Dysfunction in Politics: Democrats vs. Republicans https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/ Left-leaning political and social articles to help you understand American politics, appreciate music, and laugh at being human. Sun, 15 May 2022 23:03:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://www.politusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pt-square-96x96.png Dysfunction in Politics: Democrats vs. Republicans https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/ 32 32 Republicans Want Extremism: It Gives More Power To SCOTUS https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/republicans-want-extremism-it-gives-more-power-to-scotus/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/republicans-want-extremism-it-gives-more-power-to-scotus/#respond Tue, 10 May 2022 23:03:41 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21430 POLITUSIC

Mitch McConnell might try to make a facial expression and say he “does not condone _____” when speaking about the ever-growing Q-Anon, “democrats are pedophiles” wing of his, the Republican …

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Why Do Republicans Believe Trump’s Lies? https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/why-do-republicans-believe-trumps-lies/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/why-do-republicans-believe-trumps-lies/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2020 21:05:57 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21207 POLITUSIC

Not only did Donald Trump show his followers they could be racist-like-their-grandpappy without a white-hooded hint of shame, Trump pushed cultural-change defiance beyond the point that any rational person thought …

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The Republican Base is Crazy. And Stinks. Here’s Why. https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/the-republican-base-is-crazy-and-stinks-heres-why/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/the-republican-base-is-crazy-and-stinks-heres-why/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:04:30 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21176 POLITUSIC

America is young and dumb (we’ve all been there). Grown-up countries have been saying it for years. Brash and ignorant, mistaking mistakes of inexperience for originality, America is a problem …

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2020 Presidential Election: Trumpism or a Berniebust. Where’s Truth & Reason? https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/2020-election-truth-or-trumpism-bernie-sanders-is-donald-trump/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/2020-election-truth-or-trumpism-bernie-sanders-is-donald-trump/#respond Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:07:04 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=21124 POLITUSIC

Feel the Bern and MAGA are the same. They are brothers. They are destined to increase extremism and alienate the majority of citizens who prefer government be run by people …

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The Next Republican Long Con: More Power To The Senate https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/republicans-next-pan-give-more-power-to-senate/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/republicans-next-pan-give-more-power-to-senate/#respond Sun, 07 Oct 2018 14:51:29 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=20987 POLITUSIC

It took 30 years and a deal with the Donald for the Republican Party to ram its conservative court from dreamland to reality. That America now has a conservative and …

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Redefining Fake: Ideological Echo Chambers Are Getting Worse https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/fake-news-trump-making-political-echo-chambers-worse/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/fake-news-trump-making-political-echo-chambers-worse/#respond Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:01:28 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=19006 POLITUSIC

They can’t stop the presses, but they can stop the mob from believing them. In a democracy, declaring fake is Censor’s strongest weapon. POLITUSIC has written a lot about information …

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DNC Chair Resigns, Bernie Sanders Becomes Most Powerful Man In The Room https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/dnc-chair-resigns-bernie-sanders-powerful/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/dnc-chair-resigns-bernie-sanders-powerful/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:11:55 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17091 POLITUSIC

One thing’s for certain: Democrats are morons when it comes to email. DNC Chair Resigns Over Emails Proving Her Own Idiocy The Democratic National Convention hasn’t even started, and the …

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Is America Too Obsessed With Celebrity To Have Serious Elections? https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/america-too-obsessed-celebrity-no-real-elections/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/america-too-obsessed-celebrity-no-real-elections/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:10:56 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=16780 POLITUSIC

The image from this week that (unfortunately) I cannot shake from a sad corner of my mind is of ($80k a year, government paid democrat) Kim Davis: eyes closed, mouth agape …

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Why Won’t Tea Party Cooperate With Republicans? https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/why-wont-tea-party-cooperate-with-republicans/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/why-wont-tea-party-cooperate-with-republicans/#respond Sun, 01 Mar 2015 23:25:19 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=15748 POLITUSIC

Chances are high that all red-blooded Americans (and even some blue-blooded) survived the wonderful evolutionary period known as “The Teenage Years”, which – thanks to the genetic bond that makes parents …

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Republicans In Congress Out of Control: What Now? https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/house-republicans-vote-sue-obama-scam/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/house-republicans-vote-sue-obama-scam/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:17:55 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=14402 POLITUSIC

Poor John Boehner. Ted Cruz usurped Boehner once again, and the GOP continues to implode. Congress votes to sue Obama for taking executive actions, and now Boehner asks the president to act …

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Tea Party is Crazy https://www.politusic.com/rants/tea-party-crazy/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/tea-party-crazy/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:31:44 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=14278 POLITUSIC

The actions of the über Tea Party groups are so crazy that they give all Americans a bad name – like how most people in other countries think of Americans …

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What is the President Doing About Immigration? https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/president-nothing-immigration/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/president-nothing-immigration/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:25:38 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=13949 POLITUSIC

