From the “This Didn’t Have To Happen” File There are lots of Covid statistics. There are infection numbers and rates by state, by region, by country, by continent and worldwide. We get the same kind of breakdown for total deaths and for deaths based on whether the deceased were vaccinated. We get vaccination rates with… [read more]
Misplaced Political Power
Ghastly Governors To the right is a graphic that helps to explain the Florida section of my post last week. The key is to understand that Gov. DeSantis is just the loudest horrible governor; there are many more horribles, some nearly as loud and destructive, although Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been a bit quieter… [read more]
Justice
Merrick Garland’s Justice Department In an interesting and even-handed essay in the Washington Post Magazine, author David Montgomery lays out his view of the Merrick Garland Justice Department in Merrick Garland Won’t Deliver Your Catharsis. Montgomery reports that Garland’s view is that a return to norms and consistently doing the right things is the path… [read more]
The No Surprises Taliban
It didn’t start with imaginary WMDs (weapons of mass destruction). Our national war of insanity began years earlier. The Supreme Court decision following the 2000 election was led by Republican Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who stopped the vote count in Florida. He disenfranchised tens of thousands of voters and gave the election and the presidency… [read more]
President Biden’s Address to the Nation on Covid (I Wish)
It’s time for some straight talk. It’s time for us to put it on the line – no political weasel words. So, here it is. We have an epidemic in this country that isn’t going away. In fact, it’s rapidly getting worse. Last year it killed a lot of seniors, but our surviving elderly got… [read more]
It Begs the Question
From Thom Hartmann’s rant on August 6 The first real test of the [National Voter Rights Act of 1993] came in 2018, when Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State, John Husted, went on a voter-purge binge (that hit Black, student and elderly neighborhoods particularly hard) and was sued by the A. Phillip Randolph Institute for violating… [read more]
Governors Gone Wild
It is with enormous pride that we announce the winners of the very first Governors Gone Wild Awards! . Surely, there is a special place for governors of our states who have distinguished themselves as more mentally regressive and self-serving than the call of duty requires and this is it. We mustn’t wait another minute… [read more]
Good-Bye, America
STATUS ALERT! This is a proud JaxPolitix moment, as we have officially received our first vile, disgusting and politically inane troll message. To the troll: We wish you a full recovery from the multiple head traumas you obviously have sustained. It started decades ago, but that was just laying the ground work for what has… [read more]
What We Need From the House Select Committee
Ed. note: Read through to the end and click the link for a stunning piece you must read. The House Select Committee has a tough job. They are tasked with getting to the bottom of the traitorous terrorist insurrection that has come to be known simply as January 6. Notable is that this committee is… [read more]
The Most Valuable Event at the Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles, easily one of the best and perhaps the best of women gymnasts, dropped out of the team competition. She cited a case of the “twisties” and perhaps some other issues that were troubling her. Social media creeps wasted no time in attacking her, calling her a quitter and applying far more horrific labels…. [read more]
