Whose party has the Kentucky GOP _actually_ aligned with?
SOS Michael Adams was more than happy to proclaim “the birthplace of Lincoln has finally aligned with the party of Lincoln.” But an objective look at the facts puts the lie to Adams’s claim.
Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
Secret Service goes really secret
The claim by the Secret Service that their January 6th text messages were lost due to a standard phone replacement process stinks like a rotten fish on a hot day.
You don’t know whom you don’t know
Do you know someone who has had an abortion? Yes, you do – even if you don’t know it.
Think women should have freedom of travel? These KY Repub reps don’t
Women are traveling to other states to obtain abortions, and some states are considering making that illegal. Our Repub congressmen agree with them.
Joe Manchin's refusal to support reconciliation tax hikes is predictable and pathetic
In response to Manchin’s torpedoing of the Biden reconciliation package, the Patriotic Millionaires released this statement.
Our own Brave New World – courtesy of SCOTUS
Books like Brave New World, 1984, and The Handmaid’s Tale all describe dystopian societies. Now, courtesy of SCOTUS, we are seeing the outlines of our own dystopia.
Fickle Republican Jesus
Apparently Republican Jesus can’t make up his mind about Trump and Biden. And the signs related to each are confusing too. Ivonne Rovira lays it out for us.
What Putin REALLY wants
Time and again I hear people who should know better say that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin wants to recreate the Soviet Union. Excuse me – his goal is much less modest.
The REAL head of the Republican Party
Every Repub out there will tell you that Trump is the head of the GOP. Ivonne Rovira has another take on it.
Abortion and the law of unintended consequences
When you pass laws, you risk unintended consequences. Here are three such consequences that are caused by the outlawing of abortion in Kentucky and nationwide.
“My granddaughters will have fewer rights than I did”
The decision to end Roe feels like what I would liken to the proverbial nail in the coffin of American democracy and a semblance of civil society.
Supreme grudge match
The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe reveals the whims of a runaway radical court drunk on its newfound power and looking to pay back slights.
The GOP: Freedom for me, but not for thee
The Radical Right is always bloviating about freedom, but the battle cry couldn’t be more meaningless. On this 4th of July, let’s see what they really mean when they use the word “freedom.”
A perfect sign juxtaposition
Sometimes putting two signs next to each other points to the actual truth. Berry Craig shows why these two signs belong together.
Making the First Amendment a bird-cage bottom liner
Most people of faith believe that women should have sovereignty over their bodies, and that abortion is for a woman and her doctor to decide — not six reactionary Supreme Court justices joined by politicians who see opposing abortion as a sure-fire way to score points with their base.
Your miscarriage may now be a crime in Kentucky
Do you think KY’s trigger law doesn’t apply to you, because you wouldn’t get an abortion? Think again -- if you are PREGNANT, it could apply to you.
