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Careful, Nancy. He really, really hates being called Moscow Mitch. Hates it. The Hill: Pelosi invoked the “Moscow Mitch” moniker while referring to McConnell's embrace of his portrayal as the “Grim Reaper” blocking House … Read More
Well, there you go. Looks like the campaign to take our country back from the rancid orange Jell-O mold is still on track. Politico: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler … Read More
As pompous of an ass as I can be on occasion, there are a few simple rules I try really hard to follow, And one of those bedrock rules is … Read More
This is my opinion and may very well get push back but I have never been one to step away from calling out possibilites and to me, the obvious. We … Read More
After Donald Trump ignited a firestorm by launching a racist attack on four Democratic members of Congress, the Beltway press last week temporarily revised a time-honored journalism tradition of forcing members … Read More
Diamond & Silk are … I really don’t know what. Whatever you call people on the internet who attract a lot of attention for saying stupid things. Give me a break. … Read More
Has any recent president snatched political defeat from the jaws of victory quite the way Donald Trump has done over the last few days? Watching the Democratic Party become ensnared … Read More
(I don’t like to use “breaking” — it’s overused — but this one calls for it.) From CNN: Pelosi says House will take up resolution following Trump's 'xenophobic tweets' House … Read More
There is currently a diary on top of the dailykos that I find troublesome. I worry it is one of the issues,if allowed to fester, that may keep Trump in office … Read More
There is currently a diary on top of the dailykos that I find troublesome. I worry it is one of the issues,if allowed to fester, that may keep Trump in office … Read More
< p class=”is-empty-p” style=”text-align:justify”> Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs to be careful not to throw shade at the millennials she accused of being Twitter creations this past weekend. I believe that … Read More
TPM reports this as breaking news: House Panel Sues To Force IRS To Hand Over Trump’s Tax Returns. The lawsuit – filed in D.C. federal court – seeks a court order … Read More
Since when is giving Donald Trump money with no strings attached a good idea? Pelosi had to pull the House backed version of the Border Aid Blll and pass the … Read More
She’s not mincing words, folks. Nor should she. The statement: “The President’s new threat of a mass deportation dragnet is an act of utter malice and bigotry, designed solely to … Read More
Nancy Pelosi refuses to let impeachment move forward and is using every tool in her arsenal to hold it back. The two sides are completely talking past each other. The … Read More
Nancy Pelosi refuses to let impeachment move forward and is using every tool in her arsenal to hold it back. The two sides are completely talking past each other. The … Read More
Uh … what? For God’s sake, irony has died more often in the past two and a half years than Dick Cheney’s fortnightly heart transplants. Henceforth, “GOP” will stand for “Gaslighting, Oafish … Read More
We vote. Sometimes we vote for a face, sometimes we vote for a principal, sometimes we vote for a particular plan or message, And sometimes we vote simply because our … Read More
I hope I find it as easy to wear off of Robert Mueller as I did with beer. It shouldn’t be hard, I’ve had more than my fill, and it’s … Read More
“Washington is broken, and I alone can fix it. Washington doesn’t know how to cut deals, and they don’t know hoe to run a business. I’m a successful businessman, and … Read More
The other day Donald Trump risibly claimed that he doesn't do coverups and is, in fact, the most transparent president, like, ever. And boy did we all larf to beat the … Read More
I lost a few Facebook “friends” in 2016 after challenging them on their false and misleading posts. I never unfriended anyone, mind you. They were simply allergic to facts and … Read More
It seems to be an argument almost as fundamental as “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”, and just about as insoluble. On the one hand you have activist … Read More
This would be embarrassing if only it weren’t so damn hysterical. Watching Donald Trump go up against Nancy Pelosi is like watching Don Knotts fight Muhammad Ali in his prime. … Read More
I did not know quite how to word the headline. I did not know whether to say, FU non Trump loyalists who live here in America or Forget policies or … Read More