When MSNBC starts criticizing President Obama for being aloof then we know he has a problem. The presidential criticism of the day revolves around imagery. A photo op. On one side: …

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Politicians: Compare Prices, Specs https://www.politusic.com/best/compare-politician-prices/ https://www.politusic.com/best/compare-politician-prices/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2014 22:51:16 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=13887 POLITUSIC

Compare prices for the best politicians on the market. Politician specs, character, and prices (all prices negotiable). Want to buy a politician? Start comparing them here… (…POLITUSIC has compared prices and …

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Tea Party, Meet Prohibition: Why The Tea Party Will Fall Apart https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/tea-party-doomed-like-prohibition-no-compromise/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/tea-party-doomed-like-prohibition-no-compromise/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:13:11 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=9667 POLITUSIC

Related: Fix Political Dysfunction The Tea Party could benefit from understanding why Prohibition failed. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America wasn’t repealed because near …

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Republicans: Get Off My Lawn!! (and) Farm Bill Fails! https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/republicans-to-world-get-off-my-lawn-farm-bill-fails/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/republicans-to-world-get-off-my-lawn-farm-bill-fails/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:42:11 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=9012 POLITUSIC

The Republican Party seems to be continuing down its path of self-destruction. So much so that today even Speaker of the House, John Boehner, seems to be giving up. Farm …

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Has The Tea Party Become Political Terrorists? https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/tea-party-washington-become-political-terrorists/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/tea-party-washington-become-political-terrorists/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:52:22 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7629 POLITUSIC

It’s quite a valid question, honestly. Had the members of the Tea Party “caucus” not been elected, would the behavior and actions they have taken be seen as an attack? …

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Politics, Government and Physics. All Tends Toward Disorder. https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/politics-government-civilization-and-physics-all-tend-towards-disorder/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/politics-government-civilization-and-physics-all-tend-towards-disorder/#respond Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:02:37 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7599 POLITUSIC

It’s hard to pass man-made laws when the laws of the Universe are against you… If you think it’s hard to convince a three-year old to behave like an adult, …

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Don’t Reward the Mediocrity and Self-Imposed Fiscal Crises of the U.S. Congress https://www.politusic.com/rants/us-congress-dont-reward-mediocrity-and-self-imposed-crises/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/us-congress-dont-reward-mediocrity-and-self-imposed-crises/#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:24:35 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7173 POLITUSIC

Let’s face it: the Republican Party is a fractured mess. After the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, allowed the more extreme and non-compromising part of his party complain and …

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Yes, Washington is Broken. Off The Fiscal Cliff We Go. https://www.politusic.com/rants/yes-washington-is-broken-off-the-cliff-we-go/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/yes-washington-is-broken-off-the-cliff-we-go/#respond Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:27:15 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7098 POLITUSIC

Once again, Washington DC fulfills all our expectations and fails to get anything of any consequence done. As all the New Year’s parties begin, we can turn towards our political “leaders” and …

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John McCain Wants Answers To Why The Sky Is Blue! https://www.politusic.com/politics/john-mccain-wants-answers-benghazi-susan-rice/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/john-mccain-wants-answers-benghazi-susan-rice/#respond Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:48:16 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=6881 POLITUSIC

After John McCain, Kelly Ayotte, and Lindsey Graham all received a super-special meeting with UN ambassador Susan Rice and the acting Director of the CIA (unprecedented meeting, mind you – they got this meeting …

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What Now? US Politics and Easing Polarization. https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/what-now-us-politics-and-tempering-polarization/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/what-now-us-politics-and-tempering-polarization/#respond Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:25:16 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=6509 POLITUSIC

There are a lot of angry and confused republicans in this country. They cannot understand how Mitt Romney lost the election. I, for one, was speechless watching Fox News have …

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America Has too Many People to Hold Proper, Traditional Elections https://www.politusic.com/politics/america-has-too-many-people-to-hold-proper-elections/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/america-has-too-many-people-to-hold-proper-elections/#respond Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:50:42 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=6356 POLITUSIC

Whether you choose to believe in “voter fraud”  is not the issue: the issue is we have a lot of people in this country, all of whom have the right …

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Why Don’t Democrats Have Funny Conspiracy Theories Like Republicans and the NRA? https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/why-dont-democrats-have-funny-conspiracy-theories-like-republicans-nra/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/why-dont-democrats-have-funny-conspiracy-theories-like-republicans-nra/#respond Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:18:07 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=2534 POLITUSIC

Republican conspiracy theories are amazing legends, indeed… if the facts don’t go their way, just make up a new reality. It’s hard to keep up with them all, but a few include: …

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American Politics and the Event Horizon https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/american-politics-and-the-event-horizon/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/american-politics-and-the-event-horizon/#respond Wed, 30 May 2012 21:43:22 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=2330 POLITUSIC

I’m no astro physicist, but I’m fairly certain that U.S. politicians – piloted by the generally accepted strategy sold by grossly overpaid political strategists and super PAC gurus – are approaching the event horizon …

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