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Of all the dumb bullshit
If you want to open 30 Llc’s in Delaware for your many shady business ventures, locate them all at 1209 North Orange Street, and pay the state peanuts for the privildge of laundering billions through them – no problem! But, we do have some standards. DOVER, Del. — A popular Colorado-based restaurant company is suing […]
A rare Democratic win/win situation: Mayor Pete vs Bernie
Today’s headlines point to the fact that the race for the Democratic nomination is rapidly turning into a two person race. Mark the time: I’m calling it – Bernie v Mayor Pete.
The good news is that both potential nominees are great. With Trump’s numbers slumping, the only things that can trip Democrats up this year are zealots who cannot brook their candidate coming in second.
In related news, Buttigieg expanded on his remarks yesterday. I don’t think any honest Bernie supporter can take offense to this simple statement of fact below.
Song of the Day 4/23: Taj Mahal, “Queen Bee”
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off Thursday, and if this doesn’t make you wish you were there I don’t know what would. A local media outfit had the idea of getting musicians to play in the back of mule-drawn carriages while riding through town. Taj Mahal and his rhythm section were filmed […]
With Student Debt Forgiveness, and Free College Elizabeth Warren Works to out Bernie Bernie
There is a new class traitor in town. Elizabeth Warren has proposed a $1.25 trillion plan to forgive student debts and make all public college and university undergraduate education free, as well as earmarking $50B for historically Black colleges, and expanding federal grants to help pay for all students’ non-tuition expenses. The plan will be […]
Lisa Blunt Rochester agrees on the need for pre-impeachment hearings
If congressional Democrats don’t do anything in the face of the mountains of evidence of criminal activities documented in the Mueller Report, they are flatly giving up on the Republic.
If they push for an impeachment of President Trump in the House that will fail in the Senate, many fear an electoral “backlash” similar to the vote against the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.
Lisa Blunt Rochester would like you to know that she aware of the fact that Trump is a corrupt, disease-ridden dog of a President*, but she wants to hear directly from Mueller before calling for impeachment outright.
Trump’s TV Defenders
My TV news blackout broke down temporarily last night. As usual, in ten minutes of viewing I was exposed to less news than punditry. In this case the pundits were “reporting” that the President’s defenders were taking two tracks.
1) The President didn’t really commit crimes because his underlings ignored his illegal orders. And,
2) The President didn’t really commit crimes because he didn’t have “criminal intent” to commit crimes. (Accidental crimes and crimes committed due to blundering ignorance don’t count I guess.)
Pretty weak stuff.
Highlands Bunker – E11 – Squishy Centrist Pundit
News Journal opinion editor Matt Albright joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about ad hominem attacks and the Delaware Way. Also, a reading of “A Clinton-era centrist Democrat explains why it’s time to give democratic socialists a chance” from Vox.
A word about the ads
I need to ask you guys a favor. If you are served up a crazy right-wing ad please click on the little blue “X” in the upper right corner of the ad. When asked why you don’t want to see that ad, reply “inapprorirate content.” Thanks.
Kate Smith – Open Thread
Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” is a bullshit song. Woodie Guthrie answered the bullshit in real time by writing “This Land is Your Land” in response. So I’m never sad when that bullshit song gets exposed. Here are some other thougths on Kate Smith and the Flyers. -The Flyers suck anyway, so maybe changing up […]
Is Trump still President?
I’m seriously asking. My news blackout has been airtight. I assume the Mueller report has catalogued Trump’s many crimes. A few key GOP Senators peeled away from the cult of Trump giving sanity a majority in both houses. The Republic was rescued in a nick of time. That was a crazy three years. I’m glad that it is over.
PUT ASIDE YOUR PURITY POLITICS AND EMBRACE MY FECKLESS CENTRISM
As the 2020 presidential election draws closer, it’s more important than ever for Democrats to put aside their differences to unite around my feckless centrist candidate. We must remember that this is simply not the time to discuss and debate the merits of each candidate to arrive at a popular consensus pick. That sort of […]
The Barr Translation Of The Mueller Report Open Thread
Venting is not only permitted, it’s encouraged. Thankfully, I will be at work. C’mon everybody, let it all out.
Dems Crush Trump in Q1 Fundraising & Popularity
Candidates for the Democratic nomination out fundraised Trump 2 to 1, banking over $70 million in funding from small donors in Q1, to Trump’s measly $30 million.
In addition to lagging in fundraising, Trump’s approval rating, remains underwater. That unpopularity is especially acute in electoral college swing states.
The bottom line is that Trump is very beatable. Provided Democrats don’t indulge in electoral cannibalism , whichever Democrats gets to face him will beat him easily.
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