The sorry spectacle of Arizona United States Senator Kyrsten Sinema seeking refuge from angry constituents in a toilet stall—has to be an image for the ages—in Arizona and in American politics. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, a well-worn doormat for Republican minority-leader Mitch McConnell, and just about every other Senator, groused that protestors who chased Sen. … [Read more...] about Sinema learns Betrayal has a Price
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White Boy Rick—From Crack to Cannabis—in 32 years
Drug Snitch I confess my imagination is not sharp enough to make this up. Richard J. Wershe, Jr., recruited by the FBI at age 14 to become a drug snitch, and who spent 32 years in prison after he was caught selling drugs. He was the title character in a movie kinda-sorta based on his life. He finally got out of prison and now he wants to be a marijuana … [Read more...] about White Boy Rick—From Crack to Cannabis—in 32 years
Truth is another victim in the White Boy Rick saga
A True Prisoner of War Richard John Wershe, Jr.—known to the public as White Boy Rick—has filed a $100 million-dollar lawsuit against the Detroit Police and FBI for what he’s calling law enforcement child abuse. What he means is, it was abusive for the FBI and Detroit police to recruit and use him as an underage drug informant in the mid-1980s. What happened to Wershe is … [Read more...] about Truth is another victim in the White Boy Rick saga
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: The Gum on Democracy’s Shoe
America’s democracy is in deep trouble. Republicans are trying to kill it to preserve White Supremacy. Two Democratic senators are aiding and abetting them. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are insisting on preserving a Senate obstructionist tactic known as the filibuster. In the current toxic political environment, the filibuster could end our form … [Read more...] about Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: The Gum on Democracy’s Shoe
Like the Republicans, the Democrats have Changed
Thousands of words have been written and spoken about how the white blue-collar class abandoned the Democratic Party decades ago. All of that blah-blah-blah is substantially wrong. A more honest and truthful view is that it was the Democratic Party that abandoned the white working-class. The modern Democratic Party “brand”, to use an overused term, began at the 1932 … [Read more...] about Like the Republicans, the Democrats have Changed