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The Devil Is In The Details: What Is Trump Doing To Bridge The Divide? There Are Issues We Have To Talk About.
By: DocPhil • News & Politics • 28 Comments • 6 years ago
President Trump has been one thing that almost all voters are in agreement over. He has become easily the most divisive President in the past 125 years. Those who are Trump supporters appear to agree with his policies in united lockstep, while those who do not support Mr. Trump see the policies...
The Trump Magic Show: The Tricks Are Just Too Obvious
By: DocPhil • News & Politics • 12 Comments • 6 years ago
When you are a genius at diverting people from what is right in front of your eyes, you are generally called a magician. When you are a genius at lifting wallets from unsuspecting victims, you are generally called a pickpocket. When you are a genius at talking people out of their hard earned...
DESTROYING AMERICAN HISTORY AND IT'S PLACE IN THE WORLD
By: DocPhil • News & Politics • 7 Comments • 6 years ago
Watching the past twenty years unfold in the political arena, I've become increasingly convinced that our founding fathers must be turning in their graves when they see what our politics has devolved into. It is almost as if we're repeating the mistakes of the seventeenth and eighteenth...
The Realist's Truth: Right Now We Are Not One America, We Are Three Americas
By: DocPhil • News & Politics • 10 Comments • 6 years ago
There are small waves, large waves, and tsunamis. There is a red America, a blue America, and a purple America. There are Trumplicans, Sandercrats, and those who aren't certain what they consider themselves to be. What we do know is that most Americans fall somewhere in the middle of the...
The Incredible Hypocrisy of the Modern Republican {Trumpian} Party
By: DocPhil • News & Politics • 39 Comments • 6 years ago
I have spent many years attacking republicans on their stand on issues. I have not only disagreed with them on policy as it related to "trickle down" economics, but to their positions on such issues as public education, human rights, women's rights issues, trade policy, supreme court nominees,...
When The Press Is Denied, Democracy Loses It"s Heart And Soul
By: DocPhil • News & Politics • 33 Comments • 6 years ago
One Presidential news conference since Donald Trump took office. Press briefings that are littered with, not only lies, but denials and deflections. Reporters being banned from the White House for asking questions that were uncomfortable for the President. Branding the major news sources as...
A White House Defense In Transition: Oops More Mix-Ups
By: DocPhil • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 6 years ago
There must be something evil this way coming, when the Trump administration begins to defend themselves against charges that haven't even been intimated against them. "We never colluded" becomes "Collusion isn't a crime" {it isn't, but conspiracy is} then becomes " If we colluded, it was in the...
Trump's Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans
Via: DocPhil • News & Politics • 53 Comments • 6 years ago
I came across this article on the MSN politics page. If nothing else it demonstrates the internal angst and chaos that the Republican Party is having with their own president. This article really is enlightening. Trump’s Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans The New York Times By...
Trump's Role in Midterm Election Roils Republicans
Via: DocPhil • News & Politics • 0 Comments • 6 years ago
I came across this article today and found it to be very interesting. If anything, it demonstrates clearly the angst and discord in the Republican party leading into the 2018 midterms. Trump’s Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans By JONATHAN MARTIN, ALEXANDER BURNS and MAGGIE HABERMAN...
Where Are The Vetters? One Fool After Another Gets Nominated.
By: DocPhil • News & Politics • 71 Comments • 6 years ago
Has anyone in this white house ever heard of the word "vetting"? As we collect facts about the potential and proven scandals in the Trump White House, there are a couple of things that stand out to even the most casual observer. First, Donald Trump makes decisions on who is going to be nominated...