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Ides of March Open Thread: Where’s Brutus When You Need Him?

By Alby March 15, 20188 Comments

The Delaware State News continues to push hard for Dover Downs to get the tax break it's been demanding for the past several years. The paper is so eager it…

Open Thread Feb. 26: Stupidity Springs From the Barrel of a Gun

By Alby February 26, 201814 Comments

Every time America has another mass shooting, gun owners demonstrate that gun ownership is inversely related to intelligence. Or, to paraphrase an old axiom, if all you've got is a…

The NRA Loves School Shootings

By Alby February 24, 20181 Comment

Dana "Super Hot Mom" Loesch tried to score points the other day by claiming the media "loves" school shootings because they like grieving white moms. She claimed it's good for…

Open Thread Feb. 23: Nudists Forced to Run for Cover

By Alby February 23, 201854 Comments

Boy, was I fooled. For a while there I thought Delaware had entered the 21st century -- not on time, mind you, but within the 5-to-10-year lag period it always…

Open Thread Feb. 19: Marching As to War

By Alby February 19, 201815 Comments

The kids at that Florida high school have learned something important: All the talk in the world won't influence politicians. They do a lot of talking themselves, so they know…

Open Thread Feb. 17: The Winning Continues Unabated

By Alby February 17, 201826 Comments

Trump-despising Republican TV fixture Rick Wilson best nailed Trumpworld's response to Robert Mueller's Friday indictment-palooza in a tweetstorm of invective: Sweet Jesus the MAGAS, the clickservatives, and Gentry Breitbart think…

Open Thread Feb. 16: Loathsome Asshole Roundup

By Alby February 16, 20183 Comments

If you had been in a coma until today, you would still be able to figure out there had been another big gun massacre because all news outlets are running…

Open Thread Feb. 15: Insert Thoughts and Prayers Here, Repeat as Often as Necessary

By Alby February 15, 20188 Comments

Unless you're an obsessive consumer of school-shooting stories, there's not much in the news today. White House reporters are keeping up the heat on Sarah Huckabee over the Rob Porter…

Open Thread Feb. 14: Wife-Beaters, Bribes and Bobbleheads

By Alby February 14, 20187 Comments

I must admit I'm surprised that the story this White House can't shrug off is one that, in the scheme of things, doesn't really affect the running of the country.…

Open Thread Feb. 12: Vote in Haste, Collect Unemployment at Leisure

By Alby February 12, 201830 Comments

Today is Lincoln's birthday, raising the question: If he had foreseen Trump, would Lincoln have thought saving the Union was so important? That would be like a guy who lovingly…

Open Thread Feb. 10: Democrats Fold Like an Origami Weasel

By Alby February 10, 20181 Comment

We now have a better understanding of why the Trump White House doesn't spend more time punching hippies: They're too busy punching women. These are the people Trump likes to…

Open Thread Feb. 9: No One Likes Us, We Don’t Care

By Alby February 9, 201814 Comments

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

By Alby February 2, 201810 Comments

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,…