Oct. 5 Open Thread: Drunken, Lying, Privileged Partisan Hacks Are People, Too
I'm starting to wonder if the Republicans haven't overplayed their hand on Brett Kavanaugh. For a day or two they gained ground in polls by stoking the fires of white…
Song of the Day – 80s/protest/Gay Wrap Up – The Pogues “Fairytale of New York”
It isn't a protest song per se, but this Pogues song captures the scam that has been run on the middle class and poor and squeezes it into a Christmas…
A vote for Ken Simpler is a vote for Donald Trump
It is the so-called "decent" Republicans who are keeping Trump in office through their silent complicity. Every Republican who is not on the record is a Trump supporter. Every vote for a Trump supporter is a vote for Trump.
A vote for Ken Simpler is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for Ernesto Lopez is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for Greg Lavelle is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for Rob Arlett is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for Scott Walker is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for Bernard Pepukayi is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for James Spadola is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for Bryan Kapitanic is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for Colin Bonini ...
Coons Disparages FBI ‘Investigation,’ Heitkamp a ‘No’
From the New York Times, quoting Chris Coons after his turn reviewing the 1,000-page whitewash of Brett Kavanaugh: “The materials I just reviewed did not answer all of the questions…
Scott Walker’s Crazy Train Pulls Into Lunatic Junction
What does a guy have to do to get himself committed for psychiatric evaluation these days? GOP congressional candidate Scott Walker seems determined to find out. I missed this when…
Flyers New Mascot ‘Gritty’ Goes Antifa
When Trump visited Philadelphia on Tuesday, he was greeted by about 100 protesters and a truly horrifying sight: Gritty, the new Flyers mascot, who has been adopted by Antifa forces…
Oct. 4 Open Thread: That’s Justice Partisan Ratfucker to You
Knowing what he knows now, Donald Trump probably would have nominated someone other than Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. We know that from the Washington Post, which laid out…
A Sleeper Race For Y’All
Been doing some due diligence during my days off from work. I've gotten some interesting insights into this November's races. And I've got a live dog in a State Senate…
Song of The Day – “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba's song "Tubthumping" is perhaps the most misunderstood one hit wonder in all of pop music. More an anarchist performance collective than a band, in 1997 Chumbawamba decided to try…
Did Coons’ Question Prompt Kavanaugh to Lie Under Oath?
Here's a nugget from last week’s questioning of Brett Kavanaugh that I overlooked until I read William Saletan's article asserting that, far from a "fishing expedition," questions about Kavanaugh's drinking…
Confidential to Anon
We're not interested in anything you have to say. About 90% of what you have said is personal attacks; the other 10% doctrinaire Boy Libertarian bullshit. What you say is…
Oct. 3 Open Thread: Stop the Presses, Trump Is a Tax Cheat
Raise your hand if you thought the Trump family fortune was achieved by following all tax laws to the letter. Yeah, thought so. Still, the New York Times deserves credit…
Privileged Princeton Preppy Poisoned Pledges…And Skated
Said privileged preppy is one Ken Simpler. Our State Treasurer. In light of L'Affaires Kavanaugh, I decided to take a second look at what Simpler himself called a 'brush with…