Open Thread Feb. 9: No One Likes Us, We Don’t Care
Jason Kelce will never pay for another drink in Philadelphia. He stole the show at the Eagles victory parade yesterday, dressing up like a Mummer (somebody in the Avalon String…
Open Thread Feb. 2: Apocalypse Any Time Now
The Nunes memo has been released. It tries to make a big deal out of the fact that the government was spying on Russian agent Carter Page. I just wonder,…
Open Thread Feb. 1: Our Cup Runneth Over With Bullshit
At this point, is there anything Trump could do that would cause Republicans to abandon him? My Magic 8-Ball says, "Outlook not so good." The Orange Doofus is at war…
Open Thread Jan. 27: What It Is Ain’t Exactly Clear
Friday afternoon was quieter than usual for the Age of Trump. Too quiet? Hard to say. But the chattering classes seem to be processing the revelations about the Mueller investigation…
Open Thread Jan. 24: KHN, Scorned as the One Who Ran and Won
Old-timers (and "Big Lebowski" fans) will remember "Branded," the Chuck Connors Western series about a frontier soldier cashiered for cowardice. The opening credits showed his ritual humiliation -- stripped of…
Open Thread Jan. 23: How to Fold a Rat
So did Senate Democrats execute a simple, classic, cardboard-suitcase fold, or did Chuck Schumer craft some eleventy-dimensional origami? Lots of people are lamenting the seeming spinelessness, cursing the Gang of…
Open Thread Jan. 19: Dollars or Dreamers
Whatever else the government shutdown is about, it isn't about saving money. Think tanks both liberal and conservative (well, libertarian, anyway) have run the numbers, and both found that expelling…
Open Thread Jan. 17: No Tacos For You!
The folks who run the city of Dover have made a successful stand against the 21st century, killing plans to allow food trucks to park on downtown streets at lunchtime.…
Open Thread Jan. 11: Stumbling Through the Fog
Donald Trump's mental fog was on display again this morning, when a "Fox & Friends" story about government surveillance prompted him to tweet against his own policy. This is what…
Open Thread Jan. 3: Rallying for the Right to Fleece the Rubes
Conservatives must have money to burn. That's the only explanation for why some of Sussex County's more cretinous politicians are still thumping the tub for a county-specific "Right to Work"…
Open Thread Jan. 2: Global Warming Shit Just Got Serious
The looming extinction of polar bears is a tragedy, but their disappearance won't affect our day-to-day lives. But what if we had to live without chocolate? That's right -- climate…
Open Thread Jan. 1: Keeping Up With the Jones Campaign
Didja notice that during the weeks leading up to Alabama's special Senate election you heard and read almost nothing about Doug Jones and the kind of race he was running?…
If a Republican Loses, It’s Not a Valid Election
Point and laugh at hapless clown Roy Moore's latest step in his refusal to acknowledge reality. He filed a lawsuit in federal court, the one he was twice kicked off…