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Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts

By Alby February 24, 202410 Comments

You might remember the name Rachel Bitecofer. She's the political scientist who got her 15 minutes in the spotlight when she nailed the blue wave House elections in 2018 –…

Poll Results: Democrats in Disarray

By Alby February 22, 20241 Comment

Atrios over at Eschaton captured the folly of Democrats dwelling on Biden's age with one sarcastic headline: "Let's Spend Weeks Talking About The Fact That Our Candidate Is A Drooling…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024

By Alby February 21, 20243 Comments

The White House promises new sanctions against Russia in the wake of Alexei Navalny's death. We'll see if being put on Double Secret Probation does anything to slow down Putin's…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024

By Alby February 20, 20246 Comments

Remember Hunter Seefried, the Laurel man who followed his Confederate battle flag-waving father into the Capitol on Jan. 6? Now into the second year of his prison sentence, he has…

DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 19, 2024

By Alby February 19, 202424 Comments

It's Presidents Day, so let's start with the formerly anodyne holiday exercise of Historians Rankiing the Presidents. Let's see here: Top 5 is Lincoln, FDR, Washington, Teddy, TJeff. Obama No.…

BREAKING: Trump Ordered To Pay $354 Million Plus…

By El Somnambulo February 16, 20244 Comments

...give up running any business in New York for three years. From The NY Times: A New York judge on Friday handed Donald J. Trump a crushing defeat in his…

Song of the Day 2/15: Bad Company, “Young Blood”

By Alby February 15, 202411 Comments

The competition for scummiest asshole in Florida is so crowded it has to be held in categories, like drag races. In the congressional class, while Anna Paulina Luna is giving…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024

By Alby February 14, 202414 Comments

The special election to replace the Lyin' King, George Santos, as representative in New York's 3rd congressional district wasn't the squeaker predicted by polling. Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated his Republican…

Who Should Replace Biden?

By Alby February 13, 202435 Comments

Since so many people think Joe Biden is dragging down the chances of defeating Donald Trump in November, whom do you think should top the ticket instead? Take the poll…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024

By Alby February 13, 20245 Comments

Today's top story: Joe Biden turned one day older yesterday, continuing his troubling tendency to age. Worse, he refuses to do anything about it, despite the throngs demanding he step…

DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 12, 2024

By Alby February 12, 202413 Comments

Joe Biden might be old, but he still has enough juice to rig the Super Bowl. He even got within half a point of nailing the over/under. A PAC supporting…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

By Alby February 7, 202410 Comments

The Republican Party had another terrible day Tuesday. Their meritless impeachment of Biden's Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, failed when a few Republicans failed to vote for it, and their…

FINALLY! Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim Of Absolute Immunity

By El Somnambulo February 6, 20247 Comments

Don't know what took them so long. However: A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Donald Trump can be put on trial for trying to stay in power after…