Beto O’Rourke caused a stir at the Democratic debate by saying “Hell yes, we’re gonna take your AR-15” in describing his call for a buy-back program. A Republican state lawmaker in Texas responded by tweet,“my AR is ready for you, Robert Francis.” O’Rourke’s response: “This is a death threat, Representative. Clearly, you shouldn’t own an AR-15—and neither should anyone else.” Here’s a question to ponder: Do gun owners have violent thoughts because they own guns, or do they own guns because they have violent thoughts?
This is an insult to rats
Trump visited rat-infested Baltimore to address Congressional Republicans, who loved his “speech,” such as it was. Protesters greeted him with a giant inflatable rat.
You’d think something named the Progressive Policy Institute would be, y’know, in favor of progressive policies. Sadly, no. It takes a centrist Democrat approach to climate policy, perhaps because Exxon-Mobil has spread its cash around. It’s still funding climate denialism, but now it’s hedging its bets by influencing centrist Dems too.
Short list today because most of the chattering class is talking about last night’s debate. Add anything interesting in the comments.