{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Our America -  Essays on Politics and American Life","provider_url":"https:\/\/dahlman.online","author_name":"Marty Dahlman","author_url":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/author\/mdahlman\/","title":"Who\u2019s Scratching Now : Our America - Essays on Politics and American Life","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BYMoUaMNsd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/whos-scratching-now\/\">Who\u2019s Scratching Now<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/whos-scratching-now\/embed\/#?secret=BYMoUaMNsd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Who\u2019s Scratching Now&#8221; &#8212; Our America -  Essays on Politics and American Life\" data-secret=\"BYMoUaMNsd\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dahlman.online\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Laurel Sitting There is an old political saw:\u00a0\u00a0\u201cYou scratch my back, and I\u2019ll scratch yours\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s one of the basic definitions of politics.\u00a0\u00a0It takes more than one to get anything done.\u00a0\u00a0Cooperation is the essence of political activity.\u00a0\u00a0That might sound confusing:\u00a0\u00a0competition is also a political essence; competing candidates and views vying for the voter support.\u00a0\u00a0Even within political &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dahlman.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3564-e1488996194684.jpg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":640}