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Kyrsten Sinema Leaves the Democratic Party to Maintain the Center of Attention in the Senate

Friday, December 9, 2022 at 8:14 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Kyrsten Sinema spent much of the last session of Congress trying to upstage Joe Manchin. Manchin prides himself on being the only senator Democrats, including President Biden, must lobby to pass signature legislation. Sinema wants to be that senator and then some. Sinema Leaves the Democratic Party Sinema has decided that becoming an Independent is the best… Read more.

Joe Manchin Shows Democrats Again He’s a Manchurian Senator

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 6:30 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

From day one, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has been bedeviling congressional efforts to enact President Biden’s domestic agenda. This is why suspicions that he’s a Manchurian senator are entirely reasonable. In fact, Biden’s presidency has been defined by him and congressional leaders engaging in an all-too-public, sausage-making process to get Manchin’s vote, on… Read more.

A Dream Deferred?  No, America Was Never America to Blacks…

Monday, January 17, 2022 at 6:53 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

No doubt we are all familiar with the dream Martin Luther King Jr had for his four little children. But, in so many ways, that dream has become a nightmare. Nothing betrays this fact quite like his namesake, MLK III, being all over TV last week damning two white Democratic senators to hell for blocking… Read more.

Manchin and Sinema Double Cross Democrats to Save Democracy…?

Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 6:52 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Members of the Democratic Caucus insisted on linking passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill not just with the Build Back Better bill, which focuses on welfare programs and climate change, but also with the Freedom to Vote Act and The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, both of which focus on protecting voting rights (for… Read more.

Manchin Betrays Democrats. I Warned He Would…

Monday, December 20, 2021 at 6:18 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Senator Manchin is finally making clear his intent to do to President Biden’s signature Build Back Better bill what Sen. John McCain did to President Trump’s signature Obamacare Repeal bill. The White House accused Sen. Joe Manchin III of a double-cross on President Biden’s mammoth social welfare and climate change legislation. In a fiery statement,… Read more.

Kyrsten Sinema is the Star of Democratic Dysfunction Vindicating Republican Dystopia…

Monday, October 4, 2021 at 6:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Unsurprisingly, Saturday Night Live featured in-fighting among Democrats over President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda on its season premiere on Saturday night. And it’s arguable that SNL’s portrayal of this in-fighting was not only more entertaining but more comprehensible than any report in the mainstream media. For the record, though, here is a little of… Read more.

Texas Democrats Aping Fugitive Slaves to Protect Black Voting Rights…?

Monday, July 19, 2021 at 6:48 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

There’s no denying that the primary cause of the Civil War was the attempt by Southerners to retain, and to even expand, their slave economy nationwide. In a similar vein, the attempt by Republicans to systematically suppress the ability of Blacks and Hispanics to exercise their right to vote is unfolding as the primary cause… Read more.

Every Dem Senator Can Play Kingmaker. So Why Is Manchin the Only One Playing It?

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 6:39 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is easily the top trending topic in Washington these days. And he would clearly have it no other way. In fact, he has framed his vote as so critical to Biden’s progressive agenda that Democrats of all stripes are courting him. Here, for example, is how CBS News reported… Read more.

To Joe Biden: On Cutting Joe Manchin Down to Size

Monday, May 3, 2021 at 6:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

All of Washington is marveling at how Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has the Democratic Party twisting itself into pretzels trying to appease his “moderate” sense and sensibilities. To put it charitably, this is playing out like the idiomatic tail wagging the dog. After all, despite this appeasement, Manchin is pooh-poohing the likelihood he’ll… Read more.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh *

Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 3:49 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

In “Re Supreme Court: Kavanaugh-Ford Playing Thomas-Hill Roles. But a Different Ending Looms,” September 17, 2018, I delineated some of the principled and political reasons why I asserted that Kavanaugh’s confirmation was toast. And, the intemperate way he spewed bald-faced lies during his testimony only reinforced my assertion. Frankly, there was no fair way he… Read more.