False and Misleading, but Legal?

Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee’s ranking member tried to pull off a well-worn Republican tactic to hide malfeasance and misdeeds. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) wrapped himself in the … Read More

BWAHAHAHAHA … a wide open GOP in 2024 and Chris Christie is serious about… running

If the previous guy doesn’t run, the 2024 POTUS field seems “wide-open” with dark horses, stalking horses, mudders, and nags. With a seven figure advance, the Pence memoir is going … Read More

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace to Chris Christie: Do you think 'you can clean the Trump stink off you?'

To be fair, no one can scrub away the Trump stink. No one. Including me. It’s like a raccoon has been living in your car for the past four years. … Read More

Trump says Patriots coach Bill Belichick would be 'as good as any general' at devising battle plans

I seriously can’t keep up with the crazy sometimes. Just as I’m done reeling from the latest Trump grotesquerie, another comes along. And another. It’s as if my dentist has … Read More

Brad Parscale out as Trump campaign manager (Remember the Manafort!)

Today in disinformation: the plan continues to be no plan, increasing our information search-costs. The best example of that is removing as campaign manager, Brad Parscale, the real manipulator of … Read More

An incredulous MSNBC Host calls out a lying Trump GOP hack

GOP hack Hugh Hewitt appeared on Meet the press to provide a positive Trump spin. He lied & misrepresented in an alternate reality. Kasie Hunt called him out. MSNBC Kasie … Read More

Moscow Mitch Willing To Kill His Fellow Senators To Get Political Toadie On Court Of Appeals.

Moscow Mitch is willing to risk the lives of his fellow senators in order to force a vote on one of his political toadies to the Court of Appeals to … Read More

KY-Sen: The Nation, “Mitch McConnell’s (R) Stimulus Scam: Vaccinate Businesses, Expose Workers”

Elie Mystal from The Nation has a new piece out about how U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R. KY) wants to block businesses from being sued for putting their … Read More

KY-Sen: New Ad Hits Moscow Mitch For Prioritizing Confirming Trump's Judges Over COVID-19 Relief

Good: Mitch McConnell is blocking help for Americans hurt by the COVID-19 crisis while ramming through judges who could kick millions off their health care. Our new ad: pic.twitter.com/GQFjNTXFW8 — … Read More

KY-Sen: #MitchPlease Trends On Twitter Over Moscow Mitch's Pathetic “Impeachment” Excuse

Love this: x Why didn't Mitch McConnell and the Republicans use all the time they saved not listening to witnesses to get ready for the coronavirus?#MitchPlease— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) … Read More

Louisville Courier-Journal's Joe Gerth: McConnell Admits Trump's Failure On COVID-19 Pandemic.

Louisville Courier-Journal reporter and columnist Joseph Gerth points out that Moscow Mitch is admitting that Trump has failed when it comes to the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.   Huh?  … Read More

Chuck Todd to GOP hack: Congress is part of the government too!

Today's segment on Meet The Press illustrates a technique that uses the media to dismiss administration wrongdoing. Chuck Todd called it out however timidly. Chuck Todd called out GOP hack Hugh Hewitt … Read More

Remember when idiot Trump thought Iran's Soleimani was head of the Kurds?

I’ve seen a few headlines and analyses this morning asserting that Trump has “gambled” in his decision to assassinate Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. This is almost certainly incorrect, for this reason: … Read More

Why is Facebook trying to re-elect Trump?

Bullying works. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on a GOP charm offensive, and it seems to be working for the social media behemoth as it makes its allegiance to … Read More

Will Trump's Smear Campaign Against Joe Biden Make Biden Rethink His Political Message?

Trump wants Urkaine to manufacture dirt on Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.  It’s a smear campaign by Trump that is a replay of “But Hillary’s Emails!”  Trump’s latest criminality … Read More

You can't win the primary, Beto (and others). But you CAN win the Senate. We need you.

When Beto announced he would run for president, I was genuinely excited. He was my top choice. Yet Beto made a fatal mistake: he decided to engage in what he … Read More

The Government CAN'T Help Us If Congress Won't LET It.

It’s an unfortunate fact of life, at one time or another most Americans need the assistance of the government. Even a walking diaper stain as allegedly rich and powerful as … Read More

Trump's shutdown might delay your tax refund — unless you're rich, of course

This is what happens when Donald Trump’s brain farts in an airtight room and no one is allowed to open a window. You get screwed, while his wealthy friends skate … Read More

TX-Sen: John Cornyn (R), “Texas Is No Longer A Reliably Red State”

First off, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I went home to Pittsburgh, PA last week to be with the family. Afterwards, I flew to El Paso to go … Read More

Hugh Hewitt: Mitch McConnell saved Constitution … by subverting Obama's constitutional authority

Whenever my astonished eyes alight on one of Hugh Hewitt’s sprightly jaunts down the cobblestone courts of Crazy Town, I wonder how The Washington Post chooses its conservative contributors — and whether … Read More

Message to my history teacher, whom I once asked why no one stopped concentration camps: NEVER MIND

My recent twitter-sparring with a “pro-lifer” jolted me back to my early school years.  I must have been about 9 years old when I first learned about WWII. I vaguely … Read More