Midwest Curmudgeon

09/02/2026

Jeff Timmer: Mike Rogers has changed A LOT in hopes of winning. https://www.youtube.com/

09/01/2026

It will take the next President years to undo the damage Trump has done to every federal agency. That damage to Americans during the rebuilding of government competence is immeasurable.

Max Stier: From a cyclospora outbreak to forest fires to the Iran war, the costs of the administration’s demolition of government are growing.

08/31/2026

Porky POTUS thinks it's up to the government to rule on the content of network news, i.e., government censorship. Of course his target is a female reporter. Almost always is. https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/30/politics/trump-kristen-welker-fcc-nbc

Treating the Federal Communications Commission like his own personal enforcer, President Donald Trump said on social media Sunday that NBC’s Kristen Welker would be “reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment” over a TV segment he didn’t like.

08/31/2026

Mark Brewer: the unsuccessful Michigan voter suppression petition drive was one of the worst ever. https://www.youtube.com/

08/28/2026

An injection of economic reality from Paul Krugman. No, Joe Biden didn't leave behind an economy in shambles:

"Yes, America — along with most of the world — did experience surging inflation in 2021-2022, during the Biden administration. But inflation then proceeded to fall significantly, a case of “immaculate disinflation” – a drop in inflation without a recession. By the end of Biden’s term, the U.S. economy was not only in good shape, but it was doing better than every other advanced country. Yet, since Trump re-assumed the presidency, most measures of economic performance have deteriorated significantly."

The magazine cover? It's from October 2024, 2 months BEFORE Trump took office. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/biden-derangement-syndrome

08/28/2026

"When is done doing arts and crafts in the Oval, I’d suggest he turn his attention to his failed economy that is raising costs, eliminating jobs, and leaving working men and women behind.” -- Debbie Dingell

08/27/2026

The headline says it all.
A Democratic Congress could … and should … pursue charges of perjury even though the Trump Department of No Justice will refuse to indict.

Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’

08/23/2026

Debbie Dingell - GOP talk of Dem disunity a diversion tactic.

Analysis of Michigan politics (and the national news impacting state politics) with Mark Brewer and Jeff Timmer. Brewer chaired the Michigan Democratic Party for 16 years. He's now considered the top elections lawyer in the state. Timmer is former Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party,...

08/20/2026

Mark Brewer: It's the economy, stupid!

Analysis of Michigan politics (and the national news impacting state politics) with Mark Brewer and Jeff Timmer. Brewer chaired the Michigan Democratic Party for 16 years. He's now considered the top elections lawyer in the state. Timmer is former Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party,...

08/20/2026

A little musical A-I fun … the Good Ole Boys of MAGA.

The Good Ol' Boys of MAGA get reel with their new musical release, ...