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Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker interviews and progressive commentary.
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Trump Backtracks on Special Olympics Funding
Well, that didn't take long. After several days of taking heavy heat even from members of his own party, President Trump has backtracked...
Bob Gatty
Mar 28, 20191 min read
Oops! NASA's Epic Spacesuit Fail
Apparently, the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) can put a man on the moon, but fitting a woman with a size medium...
Stacy Fitzgerald
Mar 28, 20193 min read
Golf at Mar-a-Lago or Funding Special Olympics?
What's more important to the American people -- financing President Trump's trips to play golf at his palatial Mar-a-Lago resort in...
Bob Gatty
Mar 27, 20193 min read
Politics & the Battle Over Your Healthcare
A day after President Trump's Justice Department went to court to scuttle the entire Affordable Care Act, House Democrats announced a new...
Bob Gatty
Mar 26, 20192 min read
A Plan to Reduce the Cost of Higher Education
A three-pronged plan to help bring down the skyrocketing cost of higher education has been introduced in the U.S.Senate by Sen. Sherrod...
Bob Gatty
Mar 25, 20192 min read
A Witch Hunt?
Now that Attorney General William P. Barr has reported to Congress that the Russia investigation report by Special Council Robert S....
Bob Gatty
Mar 24, 20195 min read
The World of Fake Patriots
We are living an Orwellian nightmare, where up is down, bad is good and ignorance is strength. We are living in the world of fake...
C J Waldron
Mar 23, 20192 min read
President Trump: Divine Intervention?
Verily I say unto you, President Trump has been sent to us by the Creator to protect us, to keep us safe from all harm, to hold us in the...
Bob Gatty
Mar 22, 20192 min read
Trump's First Amendment Executive Order is a Joke
President Trump today signed an executive order intended to protect the First Amendment rights of college students, an ironic twist given...
Bob Gatty
Mar 21, 20192 min read
Drive to End Electoral College Gains Steam
Why, in a democracy, can a presidential candidate be elected without winning a majority of the votes cast ? Isn't that what a democracy...
Bob Gatty
Mar 20, 20193 min read
All Those Lies & Democracy Dies
As of February 17, after 759 days in office, President Trump has been caught in 8,718 false or misleading claims, according to The Fact...
Bob Gatty
Mar 19, 20192 min read
What's Good for the Clerk is Good for the Congressman
This past Friday, in yet another public episode of racists behaving badly, an East Haven Connecticut woman lost her job because of a...
Stacy Fitzgerald
Mar 18, 20193 min read
Trump Derangement Syndrome (An Alternative Fact)
What is Trump Derangement Syndrome? Depending on which side you’re on, it can either be someone so blinded by loyalty to Trump that they...
C J Waldron
Mar 17, 20192 min read
Do You Believe in Miracles?
This morning a bunch of crusty old South Carolina softball players, men ranging from mid-50s to nearly 90, played a game that meant...
Bob Gatty
Mar 16, 20192 min read
Is a Unicorn Uncatchable? Not!
Most people think of a unicorn as a horse with a single horn protruding from its forehead, and that's what a man who robbed a convenience...
Bob Gatty
Mar 16, 20192 min read
It's the Issue, Stupid!
While his advisors tell him to focus on the economy, President Trump steers the attention to the issues that most appeal to his base....
C J Waldron
Mar 15, 20192 min read
No More Coverups. Make the Mueller Report Public.
The House of Representatives today voted overwhelmingly to ask the Justice Department to make public the complete report expected to be...
Bob Gatty
Mar 14, 20192 min read
House Anti-Bigotry Resolution Misses the Mark
By Stefan Varner The resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry...
Bob Gatty
Mar 13, 20192 min read
Trump's Priorities: Just Follow the Money
President Trump's new budget unveiled Monday provides clearly demonstrates his priorities and highlights perhaps his biggest lie of them...
Bob Gatty
Mar 12, 20193 min read
Lies, Damn Lies & the Rumor Mill
As we approach the 2020 election, it’s sad that much of the energy will be focused on fighting rumors and false claims that are generated...
C J Waldron
Mar 11, 20192 min read
When Justice is Bought, It's Unequal
When former Trump Campaign manager and convicted felon Paul Manafort was sentenced last week to just 47 months in prison for tax evasion...
Stacy Fitzgerald
Mar 10, 20193 min read
A Dynamo on the Campaign Trail
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris stood on a black plastic chair so she could see above the throng of supporters in Big Mike's Soul Food Restaurant...
Bob Gatty
Mar 9, 20193 min read
Vladimir Putin Speaks to the American People -- Part 2
Russian President Vladimir Putin is reaching out, directly, to the American people -- especially those who voted for President Trump and...
Bob Gatty
Mar 8, 20193 min read
Why Do So Many STILL Support Trump?
It’s time to stick my head into the lion’s mouth, once again and ask why so many people still support President Trump and his...
C J Waldron
Mar 7, 20193 min read
Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker interviews and progressive commentary.
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