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Oct. 4 Open Thread: That’s Justice Partisan Ratfucker to You

By Alby October 4, 20182 Comments

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…

Oct. 3 Open Thread: Stop the Presses, Trump Is a Tax Cheat

By Alby October 3, 20187 Comments

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…

Oct. 1 Open Thread: Coons’ Pyrrhic Victory

By Alby October 1, 20188 Comments

So Chris Coons did all that for nothing. Republicans have made clear that they won't actually investigate Kavanaugh, because if they did they couldn't get him confirmed. They're OK with…

Sept. 29 Open Thread: Biden Lies Low in the Shadow of Anita Hill

By Alby September 29, 20187 Comments

For somebody who's supposedly weighing a presidential run, Joe Biden sure has been quiet during the year's biggest political drama. Not without reason -- Republicans are following his 1991 playbook…

Sept. 27 Open Thread: Kavanaugh Personifies Class Privilege

By Alby September 27, 201825 Comments

The Brett Kavanaugh saga has exposed the ugliest side of America -- its upper crust. As Chauncey de Vega notes, Kavanaugh has benefited at every step of his life from…

Sept. 26 Open Thread: UD Poll Shows Huge Leads for Carper, LBR

By Alby September 26, 201824 Comments

A University of Delaware poll found enormous leads for Sen. Tom Carper and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, but the most shocking figure was Republican Senate candidate Rob Arlett's anemic 22%…

Sept. 24 Open Thread: Democrats Thrust the Knife Deeper

By Alby September 24, 201812 Comments

I don't know if Democrats planned all this -- my first instinct is they're not smart enough -- but even if Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to what will become a…

Sept. 22 Open Thread: Delaware GOP Disavows Scott Walker

By Alby September 22, 201814 Comments

It should tell you something about this country's politics that the three most likely destinations for people with mental problems are the nuthouse, the big house and the statehouse. Russell…

Sept. 21 Open Thread: GOP Is the Party of Failing Upward

By Alby September 21, 20187 Comments

The best thing about the Trump interregnum has been the way it shines light into the myriad dark, ugly corners of the American upper crust. Most of the richies Trump…

Sept. 20 Open Thread: GOP Senators Want a Justice Who Glows in the Dark

By Alby September 20, 201813 Comments

Republicans remain committed to forcing radioactive Brett Kavanaugh on an ungrateful nation, but a few of them fret to WaPo's Robert Costa about the political fallout of ramming through the…

Sept. 19 Open Thread: Kavanaugh or Bust

By Alby September 19, 201826 Comments

Confronted with Brett Kavanaugh's sudden radioactivity, the GOP has decided on the only course it knows: Full speed ahead. Senators seemed to settle on a narrative by last night, to…

Sept. 18 Open Thread: Trump Fans So Sure of ‘Red Wave’ They See No Reason to Vote

By Alby September 18, 201810 Comments

How dumb are they? This dumb: An internal RNC poll shows a majority of Trump supporters believe his talk of a "red wave," so they think they don't have to…

Sept. 17 Open Thread: Kavanaugh Confirmation Cock-Blocked

By Alby September 17, 201852 Comments

The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh when both were in high school has come forward, setting up a Showdown in #Metoo Corral if Democrats can…