Category Archives: Politics

What Mitt Romney Tells Us About Impeachment and the Democrats

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Steve Maley

You’d think that if there were ever a Republican the Dems could work with it would be Mitt. Mitt is not a man of conviction. But, if you recall, Mitt was destroyed by the Democrats in 2012. Because he rode … Continue reading →

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Unwoke Advice for Climate Change Kids

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Steve Maley

Students gather in Columbus Circle in New York for a student-led protest, part of many school climate strikes around the world, against a lack of action on climate issues and to raise awareness about climate change. (Justin Lane/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock, as published … Continue reading →

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Senator Warren knows better than Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, and Obama

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Steve Maley

U.S. Presidents from Nixon through Obama repeated it like a mantra: “America needs to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.” Jimmy Carter called the energy crisis “the moral equivalent of war.” Even President Obama, no fan of oil and gas, … Continue reading →

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Mexico Opens Its Energy Sector to Outside Investment

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Steve Maley

Even Joe Biden would agree: this is a pretty big flipping deal. To recognize how big, you need to understand that Mexico commemorates the anniversary of the day it nationalized its oil fields and threw the Norte Americanos out as … Continue reading →

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You can take the course that Vladimir Putin mastered

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Steve Maley

From this morning’s email comes an offer for an extremely valuable course: Leadership IQ Webinar: Managing Narcissists, Blamers, Drama Queens and more Do you ever have to deal with giant egos, or blamers, or people who find drama in every … Continue reading →

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Vox.com’s Ezra Klein Stumbles Bass-Ackward Into a Cogent Point

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Steve Maley

Yes, Ezra, these graphs explain much about our polarization, but I don’t think the answer is the one you wanted. Continue reading →

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When Your ‘Goal’ is not really Your Goal

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Steve Maley

It’s a massive “tell”: The Kyoto goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions was never the global warming crowd’s true goal.

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Sometimes the Goal is Not Really the Goal

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Steve Maley

Correspondent Clark Griswold reports: I spent the last three months planning my family’s summer road trip to Wally World. My Trip-Tik anticipated stops at the Grand Canyon, the House of Mud and the World’s Second Largest Ball of Twine, but … Continue reading →

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Cummings to Issa: ‘What are you hiding, Mr. Chairman?’

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Steve Maley

“I am a Member of the Congress of the United States of America!” That was on March 5. Now we know what *you* were hiding, Mr. Ranking Member.

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The 10 Most Ridiculous Entries on HuffPo’s ‘Shutdown Trickle-Down’ List

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Steve Maley

A Huffington Post article/Top 50 list on the government shutdown (“The Government Shutdown Trickle-Down: 50 Effects Of The Budget Standstill”) purports to document the crushing impact of the legislative impasse on the nation, but left me wondering how serious they … Continue reading →

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