Recent Comments

1. 5 days ago on La Cucaracha

   Keep in mind that for all the hoo hah over a red wave and Trump’s “landslide” election, Trump got approximately 79 million votes while Kamala got approximately 76 million. That’s a margin of about three million votes. A good margin but not a landslide. Also, Democrats won key Senate races in MD, WI, AZ, etc. Finally, a significant number of 2020 voters didn’t cast ballots, not as bad as 2016 but they should have voted! Keep in mind, though, that the midterm after 2016 (2018) brought a near record turnout and caused the Democrats to win back both houses of Congress. It could happen again.

2. 5 days ago on La Cucaracha

   We’ll I’ve decided not to flee the country after DJT won. Why? Well, four reasons. 1. All my stuff is here, not to mention my friends and family. 2. Not everyone can afford to move to another country. 3. A lot of other countries have there own right wing movements to deal with. 4. If we who continue to care about democracy flee the country, who’ll stay behind to fix things? They’ve won this battle, but they haven’t yet won the war.

3. 13 days ago on Prickly City

   What has kept me going is that Trump made a lot of oversteps in his first term and got a lot of pushback from the Democrats. He’s already getting pushback on tariffs from businesses and his policies from Democratic Governors like Gavin Newsom (CA) and J. B. Pritzker (IL). A lot can happen between now and the 2026 midterms. The GOP might have the majority in the Senate and (likely) the House, but the margins between them and the Democrats are very slim in both houses. The Democrats could still stir up trouble for Trump if they want to. If Trump manages to enact tariffs and drives up inflation as a result, that could be good news for the Democrats in 2026. Finally, in next year’s “off year” election, lots of state and local races will be held across the country. And the Gubernatorial elections in NJ and VA will be held. Those two races are considered bellwethers for the midterms, and there is a chance (I think) that VA’s Gov. Glenn Youngkin® could lose the Governorship and NJ’s Gov. Phil Murphy (D) will be reelected. But we’ll see.

4. 14 days ago on La Cucaracha

   I was in despair on Wednesday when I found that Trump won and the GOP won Congress. But I also found that abortion protection bills passed in a number of states (but failed in FL, since it didn’t have a super majority). A significantly less number of voters turned out this year than in 2020. Not as bad as 2016, but too many people chose not to participate. Maybe we should make voting mandatory like in Australia. Anyway, it’s pretty grim but we can’t give up. We need to start fighting our way back for the 2026 midterms and beyond. Evil can only flourish when good people look the other way.

5. 14 days ago on La Cucaracha

   I am appalled that such texts are happening across the country! I hope whoever is sending those texts get caught! As someone who voted for Harris, I was dismayed at the racism in Trump’s campaign. Now that he has been elected, it’s likely to get worse before it gets better. But I believe we can fight back by reaching out to people and show kindness when we can.

6. 19 days ago on FoxTrot

   I live in DC where we’re voting on Prop. 88 which would enact ranked choice voting in DC elections and also make the primaries open as opposed to closed. Currently, in DC, the primaries are closed meaning only registered Republicans can vote in Republican primaries and only registered Democrats can vote in Democratic primaries. At a time when well more than half of registered voters are registered as Independent as opposed to Democratic or Republican, I think primaries across the country should be open.

7. 19 days ago on Prickly City

   IDK if we will know Tuesday night (or sometime on Wednesday) who will win the White House. But two things to keep in mind, One, there will be a lot more people voting in person (as opposed to by mail) than in 2020 because we won’t be in lockdown like most of us were back then. Two, the polls you keep hearing about on the news that DJT and Kamala are neck and neck don’t really say all that much. Most Americans under 50 don’t have land lines and most people don’t answer an unknown caller on their mobile phone. I just hope that we will see a winner declared tomorrow night (or at least on the Today Show on Wednesday morning).

8. 19 days ago on Prickly City

   I live in DC, so we live right next door to VA. So, next year, we will be seeing those ads for current Gov. Youngkin and whoever runs on the Dem ticket against him. For most of the country, though, 2025 will be an “off year” election where a lot of state and local races across the country will be held. Make no mistake, those races are important as well. That’s how the Democrats get promising new talent for the future races for President and Congress. As the saying goes, all politics is local.

9. 19 days ago on FoxTrot

   What matters, Roger and Andy, is that you turn out to vote on Tuesday (unless you early voted or mailed in your ballot)! My hope is that (besides Harris/Walz winning the White House) the Democrats expand their razor thin Senate majority by a few seats and win back the House as well. Perhaps then, they can revive the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and perhaps start enacting the SCOTUS reforms Biden was calling for earlier this year, like term limits for Justices and an ethics code for Justices as well. But none of that wouldn’t matter if people who haven’t yet voted don’t vote on Tuesday!

10. 20 days ago on Doonesbury

    In a few days we will see just how much of a neck-and-neck race is going on between Trump and Kamala. IMOHO, the polls that show DJT and Kamala are not all that accurate since most people under 50 don’t have landlines and most regardless of age don’t answer an unknown caller on their mobile phones. And that the media is playing up the “horse race” angle because it attracts clicks and ratings. What I do know is that early voting is setting records across the country (an improvement from 2016, when 49% of eligible voters didn’t turn out to vote). IDK if we will know on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning who will win the Presidency or if the Democrats maintain the Senate and/or win back the House. But at least we won’t have to deal with those “smear and run” campaign ads.