David Mastio

5 days ago | yahoo.com | David Mastio

I try to be a thoughtful guy. Before I make up my mind, I try to look at all the evidence. I read and talk to people with different perspectives and values than mine. But on one subject, as the evidence piles up to make a more and more solid case, I can’t seem to get myself to change. I know Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the popular New York progressive, is right when she says, “We don’t have time to sit on our hands as our planet burns.

6 days ago | kansascity.com | David Mastio

When Donald Trump stepped into the Oval Office on Jan. 20, he unleashed a tide of his highest priority executive actions - declaring a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border, freezing federal hiring and regulations and rescinding 78 of Joe Biden's executive orders. Among those day one actions was appointing former Missouri GOP chairman and "Stop the Steal" activist Ed Martin as D.C.'s U.S. Attorney.

1 week ago | lucianne.com | David Mastio

Original ArticlePosted By: gaboy, 5/7/2025 3:21:07 PMBillionaire Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is enjoying a moment in the soft-focus sunlight of rising national polls and fawning press. He's the antidote to Donald Trump for Democrats. That's a mirage. Pritzker, the prep school scion of the family that founded Hyatt Hotels, would be a disastrous choice for a party trying to turn the page on Trump's populism.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | David Mastio

Billionaire Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is enjoying a moment in the soft-focus sunlight of rising national polls and fawning press. He’s the antidote to Donald Trump for Democrats. That’s a mirage. Pritzker, the prep school scion of the family that founded Hyatt Hotels, would be a disastrous choice for a party trying to turn the page on Trump’s populism.

1 week ago | kansascity.com | David Mastio

On a typical day, Donald Trump's word is about as good as Golum's claim he wouldn't try to steal back his "precious" in Lord of the Rings. Monday was not even as good as a typical day since the trial balloon of 100% tariffs on foreign films had about the same lifespan as a goblin assaulting the walls of Helm's Deep. Before Press Secretary Saruman reversed course, I was going to point out that it was not Frodo's fault that Mount Doom happens to be a volcano in New Zealand.