Some Political Opinions

• Strategy of the Dems: find the sweet spot where we are just racist enough to appeal to non-college-educated-whites but not so racist as to totally turn off Black voters.

• Speaking of which: every Trump voter that I know--quite a few actually--is a college-educated white person. And a majority of them are QAnon types. These are actual people I know...relatives, friends, and acquaintances.

• Today Manchin says he wants coal burning to be counted as clean energy. Every day, every single day, I am reminded why I am done with  the Dems.

• Politico is evil.

• An idea put forth by more than one commentor between the election and inauguration was for Biden to put out a barrage of executive orders and let (dare?) SCOTUS to strike them down. With the performance of Senate Dems (and it's not just Manchin and Sinema), this is looking more and more like Biden should have done exactly that. One example that has been resurrected is to enact some climate change initiatives by EO in the name of national security. SCOTUS allowed Trump to build his wall on this basis. If SCOTUS allows it to stand, great. If they strike it down (as I believe they would) Biden has further exposed the political agenda of the Federalist Society majority. The current composition of the Senate Dems--led by the Corporatist wing--is an unreliable coalition. They deserve to lose in 2022.