Tag Archives: Marco Rubio

Children’s Crusade, “Crisis Actors”

Thursday, February 22, 2018

  Children’s Crusade: High school students marched on the Florida’s capitol in Tallahassee yesterday chanting “Never again!” and “Our blood, your hands!” The students have sparked a movement unlike anything that came after previous mass shootings. Speaking in the capitol …

Trump Claims Vote Fraud, Exits Trade Pact

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Get Over It: The Washington Post reports that during a meeting with congressional leaders yesterday Trump spent about 10 minutes talking about his campaign and how three to five million illegal voters cost him the popular vote. There is no …

Berate the Press, Repeal Begins

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Berate the Press: So much about Trump. In his first press conference since July 27th, President-elect Donald Trump said that to avoid conflicts between his business and government he would turn over his holdings to a trust run by his …

Trump Goes South

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Borderline: Donald Trump, who has been insulting Mexico for a year, says he’s flying today to Mexico City to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto just hours before he is supposed to deliver a major speech clarifying his policy …

Brits Vote on EU Exit, House Democrats Sit

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Brexit: Voters in Great Britain went to the polls today to decide whether the country will leave the European Union, separating its economy from the rest of Europe. Leaving the EU might rock the European economy and change the relationships …

Political Gunfight, Death at Disney

Thursday, June 16, 2016

The Firing Line: The front page of today’s Boston Globe features a life-size picture of an assault rifle with the headline, “Make It Stop.” It won’t happen soon. The Senate yesterday was unable to move forward on what might seem …

Gov. in Hot Water, The Numbers Game

Friday, March 18, 2016

Hot Water: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder endured calls for his resignation yesterday during a Congressional hearing over the Flint water crisis. The decision to use water from the Flint river for the public supply released lead into the system. Snyder’s …

Obama to Name Supreme, Rubio Out

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Advice and Dissent: President Obama is expected to announce his Supreme Court nominee today and begin the challenge to Republican leaders who say they won’t even consider a candidate. In an effort to make refusal difficult, the nominee is likely …

Russia to Exit Syria, Goodbye Rubio Tuesday

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Permawar: In a sudden change of course, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military forces out of Syria. He’s declaring success and getting out. “I consider the objectives that have been set for the Defense Ministry to be generally …

Politics and Pepper Spray, Sled Dog Attack

Sunday, March 13, 2016

The Growing Conflict: Police used pepper spray last night to disperse protesters outside a Donald Trump rally in Kansas City, Mo. Protesters had locked arms to confront approaching police officers on foot and on horses when they were sprayed. Inside, …