Sleeping with the Enemy
Look, I get it—that half the Republican electorate is either unbalanced, selfish or so ill-informed that Trump looked like a reasonable pick; but why do some Democrats insist on sleeping … Read More
Category: Judges
This was a sprawl election
Accidental IMPOTUS declares 'total landscaping'. Video killed the radio star as he tucked in his shirt. “The term “urban sprawl” was first used in an article in The Times in … Read More
Rick Santorum stumbles onto a truth, as Van Jones points out how Republicans fired Trump.
Rick Santorum pointed out an unfortunate truth. Donald Trump brought out a lot of Republicans that help others more than himself. Rick Santorum tells an unfortunate truth x x YouTube … Read More
A rightwing site features Bill Maher, who features Daily Kos while making final plea
To be a better writer, I force myself to review right-wing media. Every day I go on Fox News, but also a rotating menu of rightwing sites. It’s very easy … Read More
Lizz Winstead, Daily Show creator, speaks on Election 2020, Scaramucci: Trump loses big & more
Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead discusses Election 2020 and AAF event. Scaramucci gives his thoughts on the impending Trump loss and more. Lizz Winstead has a lot to say x … Read More
Red-Secession?
If the expected Bluewave rushes over the levee of American politics and washes away the dirt of tyranny; are we looking at a red-secession? If you listen to the massing voices … Read More
Many ways to rebalance the GOP-packed courts that go beyond expansion
Rather than any legitimate interpretation of constitutional law, all of the outcomes you can expect from the Supreme Court will now be solely based on how the decision will affect … Read More
There are many ways to rebalance the GOP-packed courts that go beyond expansion
Rather than any legitimate interpretation of constitutional law, all of the outcomes you can expect from the Supreme Court will now be solely based on how the decision will affect … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: PPP Confirms Ossoff (D), Warnock (D) & Biden All Leading In Georgia
Some very good news today out of Georgia courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: PPP’s newest Georgia poll finds Jon Ossoff right on the cusp of avoiding a runoff in his … Read More
Don't forget that Republicans also eliminated the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees
Just a quick reminder about something I see largely left out of the coverage of Republicans’ bad faith regarding the Supreme Court: Republicans eliminated the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees. … Read More
Dear God….My Prayer
There are many on here who are people of faith and many who are not but maybe some needing hope and encouragement and are in confusion will read my prayer … Read More
If it Wasn’t for Trump Luck…
I look forward to this MAGA experiment ending in November and being stuffed away in a coffee can, wrapped in a sock, and buried in the backyard at noon on … Read More
'Awaiting to Exhale'
Some of you may disagree, but the idea that the United States Constitution is not a living, breathing document is absurd. Were it not imbued with the capacity for expanding … Read More
Graham Goes There: He TELLS Barrett to Kill the ACA
Sen. Lindsey Graham (T-SC) (T for Trump) spilled the beans in his opening statement at the Barrett confirmation hearing. Judges and justices are supposed to be vetted for their qualifications … Read More
AZ, CO, GA, MI, NC, SC, TX-Sen: Morning Consult Poll Has Dems Winning 4 Seats, 3 Remain Competitive
Some very encouraging news today courtesy of Morning Consult’s latest poll: x #NCsen:Cunningham (D) 47% (+6)Tillis (R-inc) 41%.#AZsen:Kelly (D) 49% (+8)McSally (R-inc) 41%.#MIsen:Peters (D-inc) 49% (+9)James (R) 40%.#COsen:Hickenlooper (D) 50% … Read More
WaPo: “Democrats risk overstating Biden’s chances of victory — as many did in 2016.”
At WaPo, Phillip Bump throws more cold water on our optimism, but we all need to be confronted with the probabilities. Try Bump’s interactive tools to convince yourself of the … Read More
Packing the Court?
