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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Every Republican is Trump, unless they say to the contrary. And they don't.

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Republicans are under Trump's thumb.  If Trump says "jump," they must jump. Or else.  Trump is an enforcer.  Oregon voters hav...
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Monday, May 4, 2026

Play to win.

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Someone made a one-hour loop of Trump saying "winning" repeatedly.  Trump thought it appropriate to put it up on the White House s...
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Saturday, May 2, 2026

How Democrats can win elections.

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Group-think has destroyed the GOP. President Trump is a strict enforcer. Try to get a Republican to say aloud that Trump lost in 2020. I don...
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Friday, May 1, 2026

Oregon Senate, District 3: Who is raising money

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Republican candidate Brad Hicks has raised the most money.  Of course. Every four years the usual GOP PACS, business lobbies, upstate Republ...
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Kevin Stine: A nation honors its veterans

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     “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.”           Abraham Lincoln. These words became the ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The long view.

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"This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be; Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Believe nothing.

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Fool me once; shame on you.  Fool me twice; shame on me.  Try fooling me for seven straight weeks, back to shame on you. I am onto you. Who ...
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