by James Fite | Dec 23, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
We’re barreling toward 2022 with 2021 nearly in the rearview, and the Democrats are scrambling to find new roads to President Joe Biden’s progressive goals. Build Back Better is firmly in the ditch, for now at least, and without Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on board, none...
by James Fite | Dec 21, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, The Left
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) kicked the hornets’ nest when he “killed” the Build Back Better Act by declaring his unshakable stance against the bill. But is it really dead, or just in a coma? Manchin has his issues with some pretty big parts of the act – but there are...
by Leesa K. Donner | Dec 20, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation appears to be dead on arrival, all because of one West Virginia lawmaker who refuses to bend. Sen. Joe Manchin (D) issued an unequivocal no vote regarding BBB during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. And it...
by James Fite | Dec 17, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
We hold these truths to be self-evident: Most Democrats and Republicans will vote for whomever their party puts forth – assuming they can be motivated to head to the polls at all. The voters whom either side must target after the primaries are those unaffiliated folk....
by Tim Donner | Dec 16, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
We all know that politicians famously stretch the truth from time to time, and even outright lie when they believe the occasion demands. But given the long leash we have by necessity granted them to trim or distort reality, at what point does such exaggeration turn...