Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
“Come and Get Me”
No Democratic leader is doing a better job standing up to Trump than Illinois Governor JB Pritzker – a protégé of North Carolina’s Terry Sanford. When Trump threatened to arrest him, Pritzker shot back: “Come and get me.” When Trump sent National Guard troops from Texas to “war-torn Chicago,” Pritzker made a mocking video (photo)…
A Piano and a Whorehouse
“My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth there’s hardly any difference.” – President Harry Truman “Politics is supposed to be the second…
An Odd Tale
Hard face, narrow eyes, Tom Homan looks tough. The day Trump took office he gave Homan a nickname: The ‘Border Czar,’ put him in charge of ICE. A cloud floated over the horizon. Down the street from the White House, in the Justice Department, Trump Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove found out the FBI was…
Democrats’ Country Road
Rural North Carolina is unfriendly territory for Democrats, but we can gain ground there – and that will help us statewide. That’s my takeaway from a recent poll of 684 voters in 46 rural counties. By 63-27%, those voters had an unfavorable view of the party: When they hear “Democratic Party” they think about Democrats…
War and Peace
It’ll be good if Trump helps end the war in Gaza. It’ll be even better if he stops making war on half the United States.
Trump’s Assault on Freedom
Along with the government shutdown, Trump is shutting down freedom in America. If you think that’s hyperbole, read his “National Security Presidential Memorandum Number 7,” issued on September 25. Trump didn’t write it, of course. He probably can’t even read it. It’s likely the product of Dr. Evil, his aide Stephen Miller (photo). It unleashes…
A Picture of Politics Today
Growing up in Brooklyn, after college she worked two years in New York City, then went to law school – working for Ken Starr during the Clinton scandal she deposed Monica Lewinsky. She married, settling in Portland – George Bush made her a U.S. Attorney. Dark-haired, practical, leading prosecutors, sitting in courtrooms she made it…
A Raid
An old man sitting at home in his apartment at night heard explosions, voices shouting in the hallway; soldiers wearing combat fatigues broke down his door, surrounded him, handcuffed him using zip-ties – only it turned out they weren’t soldiers they were ICE agents. He told them he was an American citizen – puzzled, asked…
MAGA Golf
A reader, an avid golfer, was struck by the boorish behavior of American fans at last weekend’s Ryder Cup – and what it says about Trump’s America. He wrote, “I’m surprised no one has commented (at least that I’ve seen) on the embarrassing Ryder Cup debacle from the perspective of what it reveals about the…