In the aftermath of conservative Democrats winning governors races in New Jersey and Virginia and a socialist winning as a Democrat in New York City, many in the Democratic Party and the media were saying the future of the Democratic Party is as a big tent. Under their reasoning, the Democratic Party would be successful… Continue reading Big Tent Politics Don’t Work
Tag: Democratic Party
Dems are no Opposition for Trump
The Democrats predictable cave on the shutdown is more evidence that they have no desire to actually oppose Trump and his agenda.
Trump Isn’t Always Wrong
Trump is a terrible person. Trump is a disaster as president. When it comes to the filibuster and the Senate’s so-called blue slip policy, Trump is right.
Predicting the 2024 Election
Introduction Even though this will be the first election in which I will not be casting a vote since I became eligible to vote in 1992, I am very much interested in what will happen. Yes, I will be watching and reading about the election early into Wednesday morning. So, I thought I would put… Continue reading Predicting the 2024 Election
I’m Still Not Voting
The verdict for this episode is: I’m still not voting. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/still_not_voting.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:18 — 4.5MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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Democrats Did it to Themselves
In this episode, I discuss how the Democratic Party’s lack of commitment to democracy resulted in Trump having a great chance to win the election. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Democrats_Did_it_to_Themselves.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:51 — 3.4MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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Trump Will Win
It has been too long since I have posted, especially about politics. So, here it goes.
There Will be No Default on the Debt
With the politicians and media dutifully doing the bidding of business and convincing most people that the debt ceiling is a serious problem; rather than the manmade policy designed to keep government from working for the people, I thought it would be good for me to share exactly what will happen over the next week… Continue reading There Will be No Default on the Debt
More Debt Ceiling Nonsense
The title of this episode is: More Debt Ceiling Nonsense. The verdict for this episode is: talk of the mythical debt means the American people will lose again. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Debt_Ceiling.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:48 — 1.7MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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McCarthy’s Struggles Highlight Squad Weakness
I’m writing this shortly after Kevin McCarthy failed for the second time to receive enough votes to become speaker of the House. While I fully expect McCarthy will end the day as speaker of the House, his failures and the concessions the hard right is getting from him demonstrate how weak the squad and the… Continue reading McCarthy’s Struggles Highlight Squad Weakness