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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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Bob Gatty
Jul 17, 20182 min read
For Trump, it's Mulligans Time
President Trump has taken a lot of heat, including from his own party, for saying with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at his side, "I...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 13, 20182 min read
If a Woodchuck Could Chuck Wood, Would a Woodchuck Eat Paul Ryans Car?
According to a sad-faced House Speaker Paul Ryan, who hasn't driven in three years because he has a taxpayer-paid chauffeur, a family of...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 12, 20182 min read
HIV/AIDS Funding to Finance Trump Child Detention Program: Report
The Trump administration reportedly is considering using funds from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program and support for refugees to expand...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 11, 20182 min read
Brett Kavanaugh: President Should be Above the Law
President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, has written that the President should be exempted from prosecution. Is that...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 9, 20183 min read
James J. Florio: Standing on Principle
Former U.S. Congressman and New Jersey Governor James J. Florio's fascinating new book, "Standing on Principle -- Lessons Learned in...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 5, 20183 min read
Half the Country Thinks the President is Racist
A newly released Quinnipiac University poll finds that 49 percent of Americans believe President Donald Trump is racist, while 47 percent...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 4, 20181 min read
Stormy's Lawyer Might Run against Trump
Michael Avenatti, porn star and Trump ex-mistress Stormy Daniels' lawyer, says he will challenge President Trump in 2020 if he doesn't...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 4, 20182 min read
Selling of our National Treasures for the Sake of Greed
A Canadian mining firm is planning to mine for minerals on land that was protected as a national monument until Donald Trump came to...
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Bob Gatty
Jul 2, 20182 min read
Proud to be an American? I am. Proud of America? Not so Much
Despite all of the concern that I have for our country under the presidency of Donald Trump, I can tell you as we head into the Fourth of...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 29, 20183 min read
Slain Journalists - Unsung Heroes
In Washington, DC, there is a wall that contains the names of 2,323 people who should be considered heroes to all freedom loving people....
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Bob Gatty
Jun 28, 20182 min read
Democrats in Congress: Get Ready, the Kids are Coming
If knowledgeable political analysts who cover Capitol Hill have it right, the geezers who now run the Democratic Party in Washington had...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 28, 20182 min read
Kids Dying from Gun Violence: An American Epidemic
According to the Brady Campaign, every day 46 children and teens are victims of gun violence. It's an American epidemic. Every day, seven...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Trump's Trying to Turn the VA into the Koch Brothers' Piggybank
Two developments occurred last week that should trouble veterans who rely on Veterans Administration (VA) facilities for their...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 24, 20182 min read
Red Hen vs. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
The decision by the owner of the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, KY to ask White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 23, 20182 min read
Who was the Most Consequential President of the Last 40 Years?
Clearly, President Donald John Trump was the most consequential President of the last 40 years. He single handedly has solved every...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 22, 20183 min read
First Lady’s Jacket: A Tone-Deaf Expression is Never Silent
Before she was the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump was a model. She knows a little about making a statement with fashion....
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Bob Gatty
Jun 20, 20182 min read
Trump Caves on Kids; Will Entire Families Now be Kept in Cages?
President Trump caved in to enormous public and media pressure today and ordered that immigrant families can stay together rather than...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 19, 20182 min read
Trump Space Force. Really?
President Trump is pushing his goal of establishing a sixth branch of the armed services, a new Space Force that would bring dominance to...
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Bob Gatty
Jun 18, 20182 min read
Is 'Dictator Creep' Overtaking Our Nation?
"The most bewildering thing about US dictator creep isn’t that it’s happening: it’s that it is happening with such predictability." That...
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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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