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June 8 Open Thread: Suicide Is Painless*

By Alby June 8, 201832 Comments

It's been a bad week for suicides. First fashion designer Kate Spade, now celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain -- why is it that people with a lot to contribute check out,…

June 6 Open Thread: Democrats Manage Not to Screw Up Primaries

By Alby June 6, 20188 Comments

Except for the action-hungry sports bettors who flocked to Delaware, yesterday's big stories came from the flurry of primaries in eight states. The generally good news for Democrats wasn't all…

Football Becomes a Political Football

By Alby June 5, 201823 Comments

It's no secret that blustery, overcompensating macho types like Donald Trump love football. Trump himself, you'll recall, tried to buy an NFL team in the 1980s and failed. He then…

June 5 Open Thread: All Bets Are On

By Alby June 5, 201816 Comments

Today's the day Delaware casinos start losing money by accepting single-game sports bets, according to crybaby Dover Downs CEO Denis McGlynn. "People need to manage their expectations on this," McGynn…

Jesus Says, “No Cake For You!”

By Alby June 4, 201831 Comments

Spokesmen for Jesus of Nazareth said the Savior approved of the Supreme Court ruling that bakers don't have to make wedding cakes for gay couples, because he thinks it's a…

John Carney is Ruth Ann Minner Without the Charm

By Alby June 4, 20184 Comments

Maybe Gov. John Carney thinks that autocracy is the way all the cool guys are governing these days so he'll give it a try. Why else would his administration be…

June 4 Open Thread: Guess Which Toxic Narcissist Said It

By Alby June 4, 20181 Comment

Self-regard and the presidency fit together all too well, as Bill Clinton reminds us with a -- get this -- book tour for a novel. It didn't go all that…

June 1 Open Thread: Florida Jury Values Black Life at $4

By Alby June 1, 20182 Comments

Man, I'm glad there's no racism in America, because if there were it would look really, really racist for a Florida jury to award a black family $4 for a…

Ivanka Trump Is Not a Cunt, Motherfucker

By Alby June 1, 201811 Comments

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words are micro-aggressions -- especially if the word in question is the original Anglo-Saxon term for the female genitalia. Comedian Samantha Bee…

May 31 Open Thread: Maybe Trump Is Impeachable

By Alby May 31, 201831 Comments

Almost everybody assumes that, even if Democrats retake the House in November, impeachment is a non-starter because two-thirds of the Senate would have to vote in favor of removing him…

May 30 Open Thread: Trump’s Katrina That Wasn’t

By Alby May 30, 20182 Comments

When Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, I thought it would do to Trump what Katrina did to Bush -- reveal to the broad public the incompetence of a crony-coddling administration.…

Why Are Liberals Obsessed With the Racism of Conservatives?

By Alby May 30, 201831 Comments

The swift axing of Roseanne Barr kicked off a Mardi Gras of gloating by liberals, especially those who like to ferret out the racism/sexism/xenophobia of others. If I had a…

May 29 Open Thread: Is Trump Impeachable?

By Alby May 29, 201888 Comments

Some people are peddling the notion that there is no "civil war" among Democrats. Their evidence: Candidates who have won primary races span the ideological spectrum from Blue Dogs to…