As devastating flood waters rose in Texas and Hurricane Harvey came ashore, Trump was busy. Not with preparing for the hurricane, of course. He spent his time pardoning the notorious Sheriff Arpaio, who ran jails where prisoners were denied basic sanitary items and who was convicted of contempt of court for continuing to racially-profile immigrants. […]
Thursday, August 17th: What happened in Charlottesville was a tragedy. And with Donald Trump’s backing of the white supremacists, more tragedies like it will happen unless we do something about it. Trump has already begun encouraging violence by cutting the funds for a group that deals with white nationalist extremists. If Donald Trump is not […]
Donald Trump did the unthinkable today. He publically sided with literal Nazis who had just murdered someone. In an unhinged press conference, he defended the white supremacists at Charlottesville. He claimed that many people who had gathered at the white supremacist event were “very fine” and that they were unfairly treated by the media. Trump […]
Every day reveals a new low for the Trump administration. Today Trump’s spokesperson trashed the Statue of Liberty. He tried to argue that the famous poem inscribed on the Statue (“Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…) does not represent the Statue of Liberty’s “true” meaning because it […]
Update on the total mess known as the repeal of Obamacare: the straight-up repeal has been rejected by the Republicans (and by Rob Portman- maybe he has finally found his spine)? Republicans are now trying to pass what they call a “skinny repeal,” which basically consists of any amendment that the Republicans can find 50 […]
48 hours. That is all we have until Mitch McConnell and the other Senate Republicans vote on Obamacare. We know McConnell is wheeling and dealing behind the scenes to make moderate Republicans waver in their commitment to opposing the bill. Let’s make Portman hear our voices loud and clear. Call Rob Portman. Demand that he […]
Thursday, July 20th That didn’t take long. Trumpcare is back, and it is time to drive the stake through its heart. McConnell held a meeting tonight and is desperately trying to cobble together the votes to pass Trumpcare. He may be trying to bribe “moderates” like Portman with funding for opioids. We can’t let Portman […]
We did it. We stopped Trumpcare, and it looks like Mitch McConnell’s last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare has also failed. Portman, along with two other senators, has come out against a full repeal. First, congratulate yourself. Crack open a beer, pop some champagne, pour some extra ice tea. Whatever suits you. You’ve earned it. Second, […]
We have had a partial victory. Mitch McConnell has delayed the vote for Trumpcare again. The reason? Senator John McCain is having a blood clot removed from above his eye, and McConnell cannot lose even a single vote. Yes, your activism has made the voting margin so razor-thin that the bill will fail if only […]
Alas, poor Portman. He is the senator who just can’t decide. First he was against Trumpcare because it cut Medicaid in Ohio. Now, when presented with a new version of Trumpcare that cuts Medicaid just as much as the previous version, Portman cannot decide. He says he “will review” the text of the new bill […]
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