The party’s electorate tends to prefer confrontation to pragmatism, which does not bode well for budget negotiations this fall.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The real reason people are packing up and leaving blue states
The initiatives of the progressive left sound good – until the bill comes due.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Maine Republican leadership bungled budget negotiations
Although party leaders say they oppose certain policies, they’re rarely willing to put up a real fight.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Harassing Good Samaritans is on brand for Republican Party
Congressional Republicans have expanded their targets beyond migrants (and Democrats) to include the humanitarian groups that work along the border.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bombing Mexico to stem fentanyl supply is a terrible idea
Further militarizing what is an already overmilitarized war on drugs will not give us different results.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bidenomics has been a boon for working-class voters. Why don’t they give him credit?
Opinion polls still show that the president gets low marks for his management of the economy, which is actually doing fine.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: For Republicans, ‘Bomb the Mexicans’ is the new ‘Build the Wall’
Republican politicians aren’t interested in finding real solutions for reducing the flow of desperate migrants or for families harmed by opioid addiction. They’re into political gain, by any means necessary.
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Commentary: Hunter Biden plea deal pumps up Republican paranoia
To understand why this Republican mindset is so dangerous, let’s turn to James Madison.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Has the Republican presidential field learned any lessons?
Time will tell whether or not the party is doomed to repeat the mistakes of 2016.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
White House meeting on debt ceiling set, but no solution yet
Facing the risk of a government default as soon as June 1, President Biden has invited the top 4 congressional leaders to a White House meeting for talks next week.