WHY THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS WAS ABLE TO MOVE SO RAPIDLY TOWARD IMPEACHMENT

When faced with the predictable right-wing backlash against the suggestion that everyone should have a say in how they’re governed, rather than trying to engage on their terms, I’ll just share this.

The astounding advantage the Electoral College gives to Republicans, in one chart

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/17/20868790/republicans-lose-popular-vote-win-electoral-college

Failed state.

JOHN BOLTON TRIED HIS BEST TO DRAW THE U.S. INTO A WAR. LUCKILY, HE FAILED.

John Bolton Tried His Best to Draw the U.S. Into a War. Luckily, He Failed.

Every once in awhile, Trump does something right.

What’s the over/under on when Bolton becomes an honorary member of the #resistance?

ThinkProgress Relaunched 3 Days After It Was Shut Down and Staff Laid Off

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/liberals-news-thinkprogress-relaunched-three-042135080.html

Now the other shoe has dropped. Turns out it had nothing to do with operating costs or readers expecting something for free, it was the bosses wanting to bust a union. Tale as old as time.

Pilot Letter: Short-sighted Dems

https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/letters/vp-ed-letb-0909-20190909-32bn5bzshjh6bkhzetkpqrkiau-story.html

Aside from the obviously comical aspects of a letter blaming the minority party for the unilateral policies of the president, there is an interesting tidbit here–the letter is premised on the idea that congressional Democrats’ refusal to capitulate to Trump’s every whim is somehow not the proper role of an opposition party. Their job, presumably, is to rubber stamp the president’s every “request.” Perhaps the writer’s time spent as an admiral has warped his sense of how the world works.