Outside the Beltway

Examples from TX and KY.

Some notes on House process and how it relates to recent and ongoing political news.

Brought to you by the “America First” crowd.

Data? How quaint.

Yes it was said. No the context doesn’t make it better.

To be fully human requires living with and in sometimes unresolvable contradictions

Thinking about the evolution (or is it devolution) of the GOP since the 1990s.

The Trump administration treats personally disfavored American institutions the way past administrations treated foreign adversaries. His goal is political submission.

…and I write a bit more than that.

He is yet again underscoring what types of world leaders he likes.

And his corruption.

But it is all still close.

On security details and conflicting MAGA views about the danger of rhetoric

Going solo has its disadvantages.

Facts versus framing, with a little Mandela effect thrown in for good measure.

I guess the attention is worth it?

MAGA has eaten the Tea Party.

Grouping House Members by their voting patterns.

Gotta clear ’em all!

And back to thoughts on section 3.

Cost cutting and the decline of venerable brands.

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

The trend shows no sign of abating.