The old-fashioned tax at the gas pump doesn’t make sense in an age of electric vehicles. Should Democrats embrace an intrusive alternative?
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Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Where Are the Filibusters?
Psst. Don’t tell anyone but the Senate is passing bills and Biden has been signing them.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Joe Biden Went Big (Except For When He Didn’t)
Behind the president’s unabashed progressivism was a hard-headed attempt to bolster his negotiating position.
Posted inFeatured, Law and Justice, Political Animal
McConnell to 17th Amendment: Drop Dead
In Kentucky, a new GOP-driven law denies the (Democratic) governor the ability to fill vacant Senate seats and gives it to party apparatchiks. A classic Mitch power play, it flouts the Constitution.
Posted inPolitical Animal
GOP Senators Couldn’t Even Convict The Man Who Sent a Mob After Them. Why Let Them Filibuster?
The outcome of the impeachment trial should give defenders of the tactic some pause.
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When it Comes to the Stimulus, It’s Not 2009 Anymore
The Tea Party and GOP had the clout when Obama tried to rescue the economy. This time, they don’t have the plans or the juice. Here’s why.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
An Impeachment Trial Is Less About Trump and More About White Supremacy
The Republicans worry that they cannot win without Trump’s base, but they may not be able to win with it.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2021, Magazine
Why Biden Might Not Need McConnell’s Permission
The president-elect has more tools for staffing the new administration than may be apparent—including one that no president has ever used before.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
Notes From the Insurrection
Before the Capitol siege, I was at the protests and had the sense that anything could happen but that probably nothing would. I was wrong.
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Electoral College Certification is Dividing the GOP. Good.
Democrats can’t reject all Republicans as deplorables. They need to find the ones they can work with.
