Open Thread For October 6, 2017

Obamacare Rates To Rise 25% In Delaware. Less than Highmark had requested.  This is what Trump's sabotaging of Obamacare looks like. Here's one example.  Here's another.  I mean, Iowa and…

Open Thread For October 5, 2017

'Thoughts And Prayers' From Top Congressional Recipients Of NRA Contributions.  All, of course, are Rethugs. Hypocrites all.  Delaware Pastors Call Out The Delaware Way.  They're right, of course. Why is…

A closer look at Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore

Two-time former Chief Justice of the Alabama State Supreme Court Roy Moore, the confirmed “birther” and believer of inane right-wing conspiracies, is running to become the Alabama’s next senator despite his lawless actions that twice forced him from his elected offices.  And he very well may win.  He won the GOP primary and is favored in the general election.  But let’s be clear: It is insane for any American (Republican, Democrat, Other) to support Roy Moore, a man whose derelictions of judicial duty due to his refusal to accept the Constitution – and not the Bible – as the supreme law of the land twice resulted in his vacating a position entrusted to him by the people of Alabama, for the United States Senate. Moore’s disdain for man-made law is not a quirk.  He is running on his contempt for man made law.

DL Wants YOU!

That's right. We are looking for one or two people to join us. Maybe even more if you make us an offer we can't refuse. In particular, we are looking…

The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre calls on Congress to pass a law requiring armed Music Festival Patrons

Note: These are the actual words of LaPierre on December 15th, the day after the Newtown Connecticut shootings where 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and 6 adult staff members. I've lightly edited the original sickening statement, and changed references from schools to music festivals, and changed an "us" reference (meaning the NRA) to Second Amendment enthusiasts.

Open Thread For October 3, 2017

477 Days. 521 Mass Shootings. No Action From Congress. NY Times must-read editorial. Speaking Of Which...House Seeks To Pass Gun Silencer Bill. Because preserving the hearing of mass murderers is…

Mike Purzycki Is a Racist

By RE Vanella

I knew that I had a facility with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my own failure in everyday life.

--George Orwell, ‘Why I Write’

Open Thread For October 2, 2017

Trump: Tillerson 'Wasting His Time' Negotiating With 'Bullet Man'. This man is dangerous, and this is basically his declaration of war. He needs to be removed from office. Seriously. Trump…