DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023

Good things happen when you get people to stop killing each other, even temporarily: The ceasefire in Gaza has been extend to Thursday, with the option open for further extensions. Biden, or more properly his people, helped make this happen, but I’m sure they did it wrong. Ask around.

Here’s a story that violates Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: Was the Trump White House Selling Pardons? Well, c’mon, what do you think? What wouldn’t he sell?

The Washington Post published a groaner of an editorial last week that fretted over the fact that Democratic women won’t date Republican men, and the brickbats are still flying. Amanda Marcotte sums up the response “It’s an amusing truth that comes up with regularity: Men who love Donald Trump struggle on the dating market. This is neither surprising nor regrettable.”

There are other signs that the GOP is viewed as the Gross Old Party by a large segment of the populace, such as the fact that the RNC is strapped for cash. One of the enduring mysteries of political belief in this country is the widespread notion that Republicans are good with money.

Chauncey DeVega wonders why Trump’s rhetoric has grown increasingly Hitlerian, and comes up with an interesting answer: The MAGA minions demand it. It seems that bile is like many other addictive substances – its users grow accustomed to ever-higher levels of hate, so they need an ever-stronger fix.

Politico says Hunter Biden’s legal team intends to pursue an aggressive, punch-back strategy that has papa Joe’s handlers quite concerned. I can sympathize. I come from a quaint era when Billy Carter and Roger Clinton were considered major presidential-relative embarrassments.

The floor’s yours.