Monthly Archives: February 2025
The Democrats are dead nationally
The Democrats today resemble the GOP of the 1930s. Completely incoherent in their messaging and losing serious ground not just electorally, but in terms of voter registration even in the bluest of areas nationally. The ineptitude with which the Republicans faced the New Deal era Democrats is repeating itself today with the Dem Party’s failings […]
From the archives: On partisan hack Pam Bondi in 2013
This week Attorney General Pam Bondi furthered her right-wing credentials by attacking Governor Scott’s willingness to enroll Florida in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Bondi’s action continues a long standing pattern of partisan and ideological purity which may not serve the best interest of Floridians but has the most reactionary conservatives all over […]
Why are Florida Republicans so soft on Russia?
As the world saw this past week some Florida Republicans are willing to sell Ukraine out rather quickly to do a deal with Russia. But why?
The Great Schism returns
The structure and history of the U.S. and Russia complicates their relations. Russia is a hierarchical society that stresses power and conformity. The U.S. is a diverse society that legally protects individual rights and freedom. In the U.S. government power was divided horizontally between the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Vertically, governmental power is shared […]
The Florida Squeeze 