage” was what Donald Trump envisioned in his first address as president in 2017. That was one promise he kept, after he bitterly lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. On Jan. 6, 2021, Trump raged and waged war on the United States government by inciting deadly violence at the Capitol. Our temple of […]

If Black Voters Abandon Biden, What Will They Get Instead?

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Should Donald Trump win the presidency in November, he will probably owe his victory to Black and Hispanic voters. If that prediction startles you, then perhaps you haven’t been reading the most recent polls. Trump is maintaining a small but persistent lead over President Joe Biden in national averages – and the apparent reason is […]