DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024

The cannibalistic self-destruction of the Republican Party continues apace, as old-line Senate conservatives like Mitch McConnell and James Lankford learn that their colleagues no longer answer to the Chamber of…

DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 5, 2024

The FBI didn't bother opening a locked closet at Mar-a-Lago when it searched for stolen documents. Trump's White House pharmacy handed out drugs like a pill mill. Stories that once…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024

Less money, mo' problems for the world's richest man. Yesterday Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick called Elon Musk's Tesla pay package "unfathomable" and voided the deal. And this just days after some…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024

The surest sign that Trump is off his termite-infested rocker: The months-long effort to portray Biden as senile, when of course it's Trump whose feeble mind is splintering. Last night…

DL Open Thread Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024

Are Republicans capable of empathy? As my Magic 8-Ball says, signs point to no. First example: Testimony from a Pennsylvania woman whose son died in a school shooting last year.…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024

What is Israel doing? Is it genocide? Ethnic cleansing? Forced migration? A crime against humanity? Such distinctions don't matter. Even those who support Israel are in agreement: It's wrong. But…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024

I mentioned this the other day: The media is more interested in narrative than facts. The Iowa caucuses provide a perfect example. Donald Trump won. That's news, but of the…