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I know Susan Collins is an "R" and Tom Carper is nomnially a "D" but they are so close to each other in political philosphy that party affiliation don't really…

If Chris Coons puts up a FB post that is mildly critical of the President, the comments are flooded by the vilest, brain dead idiots instantly turning the heat up to 11.   Mixed in will be a couple of Democratic "Atta guy" comments and even fewer "A good start, but not enough" observations.     If a Democrat dares shows any well-earned anger nowadays they can quickly become a pariah among earnest, thoughtful, decent Democratic townsfolk.   This one-sidedness takes a toll.  It gives Coons the impression that only Republicans hold strong views.  The anger double standard gives the false impression that they are many and we are few.  The over the top emotionalism also clears brush for other, less angry (but equally wrong) Republicans to backfill sounding reasonable in relative terms.   This dynamic also plays out nationally where elected Republicans are given free rein to be angry while angry Democrats are pilloried.  

  Here is what LBR says about the Dems vote to "raise the min wage":  "Good for the economy. Good for the workers. It’s been 10 years & it’s long…

Call LBR's office now and ask her to help her Democratic colleagues confront Trump with a strong unified voice: (302) 830-2330 Ask your member of Congress to represent you with a more energetic approach to confronting President Trump and to stop enabling Trump by ignoring him. Lisa Blunt Rochester resides in a bubble of DC conventional wisdom and thinks we can simply wait out Trump. Her strategy of keeping her head down isn't working. Your call today will be to follow up and support the work some activists did this morning in meeting with LBR's State Director, Courtney McGregory, (who also does not view the current situation as a crisis). Call LBR's office now and aks her to help her Democratic colleagues confront Trump with a unified voice: (302) 830-2330

Ed Note: If I ever buy a $10.00 smoothie, you fair reader, are granted a un-revocable durable power of attorney that you may use to have me committed, as that will be a sure sign that I will have taken leave of my sense.

“Why are DL comments dwindling to a four-way circle jerk among the same four contributors?” ...especially when we have more lurkers than ever? I'll take a crack at it: It is summer? Campaigns haven't really started yet? People are tired of commenting? Commenting like "planking" had its day in the sun? It is a rare commenter who asks anything that approaches an honest question? It is even rarer that a comment thread generates as much light as it generates heat? We've turned away the most egregious trolls who could always get counted to start an argument? What could you say about our do-nothing congressperson LBR, that I haven't already said?

Pres. Trump met with U.S. Special Olympics athletes and was asked about the 'send her home' chant aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar at his rally. Trump claimed he tried to stop it and said, 'I was not happy with it - I disagree with it.' Watch the video and let me know in the comments if it looks like he was trying to stop it.

President Donald Trump stepped up his vilification of four Democratic lawmakers as un-American at a raucous rally on Wednesday, as Tom Carper, Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester continue to…

It's hard to find, but news occurs that doesn't have anything to do with the Commander 'n' Thief almost every day. A representative sampling: Tennessee Cops Warn Flushed Drugs Create…

Remember how criticism of corporate Democrats -- for example, a certain former presidential nominee -- was billed as "doing the Republicans' work for them" by her supporters? Just a reminder…

I read this at TPM re Pelosi, but it really fits for our lazy-ass, do-nothing Congressperson, Lisa Blunt Rochester. Top elected Democrats are simply too dismissive of this hunger and…

With everything going on I know that trying read yet another story about Trump being an idiot feels like overkill, but this isn't a story. It is just Trump's verbatim remarks at the "Social Media Summit" or whatever the fuck he called it. It is breathtaking, in a bad way. On Using Twitter to Fuck With What Comes in his TV

I said watch, I’m going to do this. And I said, “We recognize the Golan Heights as being part of Israel.” It was a big thing. I go, watch this: boom! I press it, and within two seconds: “We have breaking news.” John Roberts of Fox was over. He said, “We have breaking news. Please, break it up.” Doesn’t matter what they’re talking about, John does it. He breaks it up.

Just look at the voting record of this motherfucking racist-ass Trump enabler who said that Trump's SOTU address was "an inspiring vision of American exceptionalism."    If you are wondering why LBR has so much love for racist-ass Trump enablers remember that anyone with an "R" after his name gives LBR bipartisanship street cred (which is far more valuable than integrity in LBR world).