EBI Counterpoint

POINT (EBJ’s Voice in DC) Green New Deal Can’t Depend 100% on Renewable Energy Many cities (San Diego, Portland, WDC, San Fran, even Puerto Rico) are adopting "100% Renewable" standards or goals by 2030 or thereabouts more as a political…

Question: Fact Checker recently sported this headline: A year of unprecedented deception: Trump averaged 15 false claims a day in 2018. Does that mean he is slacking off or slowing down? Or does it mean we need a new strategy? Point: Right…

Point: A modest takeover of the House for the Democrats doesn’t amount to much… does it? Or is there any historical precedent to the next two years? CounterPoint from EBJ’s Man-in-Washington Call it DIVIDED MANDATE 2.0 or WH (R)…

Point: A Blue Wave in November 2018 will energize a new generation of democratic leadership stimulating both new leadership in the House and new candidates to run for President in 2020. Do you agree? CounterPoint: INDEPENDENT IN 2020? …

Blue State Point: The Blue Wave is coming! The democrats will have at least a 20-seat and possible 50-seat majority in the House of Representatives…  and yes even a majority in the senate. Tell me why this is wrong? Counterpoint: Read…

POINT: 9/24/2018; The latest credible 2018 election forecast for the House of Representatives says: 232Ds to 203Rs.   What did we learn from the 2016 election and the incorrect election forecast 6 weeks out? A: We underestimate the…

POINT: A tussle in a hallway upstairs at a teen party is hardly the systematic verbal sexual taunting that a credible Anita Hill was subjected to by Justice Thomas. So if Kavanaugh admits that he was out of bounds and perhaps did commit some…

ANDY'S POINT (On Global Climate Policy): While withdrawal from Climate Accord reduces our global sway and was foolishly short-sighted (simply to satisfy Trump voters in Fossil States), how much damage has it actually caused? Aren't industry…

POINT: Back room chatter among Republicans has likely surfaced some possible contestants to a Trump face-off for the nomination before 2020, but I would contend that Republicans looking to oust Trump don't fight this battle until February of…