“Judge Kavanaugh demonstrated at yesterday's hearing that his relationship to the truth is highly strained, as he parsed and even contradicted his own past statementa about his high school and college drinking. Given the level of rage he displayed yesterday and his unsupportble allegations of a cons…”
- HOLLY S
“This is an appalling abuse of power and of the legislative process in service to a political stunt. Mr. Jordqn, Mr. Meadows and the other sponsors of this bill should be publicly censured by the House for this unwarranted attack on Mr. Rosenstein. It is abominable for Congress to make ad hominem a…”
- HOLLY S
“Taxes are collected for the purpose of funding policies and programs that provide benefits to the entire country. Public officials who misappropriate public funds for perrsonal use, or to provide unwarranted benefits to themselves or their personal connections, should be prosecuted and made to repa…”
- HOLLY S
“Not unless Members of Congress have to issue an annual report, posted to both their official Congressional and campaign websites, that details every dollar they have obtained from a political PAC or a lobbyist. Without that provision, this is just another unwarranted political attack on government …”
- HOLLY S
“Sigh. This bill is exactly what its acronym says it is: a tiny crumb thrown to working people in the hope we'll just stop talking about the gross inequities this administration has just foisted on us through the recent tax bill, from which the real benefits accrue only to the already incredibly we…”
- HOLLY S
“Stay strong and don't be bullied by Mr. Jello and the party of "No." We've had more than enough of the bait and switch games. But in the mean time, get on top of the messaging to highlight the extent that this whole situation was created by GOP undercutting of ongoing bipartisan negotiations.”
- HOLLY S
“Yes, yes, yes! When the voting age was lowered to 18 in the 1970s, I was one of the early beneficiaries of the shift. Registering to vote was the first thing I did when I turned 18, and I have voted in nearly every state and federal election since. If we want young people to engage in democracy, w…”
- HOLLY S
“ USPS, which is no longer a part of the government ( gee, thanks, Congress -- and, so there is no doubt, I mean that facetiously), has been suffering a long slow decline for two decades now. Nevertheless, it still does a pretty good job with package delivery. The USPS decline is due more to e-comp…”
- HOLLY S
“Members of Congress, I am sad to say, are the biggest Welfare Queens in this country, shamelessly voting themselves ever larger paychecks and Cadillac class benefits while blithely cutting Food Stamps, CHIP, unemployment benefits and other programs relied upon by those in need. Since Congressional …”
- HOLLY S