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The 'Presidential Harassment' & Executive Privilege Farce
As Democrats prepare to address the issues that were ignored by the sham investigation led by Republicans, they are being challenged by...
C J Waldron
Feb 8, 20192 min read
The New Symbol of America?
When our children and grandchildren are taught in school about the symbol of America, what will it be? The image above, or the image...
Bob Gatty
Feb 7, 20192 min read
Trump-Pelosi: Preparing for War
Clearly, President Trump has met his match in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as House Democrats prepare for all out war with investigations...
Bob Gatty
Feb 7, 20193 min read
Build-a-Wall vs Childhood Cancer
So what's more important? Building a wall that's supposed to stop illegal immigrants from crossing into the country but really won't, or...
Bob Gatty
Feb 6, 20193 min read
Hawaii Pol Proposes Raising Smoking Age to 100
A bill now pending before the state legislature in Hawaii would raise the legal age for purchasing cigarettes to 100 as of 2024. I kid...
Bob Gatty
Feb 4, 20192 min read
Tired of Attacking Aliens, Man Sells Ranch
To all of my loyal readers who follow the stories of UFOs and other types of paranormal events, I'm passing on this story of an Arizona...
Bob Gatty
Feb 3, 20192 min read
Gov. 'Moonwalk' Northam: Going, Going...
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam tried his hardest at a news conference today to explain how it happened that a photo of a man in blackface...
Bob Gatty
Feb 2, 20192 min read
A Watershed Moment for Gov. Northam
On Friday, the first day of Black History Month, a racist photo from Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s (D) 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical...
Bob Gatty
Feb 2, 20193 min read
Trump on Media: 'It's a Beautiful Thing'
So President Trump has gone from calling the news media "The Enemy of the People" to "a very, very beautiful thing." Well, not exactly....
Bob Gatty
Feb 1, 20192 min read
Taxing Them Half to Death
The nation's one-percenters must be having fits with all the talk from Democrats about taxing the rich, especially since Dems control the...
Bob Gatty
Jan 31, 20193 min read
U.S. Intelligence Chiefs Naive?
President Trump says U.S. intelligence chiefs are "naive" in their assessments of Iran, ISIS and North Korea, obviously unhappy that they...
Bob Gatty
Jan 30, 20192 min read
Feeling Sorry for Roger Stone
I don't know about you, but I really feel sorry for Roger Stone, the Trump crony who was rousted from his home in a pre-dawn raid by FBI...
Bob Gatty
Jan 29, 20193 min read
Same Sex, non-Christian SC Couples Denied Foster Care Placements
Welcome to the Bible Belt. Nothing says love and compassion and caring like a governor -- and a president -- who think it's OK for...
Bob Gatty
Jan 28, 20192 min read
All Those Lies. Why?
During President Trump's first two years in office, the nation's chief executive had spun 7,600 untruths by the close of 2018, averaging...
Bob Gatty
Jan 27, 20192 min read
The Wall, Watergate, a Nixon Tat and Possible Trump Rat
We are living in a time that is even more serious than Watergate, that infamous political burglary about which President Richard M. Nixon...
Bob Gatty
Jan 25, 20193 min read
The Red MAGA Hat
Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan was Make America Great Again. He plastered the MAGA acronym on red hats that his supporters wear with...
Bob Gatty
Jan 24, 20193 min read
Why Trump & the NRA Are a Perfect Match
During the campaign, the NRA threw its tremendous support behind Donald Trump. This should come as no surprise. Since both radically...
Bob Gatty
Jan 23, 20193 min read
Great Read: 'Making a 'Night Stalker
I've just read a fascinating book by David Burnett, a young man who's served his country in one of the most dangerous and demanding...
Bob Gatty
Jan 22, 20193 min read
'Reveille Has Sounded & It's Time to Wake Up'
"Reveille has sounded and it's time to wake up," exhorted Elder Johnnie E. Coe, the guest speaker at the Carolina African American...
Bob Gatty
Jan 21, 20192 min read
Despite Historic 'Firsts,' the Racial Wealth Gap Grows Wider
2018 saw numerous "firsts" for Blacks, not the least of which was the election to Congress of Rep. Ayanna Presley, the first Black House...
Bob Gatty
Jan 21, 20194 min read
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Today it was reported that officials at the Zionsville, IN Community High School are investigating an Instagram photo that appears to...
Bob Gatty
Jan 19, 20192 min read
Court Cancels Offshore Drilling Prep Work During #TrumpShutdown
UPDATE: A federal judge in South Carolina has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to continue preparatory work for offshore...
Bob Gatty
Jan 18, 20192 min read
#Where'sMitch? and the Washington Hissy Fit
Yesterday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and a group of freshmen Democrats, who in years gone by would have been waiting politely...
Bob Gatty
Jan 17, 20193 min read
Mike Pence's 'Mission Accomplished' & Karen Pence's 'Moral Purity'
Vice President Pence has joined former President George Bush in making unfortunate and inaccurate declarations of American victories...
Bob Gatty
Jan 16, 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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