The Democratic Party

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

So, you think you know what the Democratic Party is, eh?  You are wrong, no matter what you think.  Why?  Because the idea that this phrase means just one thing is – on its face – wrong. 

There are three – at least three – Democratic Parties.  One is the party of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and – yeah – Andrew Yang.  The second is the party of Joe Biden and all those who call themselves moderate or centrist or center-left.  The third is the party of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR).  But let’s not forget – Trump’s favorite president, the first Democratic president – Andrew Jackson.

Campaign Finance Reform

Campaign Finance Reform is bullshit!  If you disagree, give me a few minutes.

1. Everyone (well, political junkies!) knows that incumbency is the single most important factor in determining who will win most elections.  The people prefer the devil they know to the devil they don’t.  Mostly because most people don’t spend a lot of time following political news, but at least they know the name of their incumbent.  In addition, Americans routinely trust Congress overall somewhere beneath bank robbers, while at the same time praising their own Congress person.  How can this be?  Americans are not typically rational creatures with a command of relevant facts, that’s how.

Antifa

On July 4th, at a celebration of our nation’s birthday under the shadow of Mount Rushmore, the president of the United States threatened to register Antifa as a terrorist organization.  Of course, he will do no such thing.  The first reason is that this president makes promises (“throws red meat”) to his base to get them all excited, but he rarely follows through; and they seem to have short memories.  The second reason is: Antifa is not an “organization” at all, so it can hardly be made an object of law.