by DJ | Jan 6, 2020 | 2020 Elections, Issues, News
New York Times: By Sean McElwee and Brian F. Schaffner, Jan. 6, 2020 In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, analysts fiercely debated the role of the approximately six million voters who supported President Barack Obama in 2012 but shifted their...
by DJ | Dec 21, 2019 | Dems in the Community, Election Central, Legislative Watch, News
We’re entering the Holiday Season with a recess, even though the work in the capitol isn’t done: We don’t have a True Comprehensive, Balanced Budget. We have a Constitutional System of checks and balances. When the legislature presents a budget that...
by DJ | Nov 26, 2019 | Election Central, Legislative Watch, News
Did you know that Mark Meadows voted against the following things so far in 2019? requiring health care and social service workers to have a plan for preventing workplace violence (Meadows voted NO) preserving 400,000 acres of Colorado land for public use (Meadows...
by DJ | Nov 26, 2019 | Education, Impeachment, Issues, News
This is the third in a series of observations about the current impeachment hearings against Donald Trump. You can find the others at this site (see Impeachment 101 and Impeachment 102). What do the Democrats say the President did wrong? At the moment there are no...
by DJ | Nov 12, 2019 | 2020 Elections, Election Central, Issues, Legislative Watch, News
Honoring Our Veterans It was my privilege to attend the Tuscola ROTC Air Force Unit’s 15th Annual Veterans Day Luncheon on Saturday. It was one of many events across our great nation where we recognized the noble and the brave for their service and sacrifice to...
by DJ | Nov 8, 2019 | 2020 Elections, Legislative Watch, News
The House & Senate are Stalling The legislature will be temporarily adjourned until Wed. November 13th without the Senate taking up the Budget Veto override or the Legislature sitting down with Governor Cooper and negotiating a Comprehensive, Fair and Balanced...
by DJ | Nov 4, 2019 | 2020 Elections, News
How hard can it be? Everyone has an ID, right? For students it’s harder than you think.
by DJ | Oct 28, 2019 | Issues, News
Number 2 in a series (watch this space for more) Have the Democrats impeached Trump? The Democrats have not yet impeached Donald Trump. They are in the process of holding investigation hearings to determine if there is sufficient evidence to impeach him....
by DJ | Oct 28, 2019 | News
“We’re building a wall on the border of New Mexico. And we’re building a wall in Colorado, we’re building a beautiful wall, a big one that really works that you can’t get over, you can’t get under and we’re building a wall in Texas. We’re not building a wall in Kansas...
by DJ | Oct 28, 2019 | 2020 Elections, Impeachment, Issues, News
Number 1 in a Series (stay tuned for more) Based on the Mueller Report, which I have read, including all those footnotes, it’s obvious that President Trump obstructed justice multiple times. Based on the Michael Cohen convictions, it’s likewise obvious that Trump...
by DJ | Oct 18, 2019 | News
An advisory panel begun while Ryan Zinke headed the Interior Department is recommending that the National Park Service privatize their campgrounds. The Subcommittee on Recreation Enhancement, a delightfully ironic name, suggests we can make our wilderness experience...
by DJ | Oct 18, 2019 | 2020 Elections, Issues, Legislative Watch, News
Our US Congressman made the October 1, 2019 issue of The New Yorker. It appears that he was once interested in old bones, having purchased considerable property in a Colorado town known for its fossils. Appropriately, it’s named Dinosaur. Three years ago he sold that...
by DJ | Oct 18, 2019 | News
September 24, 2019 (missile treaty): Based on an article in the September 23, 2019 issue of The Nation. I doubt many of us go to bed at night worrying about the INF Treaty. If you’re like me, you weren’t really even tuned in to its existence. The Intermediate-Range...
by DJ | Oct 18, 2019 | News
“As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!).” (Donald Trump, October 7, 2019)...
by DJ | Oct 18, 2019 | News
If I want to find out about impeachment and don’t want to read beyond a short, bulleted explanation, what do I do? Rather than read what follows, check out Jane Koenig’s regular Democratic e-mailed newsletter. She summarized the process in late September, 2019. You...
by jane | Jun 14, 2018 | News
In American Numbers Game, Penny digs into the truth behind some of the current administration’s “great successes.” The master of hyperbole in the White House would have you believe that no one has dealt with natural disaster as well as he has, but...
by jane | May 30, 2018 | News
Who do you know who could draw a comparison between James Comey’s book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership, and Green Eggs and Ham? That’s right! Penny is back! Penny read all the way through Comey’s book and concludes that it only...
by jane | May 17, 2018 | News
This week’s selection of blog posts is quite the gold mine because there are two weeks worth of posts. Swamp People is an update on just how fetid Trump’s circle of appointed officials and hired advisers really is. It is a world of influence and bribery,...
by jane | May 8, 2018 | News
These are results pulled from the North Carolina State Board of Elections web site. All precincts have reported in Jackson County and NC District 11. Results are considered to be preliminary until the Board of Elections has certified them....
by jane | Apr 18, 2018 | News
By Dan Perlmutter Thanks to all of you for attending last night’s [April 9, 2018] meeting. MY TWO CENTS WORTH – Here are some observations about what may be useful for the Jackson County Democratic Party going into the 2018 election cycle. Money for greening up...
by jane | Apr 18, 2018 | News
Reading Penny’s blog posts every week not only entertains me, it also educates me, gives me new ways to look at current events and reminds me to focus on what’s really important. The entertainment often has to do with unexpected parallels, for example,...
by jane | Apr 11, 2018 | News
The blog posts for this week are captivating and educational. If you’re looking for a (sort of) chuckle, check out My Goodness for a strangely poetic review of some favorite 45 quotes. It reminds me of how he always accuses his opponents, his enemies, of his...
by jane | Apr 1, 2018 | News
I’m not sure what to recommend that you read first from this week’s three blog posts. Should you start with a hearty laugh and end up with righteous anger or reverse that process for the sake of your blood pressure? Okay, let’s got with the latter....
by jane | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog, News
By the Fooler on the Hill If you are currently omitted from the exposé, there is always next year. After all, there was limited space, but not unlimited stories. See the 2019 edition. Jane Koenig, Communications Made Easy. San Francisco, 2018. Koenig’s book is an...
by jane | Mar 29, 2018 | News
This week Penny offers opinions on the trend to diminish the requirements for liberal arts studies in universities (link) and the dangers to our country of segregation then and re-segregation now (link). Both will get you thinking and may inspire you to continue...
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