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Policy Solutions to Address America’s Cost of Living Crisis—What is the Real Answer?
The headline tells the story.

Over the last several months, the rising cost of living has received considerably more media attention than in prior months due to the impact of inflation on all aspects of American life, including housing, healthcare, and groceries, to name just a few. While both Democrats and Republicans have been vocal proponents of addressing the rising cost of living, little has changed in the way of actual legislation related to decreasing the cost of living.
In your opinion, what would you consider to be the answer to the cost of living crisis? Is it legislation oriented toward increasing pay so that individuals and families earn a livable wage to afford housing and groceries? Is it providing more affordable housing? Is it legislating for comprehensive health care coverage? Or is it something else entirely? Additionally, why do you believe that our elected political leaders have yet to address the issue directly?

And I thought John McCain was a a**hole at one time.
We're watching the same failure loop.

Even though I disagreed with most of his positions on issues, at least he was a decent and humane individual who believed in our political system and would compromise with Democrats for the sake of good governance. He didn't demonize and disrespect those who had different views on how things should be done. My respect for him really began for him during the 2008 presidential election when he defended Barack Obama, taking a political risk, and shutting down and saying to a racist tea bagger that Obama was a "decent family man" and that no one needed to be afraid of him being president. It's a shame what the Republican party has devolved to become under Trump and MAGA. I miss the old days. What about you?

You're tasked with creating a second Bill of Rights for a post-Trump America. What would you include in it?
Be honest—this is ridiculous.

What would you include in a second Bill of Rights? Would you say that healthcare is a right and not a privilege? Would you say that corporations are not people? What should we put in the document that would be transformative for this country, and how do we do it?

How much comparative power does a large city mayor have vs a senator, governor or congressperson?

Someone who runs a big city like New York, Minneapolis or Los Angeles has a lot of power due to the population of the city. I wonder how that compares to the relative power of a senator or even a congress person. I would imagine that a large city mayor can be just as powerful as even a senator due to the influence they have over a large concentrated population. What are your thoughts?

Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread
We're watching the same failure loop.

It's Saturday, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons!
Feel free to share political cartoons in this thread. Besides our usual civility policy, there are three rules to follow:
Every top-level comment must contain a political cartoon. This means no text-only top-level comments.

It must be an original cartoon. This means no photographs, no edited cartoons, no AI generated images, no templates, no memes and no image macros. OC is allowed, as is animation.

Each top-level comment should only have a maximum of 3 cartoons.

That's all. Enjoy your weekend!

OPINION: Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc., Petitioner v. Jeanne Ann Burton, Chapter 7 Trustee for Vista-Pro Automotive, LLC
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.

Caption Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc., Petitioner v. Jeanne Ann Burton, Chapter 7 Trustee for Vista-Pro Automotive, LLC Summary Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c)(1)’s reasonable-time limit applies to a motion alleging that a judgment is void under Rule 60(b)(4). Author Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Opinion Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 3, 2025) Case Link 24-808

Mounting controversies, midterm fears strain Senate GOP’s relations with Trump
What would you do if you ran things?

President Trump’s slumping job approval numbers and the public controversies swirling around his second term in office are putting a strain on his relationship with GOP senators, who are looking for ways to distance themselves from the president heading into the November midterms.
One Republican senator who requested anonymity to comment on GOP senators’ relationships with Trump said it’s difficult to work with the president because he views any substantive policy disagreement as a personal affront.
“He can’t handle any level of what he considers to be personal criticism,” the lawmaker said, referring to the president.
“You have people who don’t like the policy and feel like they have to stand up, but the president makes it so personal they feel like they have nowhere else to go,” the senator added.
The senator said when GOP lawmakers break with Trump, he has a tendency to lash out at them personally without addressing their substantive points of concern.
Vin Weber, a GOP strategist, said Republicans on Capitol Hill are feeling increasingly nervous about Trump’s unpredictability and not knowing what his endgame is on several major issues, especially in the area of foreign policy.
“Trump’s style is to keep people guessing, and that’s worked very well for him,” he said. “But what you’re seeing with Republicans is increasing anxiety about what the endgame is in all of these situations.
“As we get into an election year in which the normal indicators point to a big loss for Republicans, Republicans are getting very queasy about almost everything.”
Republican senators privately acknowledge they are concerned about Trump’s poll numbers, especially on the issue of the economy, which fueled a strong public backlash to former President Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democratic candidates in the 2024 election.
The article says the main issues Senate Republicans have with Trump is over invading Greenland, the DOJ investigation into Jerome Powell, invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, and capping credit card fees. On which issues should Senate Republicans break with Trump to improve their standing in time for the 2026 midterms? Which Senators are most likely to burn Trump? And what will the consequences of that be?

Trump, war, and the Nobel prize
Be honest—this is ridiculous.

JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR. Our president has gone to war illegally invading a foreign nation and is now threatening war over annexing another sovereign territory because he is a fragile ego insecure little baby in a senile geriatric body who has big feelings about not getting the peace prize.
"OH you think Machado is bringing peace to Venezuela, I'll show you how to bring peace to Venezuela"... invades foreign nation and abducts leader.
"Hey Norway, no peace prize? Well how about fuck you and your entire continent"... threatens to annex Greenland.
Meanwhile Stephen 'Russian Asset' Miller is grinning ear to ear at how pathetically gullible this fool is.

OPINION: Holsey Ellingburg, Jr., Petitioner v. United States
Law enforcement shouldn't be political.

Caption Holsey Ellingburg, Jr., Petitioner v. United States Summary Restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 is criminal punishment for purposes of the Ex Post Facto Clause. Author Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh Opinion Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 29, 2024) Case Link 24-482

Trump brags about secret weapon that was key to Maduro capture: ‘The discombobulator’
What's the administration thinking here?

President Donald Trump boasted on Saturday that a secret weapon, which he dubbed “The Discombobulator,” was a key part of Operation Absolute Resolve, the strike to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3.

“They never got their rockets off. They had Russian and Chinese rockets, and they never got one off,” Trump told the New York Post. “We came in, they pressed buttons and nothing worked. They were all set for us.”

Trump teased the weapon after journalists questioned him on reports that the Biden administration had purchased an energy device believed to have caused “Havana Syndrome.” The mysterious health condition plagued U.S. government personnel in Cuba, with symptoms including vertigo, headaches, nausea, cognitive fog, and hearing problems.

TRUMP THREATENS CHINA WITH 100% TARIFF OVER NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA

The description of that sonic weapon aligns with an account of the Caracas operation by a security guard of Nicolas Maduro, publicized by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

“At one point, they launched something—I don’t know how to describe it… it was like a very intense sound wave,” the security guard reportedly said. “Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside. We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move.”

He added, “Without a doubt. I’m sending a warning to anyone who thinks they can fight the United States. They have no idea what they’re capable of. After what I saw, I never want to be on the other side of that again. They’re not to be messed with.”

Stop what you are doing and read this…

— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 10, 2026

The House Homeland Security Committee requested more information on the energy device from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem earlier in January.

“According to recent reporting, at the end of the Biden Administration, [Homeland Security Investigations] acquired a device in an undercover operation involving the expenditure of millions of dollars, some or all of which was allegedly sourced from funding provided by the Department of War (DoW),” House Homeland Security Committee Chair Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) wrote.

ACCUSATIONS OF INSIDER TRADING ON MADURO OPERATION BRING PREDICTION MARKETS IN FOCUS

American troops suffered no deaths during the Venezuela operation, with only six personnel injured. Venezuelan officials estimated that 80 of their citizens were …