Republican Representative George Santos of New York was expelled from the House of Representatives on Friday of last week. The vote was 311-114-2-8. This was the third attempt at expulsion, (keep in mind that Santos didn’t take his seat until January of this year). I’d like to list the 112 Republicans who voted to keep Santos in office. 8 (split 5-3 Republicans to Democrats) did not vote; I’ll comment one on. Then I’d like to explore the motivation for some of the votes. (Even a political junkie like me isn’t comfortable ascribing motivations to many of the back benchers.) Totally perplexing to me are the two Democrats who voted “Present”.
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Progressive Sweeping LVIII
I thought closing out November with a “sweeping” was as good a way as any, so here we go.
Pro-baby. Oh Baby!
22 years ago today I was talking to my biggest customer in Tarpon Springs, Florida when I heard the news of the attack on the Twin Towers. Today I’m retired and living in North Carolina’s Triangle Region. In 2001 the January 6th domestic coup attempt replaced 9/11 as the worst attack on America. But today I want to spend a few minutes on what potentially could be a more threatening attack on American democracy – today’s Republican party.
Progressive Sweeping XLIV
So many things I want to comment on; so little space and time. Without further ado… Continue reading Progressive Sweeping XLIV
Progressive Sweeping XXXVI
This will be another of my periodic attempts to catch up and simultaneously vent. If history is any guide, both efforts will be incomplete.