Should Democrats Fight or Compromise?
In recent days we've suffered a rash of visits from some Ghosts of Democrats Past. Various commenters, presenting themselves as "centrist" or "moderate" or "blue collar," have argued that full-bore…
July 3 Open Thread: Trade War Is Hell
When the Trump administration was tearing apart families, most of corporate America said nothing. When Trump supported white supremacists, most of corporate America said nothing. When Trump made clear everyone…
July 2 Open Thread: Chemistry vs. Physics
The annual "Peanuts" cartoon of Charlie Brown trusting Lucy to hold that football is a wonderful metaphor because it's so adaptable. Some people see it, like a divorcee's marriage, as…
June 29 Open Thread: The Trump-Kennedy Connection Runs Through Russia
Wow. Talks about the fix being in. Turns out that retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy has a son who was global head of real estate capital markets at Deutsche Bank, which…
June 28 Open Thread: The Foxification of America Continues
High-school dropout Sean Hannity, Trump's de facto chief of staff, recommended ousted Fox News executive Bill Shine, Roger Ailes' right-hand man, as White House communication director and, hey presto! He's…
In Disaster of Biblical Proportions, Kennedy Retires
At some liberal web sites pundits already see rivers and seas boiling, fire and brimstone falling from the sky, and the walls in the 39th precinct bleeding. Cooler heads point…
Nancy Pelosi Building Her Own Coffin
Nancy Pelosi is a goner. When the Democrats retake the House, she will not be elected Speaker, and it's her own doing, because she has alienated members from both the…
June 27 Open Thread: Youth Will Be Served
Many people are taking the primary victory by Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over a 20-year incumbent as a positive sign for more liberal policies, but Michael Tomasky sees her as…
Confronting the Confrontation Question
Yes, you hate her, but give Sarah Huckabee Sanders credit -- she served Trump well by tweeting out her experience at the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va. Her job…
Don’t Give Up
I know it looks bleak. But remember that the system was set up to reflect the will of the people. A minority government can only hold out so long, and…
June 26 Open Thread: Orange Pig Attacks Noisy Hogs
By which I mean Trump attacked Harley Davidson for moving some of its production to Europe in response to retaliatory tariffs imposed in Trump's trade war. This, naturally, prompted a…
Chris Coons, Mr. Quick Study
You can't slip anything past Sen. Chris Coons. He sat for an interview yesterday with WDEL, in which he said -- better sit down -- that Trump needs to be…
Wagner’s Disgrace Is Big Boost for Davies
Today's Department of Labor ruling in favor of Kathleen Davies in her dispute with her former boss, Auditor Tom Wagner, was no doubt satisfying for her in a professional sense.…