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Jan 15, 2025 | 
qctimes.com | Steve Corbin
When Donald Trump made his first successful run for president in 2016 he made 663 promises to American voters. By the end of his 2021 term of office he was only able to fulfill approximately 23 percent of his vows. Before we get too excited as to what will happen when Trump 2.0 takes effect on Jan. 20, let’s take a moment to reflect on covenants made by a couple other presidents. PolitiFact tracks the promises our presidents have made.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
thefulcrum.us | Steve Corbin
When Donald Trump made his first successful run for president in 2016, he made 663 promises to American voters. By the end of his 2021 term of office, he could only fulfill approximately 23 percent of his vows. Before we get too excited as to what will happen when Trump 2.0 takes effect on Jan. 20, let’s take a moment to reflect on covenants made by a couple of other presidents. PolitiFact tracks the promises our presidents have made.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
wcfcourier.com | Steve Corbin
There are roughly 1,200 positions in the federal government that require Senate confirmation. The first cabinet official was confirmed in 1789 when the Senate unanimously approved President George Washington’s nomination of Alexander Hamilton to be treasury secretary.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
thefulcrum.us | Steve Corbin
There are roughly 1,200 positions in the federal government that require Senate confirmation, including the senior officials who make up the president’s Cabinet. The first Cabinet official was confirmed in 1789 when the Senate unanimously approved President George Washington’s nomination of Alexander Hamilton to be treasury secretary.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
michiganadvance.com | Steve Corbin
There are roughly 1,200 positions in the federal government that require Senate confirmation. The first cabinet official was confirmed in 1789 when the Senate unanimously approved President George Washington’s nomination of Alexander Hamilton to be treasury secretary.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
thefulcrum.us | Steve Corbin
The more things change, the more they remain the same. During the 2022 holiday season, just after the midterm elections, I could hear many voters exhaling a sigh of relief and shouting — after $17 billion was spent on disinformation, misinformation and the occasional truthful political ad — “Yes, finally, the election is over.”And today I am hearing the same thing about the election of November 2024.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
bleedingheartland.com | Steve Corbin
Steve Corbin is emeritus professor of marketing at the University of Northern Iowa and a freelance writer who receives no remuneration, funding, or endorsement from any for-profit business, nonprofit organization, political action committee, or political party. Roughly 1,200 positions in the federal government require U.S. Senate confirmation.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
northscottpress.com | Steve Corbin
Guest columnPosted 12/10/24American voters were under a lot of stress leading up to the Nov. 5 presidential election. That stress has continued since Donald Trump received less than 50 percent voter support. Hence, the majority of citizens are not wed to his unending plethora of promises. This item is available in full to subscribers.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
bleedingheartland.com | Kurt Meyer |Bernie Scolaro |Bruce Lear |Steve Corbin
Kurt Meyer writes a weekly column for the Nora Springs – Rockford Register and the Substack newsletter Showing Up, where this essay (originally published in two parts) first appeared. He served as chair of the executive committee (the equivalent of board chair) of Americans for Democratic Action, America’s most experienced liberal organization. It seems I lucked out. I don’t know what the statute of limitations is on the illegal sale of raw milk, but I’m about to make a confession.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
bleedingheartland.com | Bernie Scolaro |Bruce Lear |Steve Corbin |Laura Belin
Bernie Scolaro is a retired school counselor, a past president of the Sioux City Education Association, and former Sioux City school board member. We do not always have all the information when we first make a decision. After further review and consideration, the ability to change your mind is not always easy, maybe even embarrassing. But changing your mind does not mean you lied. I remember high school seniors struggling with where to go to college.
