The Short and Crucial Response to Rudy Giuliani's Bad Faith Argument
By now, we all likely have heard about Rudy Giuliani’s absurd “truth isn’t truth” argument on this Sunday’s Meet the Press: RUDY GIULIANI: . . . . And when you tell … Read More
Category: worry
Trump motivates the base. OURS!
I've said for months now that the ultimate Democratic secret weapon in the 2018 midterms is the $1 Store Caligula himself. And with his frenzied, vicious response to Omarosa's digs … Read More
“Trump Fatigue.” Through the looking glass.
Anybody who loves sports will get this analogy immediately. Your favorite team leaves their game in the locker room, and is down by 27 points at the half. The coach … Read More
Weak Tea CBS Evening News Interview with Trump.
Jeff Glor needs to go back to journalism school. Basically, Glor didn’t not follow up on his questions to Trump. Here is the exchange between Mr. Trump and Glor: GLOR: … Read More
Alice Rivlin's defense of “centrists” is a case study of myopia and denialism.
I bear no particular grudge against Alice M. Rivlin. She appears to have led a fine life of public service, and, as discussed below, considers herself a “moderate Democrat.” She … Read More
Something very interesting just happened in Italy: The Five Star movement
Something very interesting just happened in the Italian elections and I don’t think it should be dismissed and/or disparaged by the way it is being covered (or not covered) here … Read More
Breaking: Why the democrat party will lose!!! According to very objective media!
Republicans will win this. For sure. Democrat politicians in trouble. The Mitch McConnell. He’s a sly one that Mitch. Did you see him speak? Democrats better do what he says, … Read More
Elections in Iceland Liveblog: On The Head of a Pin
Saturday, October 28th: it’s election day here in Iceland. Always a Saturday, because what sort of country would schedule elections on a working day? Seriously, people! 😉 Some background information: … Read More
Spain draws closer to the edge
Things are… not going well in Spain right now. How to breed an infertile, mentally disabled king, who soils himself regularly, and sparks a regional war with his death. First, a … Read More
Things you don't have to worry about paying for and things you do have to worry about paying for
So I think we need to make clear the things where you have to know exactly how to pay for something and things where — hey, we’ll find the money — Chill … Read More
Please, please . . . let's bring more energy to mocking President Trump's unpopularity
Yes, President Trump is a clear and present danger. No one this demonstrably disturbed and flawed should be anywhere near the Oval Office, and it is an urgent priority to get … Read More
How We Feel. I Found This To Be An Accurate Summary
Why we are looking for something else rather than more of the same: http://www.theguardian.com/… And yet, I found it hard to be shocked by some of the revelations of the … Read More
What did you expect?
With the establishment marginalized on the right by the Cruz or Trump crisis where do you think they will turn? By the establishment I mean, the serious money, the superPacs, … Read More
Female photographer on Facebook proves that everyday misogyny is a real thing
Originally posted at Eclectablog. There are two things that worry me most about Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and the national, even international, megaphone it gives him. The first is that … Read More
How's about a for-profit DK Air Force ??? Privatize the $3,285,000,000/year for bombing ISIS
The news banners brag that U.S. Air Force spends $9,000,000 a day bombing ISIS. That's for 20 bombing attacks a day and Very Low Risk bombing missions. U.S.A.F. has never … Read More
Is ISIS Disintegrating ???
Word out of Iraq from yesterday is quite different the what I see in the morning war coverage out of MSM/corporate media. — Over in Iraq the coalition has set … Read More
Libertarian Plagiarist and Credentials Faker presents details of his 2015 plan for governing America
Note how few ideas for managing the Federal government appear in this speech. I think that he's copying Ronald Reagan's stump speech from the 1976 and 1980 primary campaigns, mixed … Read More
Michael Morrell (CIA, CBS) goes on Charlie Rose with severe anti-semitism claim against Iran
“The Supreme Leader, Ali Khameini, recently called Israelis 'animals.'”This is presented as an official statement. Is this real? Or not? The actual quote relates to loss of life among civilians … Read More
Illinois Newspaper Gives Up On Journalism, Bends Over For Fracking Industry
The Southern Illinoisan has a long running competition with the Belleville News-Democrat over which Illinois newspaper has the strongest bias in favor of the coal industry. So I was pleasantly … Read More
Nobody Likes Being A Guinea Pig
Especially when they know they're being used as a guinea pig against their own best interests. Guinea Pigs used in research never end up living happier, healthier lives either. The … Read More
Reorienting around the Orient
I know quite a number of Pakistanis being a student at Ohio Wesleyan. Not all of them care that much for politics. But of the few who do, there is … Read More
Living on a Prayer
As we wait for the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act, I’m reminded of how any improvement in a broken system gives immeasurable relief … Read More
The Scars of Capitalism
Start a discussion about 20th century industry in America and images of factories humming with production probably fill your head. It's nice that romantic image fills your head because the … Read More
