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Trumpists just want government to work for them … against everyone else
The “politics of resentment” are not about small government per se, as the GOP has ostensibly been fighting for. Rather, it’s a tribalistic demand that government work for the people — but not for all...
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A look at the Monday Mueller moves
Amidst the various breathless commentary out there, this article seems the clearest on what actually got announced and what it presently means (certainly more so than random Presidential tweets)....
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Trump celebrates the 2016 Election (again)
Quoth the President of the United States… “Congratulations to all of the ‘DEPLORABLES’ and the millions of people who gave us a MASSIVE (304-227) Electoral College landslide victory!” Rallying his...
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Is he really this dumb, or does he hope we are?
Did Putin pinky swear, Mr. President? Did he pinky swear? Trump Says Putin ‘Means It’ About Not Meddling in U.S. Elections President Trump said, “Every time he sees me he says, ‘I didn’t do that,’ and...
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is an inspiration!
Unfortunately for federal law enforcement, he’s becoming an inspiration for defense attorneys. Sessions proclaimed before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month that his ever-evolving story...
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“But their text messages!”
It’s a sign the Mueller investigation is actually turning up dirt — and threatens to turn in far more — that the White House, the conservative media machine, and now the GOP Congress are doing all they...
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Oh, look, Donald Trump is taking yet another election victory lap
When the American People speak, ALL OF US should listen. Just over one year ago, you spoke loud and clear. On November 8, 2016, you voted to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/3AOv53S0PU —...
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Tweetizen Trump – 2018-01-08: “A Very Stable Genius At That!”
Been a long time, Donald, but I’d like to hit some, um, “highlights” from your Twitter stream over the past week. Because some of it was highly entertaining. I’m going to ignore most (but not all) of...
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The Fusion GPS testimony transcript
A fascinating series of 200 tweets by Seth Abramson going through much of the transcript of Glenn Simpson’s questioning by Senate aides in the Judiciary Committee. This transcript was unilaterally...
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Some sort of an echo in here
It’s hysterical reading about Kellyanne Conway’s insistence that nobody in the White House talks about Hillary Clinton at all — when her boss is busy continuing to crank out tweets about Hillary...
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T-shirt Topicality
A bit more complicated (and sinister) than this, but neatly summarized. #cambridgeanalytica #Facebook #election2016 Originally shared by +Kee Hinckley: This isn’t wrong. View on Google+ The post...
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The “Difficult Client” President
Trump is having increasing problems finding attorneys willing to represent him. Apparently he’s become so toxic, and so demonstrably maddening to represent, that the major law firms are declining to...
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Race is our national soft underbelly
And the Russians, who’ve been aiming that direction for decades, finally scored a hit. The Russians — just like everyone else — didn’t really think that Donald Trump was going to win the election. This...
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And yet another Democratic candidate heard from
After teasing about it for some weeks, Beto O’Rourke has joined the herd of Democratic candidates for President in 2020. Remarkably enough, there may still yet be some undeclared candidates (looking at...
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On the the end of the Mueller Investigation
Frankly, it’s difficult to say anything definitive yet about Mueller’s investigation and report, beyond it being over, given that the only summary we have received is a quick “Nothing to see here,...
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The Enduring Fantasy of Trump’s Bestest Ever Beautiful GOP Health Care Plan
Donald Trump and the GOP held a majority in both the House and the Senate for the first two years of his presidency. Despite the fact that Donald campaigned in 2016 on replacing the ACA with something...
View ArticleMy 2020 Pick
My feelings vary on the different Dem nominees. None is perfect; some far less. But Every. Single. One. would be a vast improvement over the shitshow of Trump and his administration. Thrash out the...
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Case NOT closed
Robert Mueller, in the process of announcing his retirement from the Department of Justice today, also gave a brief summary of what his team’s report said: Russia interfered with our elections. The...
View ArticleI, the Jury
Sure, everyone sort of expected that the GOP Senate would never actually convict Trump in an impeachment trial, and that Mitch McConnell, as Republican Majority Leader in that chamber of congress would...
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Small town evangelicals talk about why they support Trump
Fascinating, disappointing, interesting, and concerning article, talking with people in Sioux Center, Iowa, where Donald Trump gave his famous “Fifth Avenue” shooting comment during his 2016 campaign,...
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