The Silent Republicans
Why are so many Republican officeholders being silent as former President Donald Trump threatens to create an autocracy, if not a dictatorship, if elected again […]
Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
Trump’s Dangerous Rhetoric
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Money In Politics TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellIn this week’s note, Fred examines two issues in the news — first, the growing dangerous rhetoric coming from former President Donald Trump, and second, […]
Chaos Returns To Capitol Hill
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Government Shutdown House Republicans Mike Johnson Tommy Tubervilleby Jackie HowellChaos returns to Capitol Hill next week. The chaos began in January when it took House Republicans 15 floor votes to elect Kevin McCarthy as […]
“There Is Nothing Uplifting About American Politics Today.”
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2024 Elections House Republicans Mike Johnson Tommy Tuberville TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellThere is nothing uplifting about American politics today. Here are just a few examples. Sen. Tuberville’s Enormous Damage To Our Military Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) […]
They Call Him “MAGA Mike”
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Congress Election Deniers House Republicans Mike Johnsonby Jackie HowellBefore Wednesday, when Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected Speaker of the House, he was one of those “under the radar” Members of Congress. But […]
Jim Jordan Is Unfit To Be Speaker Of The House
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Congress House Republicans Jim Jordanby Jackie HowellThere may be no better example of how badly our national politics are polarized than the case of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). Jordan is anything […]
A Watergate Lesson
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Democracy Reforms House Republicans Money In Politics Watergateby Jackie HowellNext week marks the 50th anniversary of the “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Cox in October 1973 that set […]
The House In Chaos
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Congress House Republicans Kevin McCarthy TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellIn 1994, Republicans, led by Rep. Newt Gingrich, won control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Republicans have had five Speakers […]
Democracy In Dysfunction – “What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been”
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Government Shutdown House Republicans Sen. Menendez TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellWhen it comes to dysfunction in our democracy, we are off the charts these days – from the House’s faux Biden impeachment inquiry, to the […]
The Fight To Protect The Sacred Right To Vote Continues
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Democracy Reforms Freedom To Vote Act John R. Lewis Voting Rights Actby Jackie HowellThis week, Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a vital measure to protect the sacred right to vote. […]
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