Dick Polman
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Past articles by Dick:
Opinion: Fake news fraud Alex Jones suffers his day of reckoning
In my perpetual and often fruitless search for upbeat news, I've discovered the sworn deposition of Alex Jones. → Read More
Three big reasons why Bernie Sanders 2.0 is probably toast
There's a hunger to turn the page and leave the past behind. → Read More
Opinion: Worthless words from the gun lobby's top lapdog
Could there possibly be a president more unfit to soothe us after a school slaughter than a wholly owned subsidiary of the NRA? → Read More
Opinion: Trump's lawyers want to keep their perjury machine away from Mueller
Of all the distasteful jobs in America — toll booth worker on a polluted highway, repairman of odorous septic tanks — the worst is to be a lawyer for a pathological liar. → Read More
Opinion: As Mueller closes in, Trump and his toadies don tinfoil hats
A wild animal is most dangerous when it’s cornered. We’re seeing that now. → Read More
Opinion: The politics of celebrity: Oprah stokes the buzz
If Oprah Winfrey intended to hose down her noisome boosters during last night's speech at the Golden Globes, she failed miserably. → Read More
Opinion: Dysfunctional Trump, battered by tell-all tidbits
There's no way that Trump can blame "Democrats" or the "Deep State." Everybody in the White House leaks about the mad king. → Read More
Opinion: Two reasons why Republicans could survive their tax bill in 2018
Last week I suggested that the GOP tax "reform" law is a "suicide pact" that will snuff them in the '18 midterm elections. But today I play devil's advocate with myself. → Read More
Opinion: President Donald Trump speaks and lays out a national security strategy
How horrific to watch a weak president deliver a national security speech without mentioning Russia's invasion of our '16 election or what he's doing to prevent more of it. → Read More
Opinion: Republican mendacity metaphor: The Corker kickback
Sen. Bob Corker has changed his mind and now signals support of the GOP tax bill. The fiscal particulars haven't changed. Except for a tax break for wealthy property owners. → Read More
Opinion: A joyous holiday gift from the black women of Alabama
If not for their fervent opposition, a credibly accused child molester and racist homophobic theocrat would be on his way to the United States Senate. → Read More
Opinion: Suicide pact: Republicans are writing their opponents' attack ads
With control of Congress up for grabs in 2018, Republicans are playing Russian roulette with a fully loaded cylinder. Here are four theories as to why. → Read More
Opinion: Escape from the abyss: Kudos to our saviors in Alabama
If a Democrat can win in a state that hadn't elected one in 25 years, that bodes well for Democrats in more hospitable states where House and Senate seats are winnable. → Read More
Opinion: Will Alabama live down to its worst stereotype?
Lynyrd Skynyrd famously sang, "Sweet home Alabama/ Lord, I'm coming home to you." But what will home look like tomorrow? → Read More
Opinion: Democrats ditch Franken for the moral high ground
Democrats have sacrificed Franken for moral and political reasons; the moral reasons strike me as sound; the political calculations, somewhat less so. → Read More
Opinion: Big surprise: The GOP's massive tax scam screws the average voter
How long will average Republican voters - folks making modest incomes, folks who bought Trump's 2016 snake oil - keep allowing themselves to be played for saps? → Read More
Opinion: Remember when Matt Lauer was Trump's chump?
Matt Lauer will be remembered as a fallen sexual harasser, but in my mind, he's forever immortalized as a Donald Trump toady. → Read More
Opinion: Now Trump thinks that his voice is not his voice
We need only ask ourselves whether a guy who retroactively tells himself that his voice is not his voice should be dealing with North Korea's ICBMs. → Read More
Opinion: Fake news flameout: Exposing a crackpot conservative plot
In the annals of conservative cons, this saga is truly a classic. → Read More
Opinion: Sexual harassment and secrecy on Capitol Hill
It's galling that taxpayers have to foot the bill for sexual harassment settlements on the Hill, without knowing which incumbents should be punished on election day. → Read More