The Lean to the Left Podcast

Donald Trump’s desperation to hang on to power is almost embarrassing – almost. I don’t know about you, but I kind of enjoy seeing him grovel and beg…such a loser. Remember when he said America would get tired of winning? That was a crock then and it’s a bigger crock now. The phone call the other day that he made to the Georgia secretary of state was classic Trump. He just can’t help himself. Just...

I’m wondering today how it has come about that so many of the people whom we’ve elected have become so self-focused, so blind to anything except their own ambition, that they’ll do just about anything to succeed. Yea, Trump’s that way – probably the champion of that attitude. But he’s got a lot of company in the United States Congress when it comes to “blind ambition,” and we’re going to see a nas...

What’s it like being the chair of the Democratic Party in a South Carolina county that’s been dominated by Republicans for years? Why would a soft-spoken retired corporate executive from New Jersey want to use retirement time to buck those odds. Our guest today is Don Kohn, who heads the Horry County, South Carolina Democratic Party and he’s going to provide us with some answers. This is a guy who...

Isn’t it amazing that all of a sudden Republicans in Congress are suddenly getting religion when it comes to deficit spending? That didn’t happen, of course, when it was time to pass that gazillion dollar tax boondoggle for the rich, but now that millions of Americans are in desperate financial straits from the coronavirus pandemic, worries about deficit spending are rearing their ugly head. Typic...

There’s just one more hurdle before the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris can be written in stone, and that’s the January 6 session of Congress when lawmakers officially tabulate the electoral college results by state. While that usually is just a routine exercise that attracts little attention, this year that session is expected to be yet another chapter in Donald Trump’s sordid effort to o...

President Trump’s behavior is getting increasingly unhinged and now it’s jeopardizing the lives and livelihoods of millions of Americans. That’s the subject of today’s podcast. Take a listen to Madman Trump from Not Fake News.biz. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Audio Corrections: Our guest today is former New Jersey Congressman and Governor James J. Florio, for whom I worked for two years as chief of staff during his years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jim Florio was a high school dropout who joined the Navy as a teenager, went on to become an attorney, a state assemblyman, a congressman, and finally a governor, serving his state in that post fro...

Our guest today is former New Jersey Congressman and Governor James J. Florio, for whom I worked for two years as chief of staff during his years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jim Florio was a high school dropout who joined the Navy as a teenager, went on to become an attorney, a state assemblyman, a congressman, and finally a governor, serving his state in that post from 1990 to 1994.A pa...

Donald Trump keeps acting crazier and crazier, coming up with hairbrained schemes to try to hang on the presidency, which seems like a job he really doesn’t like – except for the TV exposure and the adoration of his die-hard fans. But the way he’s been acting recently have made me wonder if maybe some of those mental health experts who have warned about his mental state might be right. Is the pres...

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Will Donald Trump become a “shadow president” and use that perch as a way to maintain power? Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican, thinks so, and he should know. He’s become one of Trump’s closest friends – if Trump actually has such a thing as a friend. But what if that happens? What if Trump sets himself up as a fake president in Mar-a-Lago, holds court, invites supplicants in to k...

It took more than 40 days for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to acknowledge the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the presidency and vice-presidency, respectively, compared to only one day when Donald Trump won in 2016.Why did it take so long? Well, McConnell, not wanting to get in Trump’s crosshairs, waited until the Electoral College officially declared Biden and Harris the winn...

Historians will mark December 14, 2020, as one of the most consequential days in the history of our country. On that day, the election of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States became official, and even reluctant Republican senators said it's time to accept that fact. On that day, the first inoculations of the Covid 19 vaccine were administered. Indeed, it was a day that will long be...

In my last podcast, I asked this question:Did the 106 Republican representatives who are asking the Supreme Court to invalidate the election run for Congress simply to demolish our democracy? Now I have a followup. Did that action amount to the crime of sedition? Should they be kicked out of Congress? And oh, by the way, that 106 number rose to 126 before that brief was finally submitted to the Su...

There’s a hashtag trending today on Twitter that perfectly summarizes today’s podcast. It’s #SeditiousGOP. In my blog on today’s Not Fake News.biz, I ask this question: Did the 106 Republican representatives who are asking the Supreme Court to invalidate the election run for Congress simply to demolish our democracy? That is the crux of it. So, take a listen to “Trump’s Coup: Demolishing our Democ...

Our guest today is Howard Friedman, a Boston civil rights attorney, who talks about police misconduct and racism, what needs to be done about it, the impact of Trump’s stacking of the Supreme Court, and much more. It’s a fascinating conversation with a top attorney who has dedicated his career to combatting police misconduct and representing defendants who have suffered at the hands of the police....

Here’s a heads up for tomorrow when I’ll be doing an exclusive interview with Howard Friedman, a Boston civil rights attorney, who will be talking about police misconduct and racism, what needs to be done about it, the impact of Trump’s stacking of the Supreme Court, and much more. Watch for it on this podcast channel. It will be a fascinating and enlightening discussion. Meanwhile, take a listen...

It obviously is impossible for Donald Trump to reconcile the fact that he lost the election to Joe Biden, but somebody needs to set him straight and tell him, flat out, "Get over it, pal. You lost."Take a listen. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Republican party needs to retire its elephant and get a new mascot. The Grim Reaper Party (GRP) would be a better choice as its current platform appears to now include massive death and destruction. That’s the view of writer Susan Hutchinson, as she wrote today on Not Fake News.biz. Take a listen to “GOP Now the GRP – The Grim Reaper Party” from Not Fake News.biz. Become a supporter of this po...

A fool and his money are soon parted. It says so in the Bible, so it must be true. You would think Trump's supporters, many of them Evangelical Christians, would understand that and not be taken in by his latest election fraud scam. But no…they’ve sent him upwards of $175 million and counting. Take a listen to “Trump’s Con of All Cons” from Not Fake News.biz. Become a supporter of this podcast: ht...

Calls for martial law and for a fired election official to be shot for affirming election accuracy, and a possible GOP coup. Lunacy reigns, but shows no signs of going away any time soon. But, you say, the Electoral College vote comes December 14, and everything will be settled. Not exactly, if some Repubicans have their way. Take a listen to “Lunacy Reigns in Trumpland” from Not Fake News.biz. Be...

Donald Trump is having a hissy fit at the few Republican officials who have the courage to stand up to him and refuse to violate the law to help him overturn the presidential election. Take a listen to “Donald Trump’s Continuing Hissy Fit” from Not Fake News.biz. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support. Learn more about you...

It’s been remarkable to see how the many judges, some who are Republicans and even appointed by Trump, and other state officials are following the rule of law and rejecting Donald Trump’s phony charges of election fraud and funny business. That will be our discussion on today’s podcast. But first, I want to tell you that just in time for the holidays, we've slashed the price of our book, Hijacked...

This morning I saw a piece on MSNBC about some nurses who were caring for Covid-19 patients who took the time to present a patient, who had been hospitalized for more than a month, with a Happy Birthday song and a special cupcake. It was an act of kindness on an incredibly busy day for these nurses, all of whom along with all other healthcare workers, cannot be appreciated enough. Today’s podcast...

We’ve all gotten used to Donald Trump’s obsession with himself, his refusal to acknowledge failure or defeat, his penchant for blaming others – to the point that it’s just become routine, no matter how disgusting and irritating. But today, when Trump phoned in to a sham “hearing” about the Pennsylvania election results to whine and complain, our new president, Joe Biden, was the one who was presid...