My Liberal Bias Take 2

I watch a lot of MSNBC.  Not sure if that is apparent, but it is my go-to source for News.  I have noticed ex-Congressswoman Donna Edwards is now a contributor and I really like what I hear from her.  Why didn't I support her when she ran for the open Maryland Senate seat, currently occupied by her Primary opponent Senator Chris Van Hollen? I was torn during the primaries here in Maryland, but ultimately decided to vote for Van Hollen. I am proud of that vote; I think he and Senator Ben Cardin are great.  What turned me off on Congresswoman Edwards was how she attacked Senator Van Hollen.  She used falsehoods and tried to connect him to the NRA (both candidates have F- ratings with the NRA).  There was even a Maryland Super PAC ad that President Obama stepped in and asked for it to be pulled down because they believed it was misleading and suggested that then-President Obama (Ah, the good old days) had endorsed Edwards.  He made an intentional decisi...

One of the things Trump has been able to say since taking office is how great the stock market is doing.  Or was doing.  Starting around the end of November, due to many factors including instability, Trump's manufactured trade war and the looming shutdown, the market started to tank.  Yes, I know we were in a bubble and it was impossible to sustain the highs we were at, but things started to slide down and FAST. You'll notice Trump stopped talking about the stock market except to blame the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates.  I guess Trump thought they should stay at 0% forever. There is a negative correlation between the stock market and government backed bonds.  When the stock market is unstable, people invest more in the safer option of government bonds and vice versa.  However, Trump can't take any credit for high investment in government bonds.  Not flashy enough.  Doesn't make his Wall Street Cronies money. We know the shutdow...

Who should be the Democratic nominee in 2020? Everyone has an opinion, but you know what they say about opinions.  There are so many names floating out there I can't even name them all. I know Senator Warren has announced an exploratory committee, VP Joe Biden is mulling it over, Ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg might have an exploratory committee (?), Dept of Hud Secretary Julian Castro was the first to announce (sorry, Senator Warren), Rep John Delahey from MD, and my favorite Rep Beto O'Rourke. Here is the thing though, and I am going to be brutally honest.  I feel the same way I did about the 2020 nominee as I did about the Rep. Nancy Pelosi debate on whether she should be Madam Speaker (and am very happy she is our new Speaker).  I love Beto. I love his freshness, his vision.  I heard him on Sirius giving a speech and could have sworn it was President Obama. I long for the days of President Obama.  He was fresh and new and something we hadn't seen before an...

Apparently I am locked out of my original blog, MyLiberalBias.blogspot.com, so I am starting over here! Oh well, life goes on ;)