The Republican Party is in a tizzy over the prospect of Joe Biden being in favor of expanding the Supreme Court while they have packed courts across America. Of course, … Read More
Here is why Biden/Harris must ignore unfair calls to address court-packing
The Biden/Harris campaign must not answer any court-packing questions. Their answer should always be they will do what they were elected to do. The question is GOP court-packing with incompetent … Read More
McConnell is Driving a Bus Toward Trump
Moscow Mitch is many things, most of them venal, but stupid isn’t one of them. He’s made no bones about wearing a mask, and being seen wearing a mask. He’s … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Soros and my friends, the yellow jackets.
“Oyez! The Summer Session of Frog Court is called to order, Judge Jeramiah Bullfrog presiding,” honked the Bailiff, who was a Canadian goose. In strode two robed judges, who were … Read More
TX-Sen: Cornyn (R), “Getting rid of health care for preexisting conditions is not that big a deal”
From Emily Singer at The American Independent: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said Thursday that preexisting health conditions are not as big a deal as Democrats are making them seem, using … Read More
Nancy Pelosi: Trump wants army parade adoring him but does not want to pay for it
Nancy Pelosi laid it out. Trump is a taker who wants to be adored by the military and the nation. But wants to pay nothing towards them. Nancy Pelosi laid … Read More
Kamala Harris responds to Trump SCOTUS selection
Originally scheduled for 215pm ET at Shaw University, an HBCU in Raleigh NC. Will try to live blog below. x YouTube Video Also on C-Span RALEIGH, N.C. — Sen. Kamala Harris, … Read More
TN & WV-Sen: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Wants To Flip These Senate Seats From Red To Blue
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of Marquita Bradshaw (D. TN) and Paula Jean Swearengin’s (D. WV) U.S. Senate campaigns: … Read More
only GOTV ensures any “Biden Blowout” and God will remain if Biden wins
Only a Biden blowout will stop the impending doom for so many things. But not any ontological arguments, even if Trump promises that God will not exist if Biden wins. … Read More
David Frum: Don't assume McConnell has the votes to confirm
Last night and this morning, I felt like crawling into a hole for the next 40 days or so. And not a deep hole. I didn’t have the energy or … Read More
Trump and GOP setting up the courts to rule undemocratically after the impending Progressive win.
First of all, my most sincere condolences to the family of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She will be missed. This has changed the calculus. We will have a lot of … Read More
Two Prominent Conservatives Call For the Death of the GOP
It’s no longer unusual to find Jennifer Rubin, one of WaPo’s house conservatives, calling for removing many GOP officials. This morning, however, she went further and called for voting out … Read More
Trump meltdown 55+ tweets. And Michelle Bachmann says, 'commies gonna collapse the US economy!'
We in big trouble. Trump says there’ll be more “pro-crime judges”. Michele Bachmann claims that Transgender Marxists Want To Elect Biden, Turn US Communist, And Create Digital Currency (because there are … Read More
TX-Sen: Coronavirus Cornyn (R) Thinks He's The Only One That Can Save Trump From Losing Texas
Sure pal: x 🐘MEET THE CANDIDATE: John Cornyn🐘 —Served as Justice on Texas Supreme Court, Fmr. AG of Texas, and Current U.S. Senator for Texas —@TeamCornyn is the Republican Nominee … Read More
SC-Sen: Even Fox News Is Taking Jaime Harrison's (D) Chances Of Beating Lindsey Graham (R) Seriously
From Fox News: Sen. Lindsey Graham is a big deal in Washington. He is chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, a media-savvy Republican leader and golf partner of President Trump. … Read More
OR-Sen: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) Keeps Up The Call To End The Filibuster When Dems Have The Majority
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley’s (D. OR) U.S. Senate campaign: Here's the cold, hard truth: even if a blue wave gives us control of the Senate … Read More
The Supreme Court has a 'secret docket' where it hides major GOP and Trump victories from you.
The Supreme Court in June released a flurry of opinions some of which were applauded by myself and many others as we braced ourselves for the worst. For example, LGBT … Read More
The Supreme Court has a secret docket where it hides major GOP and Trump victories from you.
