July 5 Open Thread: There Are No Centrists
E.J. Dionne uses data from a couple of political scientists to show that there is no up-for-grabs centrist bloc of independent voters. Independents mostly lean one way or the other;…
Should Democrats Fight or Compromise?
In recent days we've suffered a rash of visits from some Ghosts of Democrats Past. Various commenters, presenting themselves as "centrist" or "moderate" or "blue collar," have argued that full-bore…
Viva the people’s Democratic Party revolution! Viva Jeffersonian Democracy
I heard the Declaration of Independence read on NPR for the first time in a long time and I have to say, it’s amazing when Jefferson begins to list the…
July 3 Open Thread: Trade War Is Hell
When the Trump administration was tearing apart families, most of corporate America said nothing. When Trump supported white supremacists, most of corporate America said nothing. When Trump made clear everyone…
A brief word…
I’ve been to Munich twice and for the Oktoberfest both times. The second trip was a group adventure. Ten of us rented apartments in Munich and in Amsterdam for 19…
July 2 Open Thread: Chemistry vs. Physics
The annual "Peanuts" cartoon of Charlie Brown trusting Lucy to hold that football is a wonderful metaphor because it's so adaptable. Some people see it, like a divorcee's marriage, as…
More clarion calls for Dems to water down messaging into a solution of 99.7% water
The very Democratic worry-warts and winless campaign consultants who worried Democrats into their current state of uselessness are now worried that calling for the abolishment of the increasingly fascist ICE will be "good for Trump."
The cheese stands alone
Nobody likes Carney's "Simpler Light" executive order.
June 29 Open Thread: The Trump-Kennedy Connection Runs Through Russia
Wow. Talks about the fix being in. Turns out that retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy has a son who was global head of real estate capital markets at Deutsche Bank, which…
June 28 Open Thread: The Foxification of America Continues
High-school dropout Sean Hannity, Trump's de facto chief of staff, recommended ousted Fox News executive Bill Shine, Roger Ailes' right-hand man, as White House communication director and, hey presto! He's…
In Disaster of Biblical Proportions, Kennedy Retires
At some liberal web sites pundits already see rivers and seas boiling, fire and brimstone falling from the sky, and the walls in the 39th precinct bleeding. Cooler heads point…
Nancy Pelosi Building Her Own Coffin
Nancy Pelosi is a goner. When the Democrats retake the House, she will not be elected Speaker, and it's her own doing, because she has alienated members from both the…
June 27 Open Thread: Youth Will Be Served
Many people are taking the primary victory by Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over a 20-year incumbent as a positive sign for more liberal policies, but Michael Tomasky sees her as…