Sept. 27 Open Thread: Kavanaugh Personifies Class Privilege
The Brett Kavanaugh saga has exposed the ugliest side of America -- its upper crust. As Chauncey de Vega notes, Kavanaugh has benefited at every step of his life from…
Sept. 26 Open Thread: UD Poll Shows Huge Leads for Carper, LBR
A University of Delaware poll found enormous leads for Sen. Tom Carper and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, but the most shocking figure was Republican Senate candidate Rob Arlett's anemic 22%…
Perspective, People
Wish I had a nickel for every conservative lamenting that liberals are trying to "ruin" Brett Kavanaugh's life. Just for perspective, let's remember that if he fails to gain a…
Sept. 25 Open Thread: Trump Brings U.N. Gift of Laughter
Not content with being a figurative laughingstock anymore, Donald Trump broke out his FIGJAM act (Fuck I'm Great, Just Ask Me) at the U.N. this morning and became a literal…
Go to Jail, Go Directly to Jail: Cosby Gets 3 to 10
Bill Cosby, ruled a "sexually violent predator" when Judge Steven T. O’Neill upheld a state board’s finding, was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for his assault on…
Sept. 24 Open Thread: Democrats Thrust the Knife Deeper
I don't know if Democrats planned all this -- my first instinct is they're not smart enough -- but even if Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to what will become a…
Second Accuser Creates Kavanaugh Chaos
The New Yorker's Ronan Farrow reports that Democrats are investigating a story from one of Brett Kavanaugh's freshman classmates at Yale classmate with sketchy memories of a sexually-charged party game.…
Horrible GOP Candidates Show Party Is Dying
Delaware Republicans have been shocked white -- well, whiter -- by the antics of their congressional nominee, but Scott Walker isn't an isolated situation. All over the country, GOP candidates,…
Sept. 22 Open Thread: Delaware GOP Disavows Scott Walker
It should tell you something about this country's politics that the three most likely destinations for people with mental problems are the nuthouse, the big house and the statehouse. Russell…
Song of the Day, 9/22: Sylvan Esso, “Coffee”
Electronica usually isn't my thing, but there are exceptions, especially if there are vocals to humanize the music. Especially female vocals. So I fell hard for Sylvan Esso the first…
Sept. 21 Open Thread: GOP Is the Party of Failing Upward
The best thing about the Trump interregnum has been the way it shines light into the myriad dark, ugly corners of the American upper crust. Most of the richies Trump…
Republicans Shitting Their Pants Over Kavanaugh Klown Show
How worried are Republicans about Brett Kavanaugh's collapsing nomination to the Supreme Court? About as worried as the rest of us are about Trump. Consider this Wall Street Journal column…
This Is What Passes for Republican ‘Ethics’
Sexual assault allegations about Brett Kavanaugh continue to reveal the uglier side of Republicans, who can't seem to stop themselves from maligning the woman who raised them. Keep in mind,…