The Dirty Game Republicans are Playing with Desperate People’s Lives

7 min readDec 20, 2022

--

Who on Earth would want to send thousands of desperate people to our Southern border just in time for every midterm facing a Democratic president? Who would be that crass and cynical?

Image by Alexa from Pixabay

Thom Hartmann

Written by Thom Hartmann

America’s #1 progressive talk show host & NY Times bestselling author. Thom’s writings also appear at HartmannReport.com.

More from Thom Hartmann

Thom Hartmann

What the Final Stage of Reaganism Looks Like

The question today is whether we as a nation and a people will recover from it, or if it will, as Reagan promised, destroy the American…

8 min readDec 16, 2022

--

Thom Hartmann

Stop the Medicare “Advantage” Scam Before Medicare is Dead

Congress must pass a law to stop the deceptive advertising of Medicare Advantage plans. Only Medicare should be able to call itself…

11 min readAug 5, 2022

--

Thom Hartmann

Will Biden Follow GOP Advice and Shoot Santa Claus?

The fascinating (and horrifying) story of how the GOP gained and held power over two Democratic presidents and threaten to do again to…

11 min readJan 3, 2021

--

Thom Hartmann

The Real Reason the Freedom Caucus Hates Kevin McCarthy Is Larger Than You Think

While the battle for House Speaker appears to be about personality, it’s really about ideology. It’s about the future of “big government”…

8 min readJan 5

--

See all from Thom Hartmann

Recommended from Medium

The words ‘Good Vibes Only’ drawn in the sand of a beach.

Sam W.
in
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

What is Perseverance Porn, and Why Do We Fall For It?

The system failing isn’t inspirational

7 min read5 days ago

--

Dan Foster
in
Backyard Church

It’s Time to Come Clean About Biblical Marriage

It’s not what you think it is

10 min read6 days ago

--

Lists

Some of My Favorite Personal Essays

16 stories51 saves

Staff Picks

330 stories83 saves

Elicia Jane
in
The Knowledge of Freedom

Men Are Much More Likely to Commit Suicide Than Women — Here Is the Real Reason Why

The male suicide rate is a global pandemic no one talks about, here is what is really going on

8 min read5 days ago

--

Allison Wiltz
in
Writers and Editors of Color Magazine

Why We Must Do More Than Buy Banned Books to Challenge Racism

Buying books helps but doesn't address the underlying problem

6 min read6 days ago

--

Yael Wolfe

Why Women Desperately Need Honest Conversations About Marriage & Motherhood

It’s time for the fairy tale to die

8 min read5 days ago

--

Benjamin Sledge
in
Human Parts

In the Line of Fire: How My Best Friend’s Death Taught Me to Live

Facing survivor’s guilt, finding redemption, and learning to embrace life after the ultimate sacrifice

8 min readMay 24

--

See more recommendations

Help
Status
Writers
Blog
Careers
Privacy
Terms
About
Text to speech