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Less Sauce for the Goose
When a male teacher has sex with a female student, it causes outrage, but it rarely makes the news outside the local police report. The guy goes on the sex-offender registry, maybe to prison, but it’s just too common to be news. When a female teacher seduces a male student, though, our prurient interest knows […]
Politico on Biden’s Plans for 2018, Lack of Plans for 2020
Biden-watchers hoping for a clear signal of Joe’s 2020 intentions won’t get them from this in-depth Politico piece on his heavy schedule campaigning for other Democrats in the midterms, but that’s about the only question Edward-Isaac Dovere’s piece doesn’t answer. As he details, Biden is both the highest-ranking and most-sought-after advocate for Congressional Democrats, particularly […]
Open Thread Feb. 7: Biden Calls Trump ‘A Joke,’ Nobody Laughs
Joe Biden sat down with CNN’s Chris Cuomo yesterday and went to town on Trump, calling him “a joke” and saying, “It’s just amazing the outrageously inaccurate things the President says.” Yeah, that’s pretty mild by Biden standards — if there’s anyone who deserves to be choked to death with rosary beads, it’s Trump — […]
Open Thread Feb. 6: Boycott All Republicans
This article calling for voters to boycott the Republican Party at all levels and for all offices is notable because of who wrote it: A pair of Brookings Institution eggheads with plenty of conservative views. It concludes with this: We understand, too, the many imperfections of the Democratic Party. Its left is extreme, its center […]
When White People Do It, It’s…
The aftermath of the Eagles’ victory in the L’il Super Bowl — isn’t that what the logo called it? — is being described in Philadelphia media as a “boisterous celebration” that in places “got out of hand.” On national TV, though, it sure looked like what we might call a “riot,”except for one key distinction. […]
Open Thread Feb. 5: At Least 3 Eagles to Skip White House Visit
Malcolm Jenkins, Chris Long and Torrey Smith have declared they will not visit the White House for the president’s traditional photo op with the NFL champions (how this nakedly obvious publicity stunt turned into such a tradition that Trump won’t break it is another story). I’m not sure that’s the best way to get attention […]
Open Thread Feb. 3: I Think We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Lobby
It’s time to admit the American experiment in self-government has failed — and not just because it produced Trump as president. The better evidence is summed up at Citizen Vox: More than 7,000 lobbyists worked on influencing the GOP’s tax bill, or about 13 lobbyists per member of Congress. This, I would point out, is […]
Top Dems Huddled With Karen Hardly-Able
I missed this story when it was posted at WDEL a couple of days ago: New Castle County Council President Karen Hartley-Nagle had a sit-down with party leaders Jan. 22 to air her side of the story. She had requested the meeting with Democratic Party Chairman Erik Raser-Schramm, New Castle County Chair David Woodside, Wilmington […]
Open Thread Feb. 2: Apocalypse Any Time Now
The Nunes memo has been released. It tries to make a big deal out of the fact that the government was spying on Russian agent Carter Page. I just wonder, when the end comes, as it does for all cults eventually, what flavor Kool-Aid will they use? A big football game is being played Sunday […]
Big Gummint Is Coming to Transgender Your Kids
I warned you months ago that the Delaware GOP, having less intelligence than a majority of the state’s chicken population, was pinning its 2018 hopes on its latest horror movie, “Attack of the 50-Foot Transgender.” (Is it a boy? Is it a girl? Do you want it in your kids’ locker room?) Sure enough, the […]
Open Thread Feb. 1: Our Cup Runneth Over With Bullshit
At this point, is there anything Trump could do that would cause Republicans to abandon him? My Magic 8-Ball says, “Outlook not so good.” The Orange Doofus is at war with the FBI, and is so stupid he can’t even hide his motives. Sources tell CNN that he’s embracing the memo as a way of […]
Biden Watch: Joe to Keynote House Democratic Retreat
Politico is reporting that Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker at the three-day event, being held in Cambridge, Md., starting Feb. 7. This should provide more fodder for those who think Biden will mount one last presidential bid.
Open Thread Jan. 31: Republicans Lick Trump’s Ass, Report It Tastes Like Fascism
The biggest takeaway from the State of the Union address is that nobody believes a word Trump says, even the people who want to. Lots of people worried that sticking to a teleprompted script would have pundits praising Trump, but there’s very little of that this morning. Josh Marshall’s sigh of resignation is more honest […]
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