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Song of the Day: Richard Thompson, “Oops I Did It Again”

By Alby January 13, 20212 Comments

Congrats, Donnie Two Scoops, you're the first guy to do that getting impeached thing again. When a magazine asked Richard Thompson for a list of the best popular songs of…

Delaware Should Restrict, or Better Yet Ban, Open Carry

By Alby January 13, 20214 Comments

Gun-humpers are prematurely ejaculating over their chance to carry guns to statehouses on Jan. 20, and they can do that for a very simple reason: Only three states ban all…

Song of the Day 1/11: The Rolling Stones, “Play With Fire”

By Alby January 11, 2021

Insurrectionists are finding out that their little cosplay coup has produced repercussions IRL. Should have listened to Mick and the boys, though I suppose this song, originally the B-side of…

Song of the Day 1/10: Randy Rainbow, “Sedition”

By Alby January 10, 20212 Comments

You have to wonder what Randy Rainbow's next gig will be in the post-Trump era. Will he turn into Vaughn Meader, the JFK impersonator whose career evaporated after Kennedy's assassination?…

Song of the Day 1/9: Was (Not Was), “Dad I’m in Jail”

By Alby January 9, 20212 Comments

Lots of people who joined Vanilla Isis should be singing this one this morning, though maybe without the "Dad" -- I read somewhere that the average age of the cosplay…

Song of the Day 1/8: Elton John, “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word”

By Alby January 8, 2021

The Republican rush for the exits had generated plenty of people saying "I-never-thought" and "we-only-meant," but one word has been conspicuously absent from any Republican I've heard. Guess what it…

Your Senior Senator Has Shit for Brains — Fuck You, Carper

By Alby January 6, 202110 Comments

Tom Carper was asked about impeaching Trump, as many elected Democrats have called for. Carper's response: “The idea of taking the time to try to impeach him, the idea of…

Song of the Day 1/6: Old Crow Medicine Show, “Marching Through Georgia”

By Alby January 6, 2021

H/t Ben, for suggesting this as the song to listen to today. I'd like to hear it sung by a chorus led by Stacey Abrams, but I'm happy to settle…

The 3 Kinds of Republicans

By Alby January 5, 20218 Comments

The modern iteration of the Republican Party has three sorts of office-holders: Ideologues, grifters/plutocrats and performance artists. Some are a blend the three strains, but one or another tendency usually…

Song of the Day 1/5: Ray Charles, “Georgia on My Mind”

By Alby January 5, 2021

Hey, Georgia is on everyone's mind today. Personally, I expect Democrats to be just as disappointed with the results as they were with the rest of 2020's senate elections, but…

For Republicans, Trumpism vs. Democracy Is a No-Brainer

By Alby January 4, 20217 Comments

I keep seeing headlines that say Republicans have to choose between Trumpism or democracy. How silly. Republicans don't believe in democracy. If they did, they would tailor their positions to…

Song of the Day 1/4: Gerry and the Pacemakers, “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying”

By Alby January 4, 2021

Gerry Marsden, lead singer and main songwriter for Merseybeat pioneers Gerry and the Pacemakers, died yesterday of a heart infection at age 78. Before Beatlemania became a worldwide phenomenon, Marsden…

Song of the Day 1/2: Brittany Howard, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”

By Alby January 2, 20211 Comment

So I'm minding my own business the other night, reading online while my wife watched TV, when the speakers swelled with someone singing what sounded like a gospel song. I…