Open Thread For Dec. 20, 2017
Alby is incommunicado this morning, no doubt hanging with some amis of his, enjoying a croissant avec beurre blanc, and trying on berets. I'll attempt to squeeze my pieds into…
Song Of The Day: Dec. 20, 2017
If you check out only one video this Jesus Week, O Lord, let it be This One. I will say no more:
General Assembly Prefile Profile
As the General Assembly heads into the second year of the current term, we are presented with this teaching opportunity. Primarily for the newbies, but you grizzled vets might learn…
Open Thread Dec. 19: Are Space Aliens Our Only Hope?
The biggest mystery in American politics today isn't the question of why Republicans are pretending Donald Trump is just a normal, regular politician -- it's why they think passing their…
Song Of The Day: Dec. 19, 2017
A Velvet Underground entreaty to Jesus without even a trace of irony present? Why, yes, yes, I think so. I just learned something new during Jesus Week:
By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them
I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, and even after a lifetime of following politics I have never seen a more corrupt, hypocritical organization in my life -- and,…
Open Thread Dec. 18: Is Mueller’s Time Up?
The media has spent the past three days in hysterics because Republicans in Congress keep attacking the legitimacy of Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian attempts to interfere in U.S. elections.…
Song Of The Day: Dec. 18, 2017
Jesus Week continues. The protagonist in this Tom Waits song expects Jesus to be here soon. That emphysemic cough at the very end suggests that the protagonist isn't gonna find…
Song Of The Day: Dec. 17, 2017
Welcome to Jesus Week. Don't worry, regardless of your religious beliefs, or lack of same, there will be something for everybody this week. Full Disclosure: I don't like the Christmas…
The Last Christmas of the American Democracy
It sounds odd to the ears, but the stage is being set. Bob Mueller is going to be fired. All investigations into President Trump's connections Russia will be concluded. Republicans will cheer, Democrats will hiss. When the dust settles, the President will be above the law, and untouchable. Then we'll be not the America of legend, but America II. The same Stars and Stripes will fly over the same buildings, but the flag will mean something altogether different from what it once meant, and the "of the people, by the people, for the people" buildings will be hollow shells.
The Order, the Rebels …all this fighting, what’s the point?
It is art (in its own way) worth not spoiling, So my quick review of 'Star Wars: the Last Jedi' is in the comment section. My comments are few, because…
Open Thread Dec. 16: Trumpkins Update Carlin
Remember George Carlin's 7 words you couldn't say on TV? Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control have been told to avoid using seven words in their budget requests. The…
Song Of The Day: Dec. 16, 2017
In the Year Of King Cheeto, only one song could possibly have topped my list as Song Of The Year for 2016. But first, the countdown from a year full…