Richard Quadrino
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Let’s Give Joe Manchin 48 hours
For the first time in recent history, Senate Democrats are talking openly about completely abolishing the Senate’s filibuster rule. However, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is adamantly opposed to such a move and he has publicly and brazenly split from the Democratic party on this critically important issue. Why is our immigration problem apparently unsolvable? The filibuster. Why is the minimum wage set at poverty levels, making millions of Americans struggle to survive? The filibuster. Why can’t we have some sensible laws to keep guns out of the hands of unstable and dangerous people? The filibuster. Why do 16% of children in the U.S. go to bed hungry at night? The filibuster. The Senate’s filibuster rule essentially requires 60 votes — a supermajority — to get...
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Wow, Democrats: Have you Learned Nothing About Messaging?
Republicans, with the the help of folks like Frank Luntz, have been succesful in getting out their messages that promote their themes. “Death tax” instead of estate tax, “tax and spend,” and yes — Make America Great Again. Democrats don’t fight back...
Elephant in the Room: Trump’s Mental Illnesses
-- NOTE: This article was originally published in 2017 and has been substantially updated with corroborating information. TV news producers appear to be afraid of it. Newspaper editors studiously avoid it. They all dare not say it publicly: our president is...
The Media is Once Again Failing: There’s No Coverage On The Positive Economic Impacts From The Herculean $9 Trillion Covid-19 Rescue Efforts
The Mainstream Media (MSM) did a very poor job of covering the economic benefits of our government’s reactions to the economic carnage resulting from the 2008-2009 financial crisis. The Wall Street driven crisis caused the ensuing “Great Recession” from 2008...
Trump’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Sociopathy: The Proximate Cause of Significantly More Covid-19 Deaths
NOTE: Since the original publication of this post, Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. have skyrocketed to over 120,000. In a prior post, I provided a medical explanation of President Trump’s mental illnesses and the dangers posed by his inability to control his...
It’s Character and Likeability, Stupid
President Clinton’s line, “It’s the Economy, Stupid,” had great resonance in his 1992 campaign. It captured the underlying angst of the electorate about the economic conditions at that time. During this election cycle, virtually all media outlets have been...
The Media’s Blind Spot: Is Mayor Pete the New Barack?
Andrew Yang would be the first one to explain to you that 23 is a larger number than 21; it’s just Math (or as Bill Clinton prefers, Arithmetic). So since Pete Buttigieg has 23 delegates to Sanders' 21, as of this writing, Pete is the front runner, right?...