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The Loyal Opposition

Posted on April 3, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 3, 2025 The phrase “loyal opposition” is normally used in describing parliamentary systems of government. It refers to parties not currently in power who oppose the policies of the ruling party or coalition, with two important understandings. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Klobuchar, Barack Obama, bernie sanders, bill clinton, Centrist Republicans, Cory Booker, Democcrats, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Harry Truman, Independents, Kamala Harris, leadership | 1 Comment

Christian Nationalism – Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted on August 13, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 13, 2024 Donald Trump, his MAGA supporters, and the hundred and forty or so current or former Trump staffers who helped write Project 2025 are vocal supporters of Hungarian President Viktor Orban’s governing philosophy of White Christian … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged abortion, Aryans, bernie sanders, CHristian Nationalism, Communism, Donald Trump, education, Fascism, gun control, Hungary, Jemar Tisby, Kamala Harris, MAGA, Nazis, Project 2025, retirement income, socialism, universal health care, Viktor Orban | Leave a comment

Bipartisan Politics

Posted on September 30, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 30, 2023 It wasn’t too many years ago that politicians ran for office promising to work across the aisle. They believed it would put them above the partisan fray, and voters rewarded them for it. But so … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged bernie sanders, Chuck Schumer, compromise, continuing resolution, debt ceiling, divisiveness, extremists, federal budget, government shutdown, Hakeem Jeffries, kevin mccarthy, MAGA, Mitch McConnell, Ocasios-Cortez, Ukraine | 1 Comment

Breaking the Logjams

Posted on January 11, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 11, 2022 Logjams are fascinating. There’s nothing really holding all those logs together, no ropes or wires or nails. What keeps them all locked in place is the pressure of flowing water holding them in place against … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged bernie sanders, Charles Schumer, constitution, filibuster, Joe Manchin, Josh Hawley, Kyrsten Sinema, lindsey graham, lisa murkowski, Mike Lee, Mike Rounds, Mitch McConnell, mitt romney, Roger Marshall, voting rights | 1 Comment

A Ray of Hope

Posted on November 6, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 6, 2021 Last evening two notable events occurred. One was at a social gathering of my senior community, where I took a lot of razzing from my very purple friends. Their consensus was that henceforth I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged bernie sanders, build back better, congress, democracy, ifrastructure, Joe Manchin, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, moderates, Nancy Pelosi, obstructionism, progressives, voting rights | Leave a comment

Democrats Must Get Their Act Together or Admit They’re Unable to Govern

Posted on October 28, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 28, 2021 Presidential candidates spend every year divisible by four making promises. They argue about them at town halls and during televised debates. They attack each other’s ideas, nitpick the details, and vie for voters’ support for … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged bernie sanders, build back better, campaign promises, climate change, COVID relief bill, filibuster, infrastructure, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, Mitch McConnell, reconciliation, voting rights | 2 Comments

A Party At War with Itself

Posted on February 15, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 15, 2021 In his new book, A History of What Comes Next, Silvain Neuvel describes the unfortunate circumstances in which the German population, specifically, it’s surviving men, found itself in 1946: The Germans are in shock, stunned, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Adam Kinzinger, Barack Obama, bernie sanders, center right, class warfare, conservative principles, demagogues, elitism, Fascism, germany, health care, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, national debt, New Deal, shame, Tea Party, The Big Lie, third party, Trump, vaccines | Leave a comment

Super Tuesday Voters Got It Right

Posted on March 4, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 4, 2020 Donald Trump is terrified of Joe Biden. That’s why he tried to undermine his candidacy from the start. Trump believes Bernie Sanders would be easy pickings in the General Election. If Sanders were the candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged bernie sanders, Capitalism, Communism, elizabeth warren, Gerad Ford, health care, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, lindsey graham, Medicare For All, Michael Bloomberg, richard nixon, socialism, vladimir Putin | 1 Comment

Joe-mentum

Posted on March 3, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 3, 2020 It was only eight days ago that Thomas Friedman published an op-ed in the New York Times that outlined a strategy to assure a Democratic landslide in November. Friedman suggested that whoever the presumptive Democratic … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Amy Klobuchar, Andrew McCabe, bernie sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Cory Booker, elizabeth warren, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Mike Bloomberg, mitt romney, pandemic, party unity, Pete Buttigieg, Super Tuesday | 4 Comments

Anyone But …

Posted on February 19, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 19, 2020 The moment Donald Trump came down the escalator in Trump Tower in 2015, I became a charter member of the Anyone But Trump Club. Despite all the admonishments to wait and see, four-and-a-half years later, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Amy Klobuchar, bernie sanders, Democratic debate, elizabeth warren, Joe Biden, Medicare For All, Michael Bloomberg, Nevada, party unity, polls, Senate majority, South Carolina, Thomas Jefferson, Trump's Re-election | 3 Comments

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Tag Archives: bernie sanders

The Loyal Opposition

Christian Nationalism – Be Careful What You Wish For

Bipartisan Politics

Breaking the Logjams

A Ray of Hope

Democrats Must Get Their Act Together or Admit They’re Unable to Govern

A Party At War with Itself

Super Tuesday Voters Got It Right

Joe-mentum

Anyone But …

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