Ever since the ending of my 2023 campaign for mayor, I continue to be asked if I will run for mayor again in 2027. My reply has been, “In politics you never say never. I am currently in a wait-and-see mode. The election is two years away.”

As for Andy Ginther’s campaign claiming he will run again in 2027, I will say this:

Midway through this month, Democratic Representative Hakeem Jeffries sent out a fundraising text saying that he “recently announced a 10-point plan to take on Trump and the Republicans.” But the plan was no more recent than early February, just two weeks after President Trump’s inauguration. It’s hardly reassuring that the House minority leader cited a 100-day-old memo as his strategy for countering the administration’s countless moves since then to dismantle entire government agencies, destroy life-saving programs and assault a wide range of civil liberties.

US House Reconciles Legislation That Handicaps Renewable Energy Projects

The Republican controlled House of Representatives passed reconciliation legislation that effectively will eliminate nearly every renewable energy incentive that is currently in place.

The bill will end the 30 percent residential solar investment tax credit by the end of this year and the applicability of residential solar leases for tax credits.

The Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for commercial and utility scale projects would go away completely for any project not placed in service by the end of 2028. 

There are a couple of poison pill provisions put into this legislation that are designed to prevent any renewable energy projects from moving forward. 

Introduction 

This post focuses on examples of Trump’s inflated self-image as a president who sees himself as being above the law, his implausible notion of making manufacturing in the U.S. a dominating global force, and how, as one example,

his policies harm the poor.

#1 - A thirst for power

Trump casts himself as a superior president, among the best 3 or 4 presidents in U.S. history. Indeed, he has said his presidency is like being a king. He has also viewed himself as a “messiah,” as Robert Reich notes, Donald Trump keeps comparing himself to Jesus. “Whether he actually has a messiah complex or is just conning his supporters, he's playing to a growing GOP faction that wants America to be a white Christian Nationalist state, with Donald Trump as a divine ruler. Be Warned” (https://tiktok.com/rbreich/video/7384440520371899694)