Waiting for the person who went out for a pack of cigarettes and you holding supper is what this is like. The person left and now here it is a … Read More
I have been reluctant to push for impeachment up til now, on the grounds that, since the Senate would never convict, it’s a fruitless exercise which might well help Trump … Read More
Why? Same reason anything happens in the White House these days. Because Donald Trump is a dick. The Washington Post: White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities … Read More
Donald Trump knows not to mess with Nancy Pelosi, and AG William Barr may soon learn the same lesson. Sure, he may look like he could star with Steve Bannon … Read More
So, Nancy Pelosi won’t allow formal impeachment hearings in the House unless she is sure that the Democrats can drag along at least enough of those pesky Republicans to make for a … Read More
So, this was an interesting segment on the RMS last night. In it Rachel shows that a handful of GOP Senators are on record (Rubio, Cornyn, Ron Johnson, Susan Collins) are … Read More
Remember that guy who somehow managed to parlay a single red paper clip into a house through a series of canny trades over the course of a year? Yeah, Donald … Read More
I am not going to rehash the insipid intellectual wasteland that was the Trump State Of The Union speech last night. Since I quit drinking a couple of years ago, … Read More
Greg Sargent, Washington Post reporter and principal writer for the Post’s influential Plum Line Blog, today tweeted out an interesting thread on how the MSM tried for all its worth to equate … Read More
Can you write “balls” in a headline if it refers to, you know, theoretical POTUS gonads? Is there official DKos guidance on this? I think this is a gray area. … Read More
Now did you see the news today? They say the danger’s gone away. But I can see the fires still alight. They’re burning into the night Land of Confusion Genesis … Read More
I could post the entire transcript of Donald Trump’s Rose Garden address, but what’s the point? It all boils down to this: “We’re ending the government shutdown, blah blah blah, … Read More
What is the sound of one hand clapping? Chinese proverb OK screw it, I was wrong. So, sue me. A little over a week ago I put up a rather … Read More
President Donald Trump became notorious for concocting nicknames for political opponents of him during the 2016 presidential campaign. During the Republican primaries, he gave no quarter to the likes of … Read More
This isn’t whimsical, there actually is an almost insanely easy solution to the government shutdown, and one that gives every side the ability to claim a “win” on the issue. And funnily … Read More
A new CBS News poll has a lot of bad news for Trump and the Republicans: Americans overwhelmingly believe, by a margin of 71 percent to 28 percent, that funding … Read More
Well, this happens about once every…. Photo by Derek Kind …but Mme. Dowd actually graced the pages of The NY Times yesterday. Beware the Furies, President Trump “WASHINGTON — After I’d been writing a … Read More
Well, well, well. You mean Jared Kushner — who singlehandedly brought peace to the Middle East and got Israelis and Palestinians to gather on verdant hilltops, hand in hand, warbling “I’d … Read More
Axios is reporting that Donald Trump will make significant concessions in his 3 p.m. speech today that will signal a major departure from his current negotiating tactic of flopping around on dry … Read More
For the 147,296th time, no, I am not spiking the football. Every time I try that, the damn thing bounces back up and clips me in the nits. Two polls do not … Read More
This may very well be the swiftest, most efficient garroting in the history of Twitter: x He’s unable to spell the word hamburger — Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 16, 2019 … Read More
obstinance – the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome. mulishness, obstinacy, stubbornness. intractability, intractableness – the trait of being hard to influence or control. 2. obstinance – resolute adherence to your … Read More
Shit just got real Anonymous Look, we all know that things are not always what they appear to be. Five short years ago, many of you here thought that I was capable … Read More
OK, look, I know that I’m not the sharpest scalpel on the surgical tray, but even I can see a pattern emerging when it’s a 20’x20’ checkerboard. In several recent … Read More
CRASH!!! Ohhh, sorry about that. I didn’t mean to knock over that china cabinet, but you looked so funny, laying there on the sofa with your eyes closed, moaning and rubbing your … Read More
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