The Supreme Court in June released a flurry of opinions some of which were applauded by myself and many others as we braced ourselves for the worst. For example, LGBT … Read More
MS-Sen: Mike Espy's (D) Internal Polling Has A 5 Point Race Between Him & Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
Here’s some encouraging news today out of Mississippi: x #Mississippi Senate Poll: Hyde-Smith (R-Inc) 47%(+5)Espy (D) 42% Garin-Hart-Yang / D Internal— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) August 13, 2020 An internal poll … Read More
On the anniversary when we learned just how racist Trump is, he says something racist
I was in Atlanta, Georgia, three years ago for Netroots Nation. (Totally bummed we had to cancel in Denver this year.) It was during this time that a young activist … Read More
Trump lied, people died as his carnage continues
Trump tweeted before he went to bed, with more nonsense and no plan. How damn ignorant can you be? If we open up schools that will be the trigger for … Read More
Portland protests continue not because of “professional anarchists” but because there's no justice
In his presser, Trump blamed Portland violence on “professional anarchists” because of course they carry cards noting their memberships, rather than those awful amateur anarchists. There are so darn many … Read More
Emmy Award Winning Actor Bradley Whitford Keeps Up The Momentum To Help Joe Biden Win Wisconsin
Received this e-mail today from actor Bradley Whitford on behalf of the Wisconsin Democratic Party: Friends, I am so glad to see my home state of Wisconsin doing everything possible to defeat … Read More
'Sort of hilariously unconstitutional': Arrested protesters told they can no longer attend protests
I’ve spent most of the afternoon watching clips of the U.S. attorney general flouting standards of fairness and the rule of law, so this was a real pick-me-up. It seems … Read More
A.G. (dis)Barr testifies that Portland protests have been “hijacked” except it's not what you think
William Barr’s opening statement has been released and apparently anarchists abound as the Mueller report signaled a “bogus Russiagate scandal”. Hopefully House questioners will ask Barr why sending DHS “contractors” to … Read More
ACAB comes with the territory – can policing (ever) change
Community policing can happen even if it’s been talked about for half a century against a backdrop of paramilitary enforcement and military intelligence. Sadly, the change must be serious and even … Read More
GA-Sen A: Sen. Kamala Harris (D. CA) Helps Jon Ossoff (D) Destroy Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail yesterday from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA), in support of Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Our nation is in crisis. As … Read More
Looks like Florida Amendment 4 Felon's right to vote in Fl. may not get to vote.
http://www.floridaphoenix.com/… The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, by a vote of 10 of its 12 judges, said that it would take up the matter “en banc” — or as … Read More
Trump Attacks America, making Portland like Minneapolis and DC
Trump's protection squads may deploy drones in Portland, as he aches for another Minneapolis or DC. Feds control airspace over Portland to minimize news coverage and facilitate drones, as street … Read More
The Future Face of Evil In Kentucky: State Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
I don’t know how else to describe someone who is pro-coronavirus as anything but evil, or as The Louisville Courier-Journal columnist Joseph Gerth calls Kentucky State Attorney General as “bidding to become Kentucky’s … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: NARAL Endorses Both Jon Ossoff (D) & Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) For U.S. Senate
Some more big news today out of Georgia: x Honored to be endorsed by @NARAL. I look forward to fighting with you for reproductive justice for all. https://t.co/x1iruEHb4B— Reverend Raphael … Read More
Trump is Giving the GOP Long-term Shpilkes
“Shpilkes” is a good old Yiddish word meaning “agita” — which is a good old Italian word meaning nerves, anxiety, agitation, butterflies in the stomach. In whatever language, it’s what … Read More
“In the end, there would be no love for Donald at all, just his agonizing thirsting for it”
Mary Trump’s book while not a hagiography, helps explain Trump’s quashing any release of high school or college transcripts if Trump did hire someone to take his SATs. It may be the case … Read More
Vanity Fair: Republicans To Cut Loose Trump By Labor Day? Don't You Believe It!
I think highly of Vanity Fair’s Gabe Sherman, but his latest piece with the information that Moscow MItch is giving Trump until Labor Day to turn things around or he … Read More
