Archive for January, 2019
Kerri Harris – Current Front Runner vs John Carney in Gov Primary
There will be a progressive challenge to the directionless governorship of John Carney. Looking at possible progressive primary challengers, you have to put Kerri Harris at the top of the list. She has a statewide profile and has stayed active up and down the state. She has kept her campaign peeps close, and she still […]
Comment Rescue – I love Sanders & Harris (continued)
“…my vote is locked in for Sanders because he’s the only one who has demonstrated a consistent and appropriate vision for our future.”
That’s great. Be passionate. Work hard. But if someone else wins the nomination, lock in for that person in the general even if it is your fifth choice for the nomination. Even it is your 5oth choice for the nomination.
Building up your candidate. Make your case. And fuck every one of you who think your job is to tear down fellow Democrats. Fuck you, very much.
And BTW – Lord knows, it is tough. You see these candidates with real problems… (why doesn’t everyone see it?) It is incredibly tough to keep the hatchet in the hatchet drawer. It is going to take all of your maturity and dignity. But you can do it.
[embed]https://youtu.be/2rGypxyL-h0[/embed]The Brexit Paradise is Nigh
I wonder if Brexit voters knew that they were voting to turn back the clock to 1878? Muton for Sunday dinner and scratchy woolen cloths that always feel damp. Supplies of medicine should be deemed more important than shipments of food if there is a no-deal Brexit, the health secretary has told MPs. Matt Hancock […]
The four people I really don’t want to run for President
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders
In that order. ugh… get off the fucking stage!!
Song of the Day, 1/28: Squeeze, “The Truth”
Is there any lyricist more self-lacerating than Squeeze’s Chris Difford? His typical narrator can most often be found at the pub, confessing his sins and blaming himself for yet another failed love affair. This tune, from the band’s underrated “Play” LP, seems to have a broader point these days.
Top Donald Trump primary challengers
While a primary challenge is probably political suicide given the empty-headed religious zeal of is bedrock base, the President is historically unpopular. That is a fact.
If Trump continues to look uncompetitive in 2020, someone is going to be drawn into a primary. According to the oddsmakers, these are the most probable primary challengers.
John Kasich 48%
Mike Pence 12%
Nikki Haley 11%
Ted Cruz 11%
Paul Ryan 11%
Bob Corker 10%
Joseph Scarborough 8%
Mark Cuban 7%
Steve Bannon 3%
Is Anyone Else As Not Scared Of Howard Schultz As I’m (Not)?
Let him run. An avowed Third Way middle of the road white guy in this political climate? Who made his fortune peddling overpriced burnt coffee? He’s like a moneyed version of Sean Barney: Asked if he would consider changing his mind and run as a Democrat, he said, “I feel if I ran as a […]
Song of the Day 1/27: Jonathan Clark, “Have You Ever Seen the Rain”
Sunday seems like the right day for this elegiac reading of the Creedence classic. Jonathan Clark is one of those Los Angeles professionals who’s been a working musician most of his life but nobody’s ever heard of. He’s toured behind lots of acts playing bass and singing harmony, most notably appearing on nine of Dwight […]
Pelosi motherfucking unloads on Trump
“Roger Stone’s indictment makes clear there was a deliberate, coordinated effort by top Trump campaign officials to subvert the will of the American people during the 2016 Election,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) tweeted tonight, with the hashtag #FollowTheFacts. “.@realDonaldTrump’s continued efforts to undermine Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation raises the questions:” • What does Putin have […]
Well off, liberally inclined idiots
On the long list of terrible gifts you can give your children – measles is right at the top. VANCOUVER, Wash. – Clark County Health officials say the number of confirmed measles cases has grown to 30. The county released the updated outbreak numbers Thursday morning, saying the number of suspected cases has dropped to […]
GGW: Guards Gone Wild
Delaware is the Secrecy State. Especially when it comes to actions by so-called enforcement officers of every stripe. Keeping secrets is one way of controlling the narrative, as in blaming everything on the actions of those who are being ‘enforced upon’. Which is precisely what has happened in the aftermath of the uprising at the […]
Song of the Day 1/26: Chip Taylor, “Angel of the Morning”
As Mike Dinsmore pointed out yesterday, 1968 was a banner year for pop and rock music. One of the most enduring songs to hit the charts that year was this anthemic ballad, written by Chip Taylor two years earlier in emulation of the Rolling Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday.” It had been recorded by a couple of […]
Recent Comments