Open Thread

Pharoah And DeSantis: Separated At Birth?  What do they have in common?--plagues.  Hurricanes, floods, seaweed encrusted beaches, pythons who like to feast on elderly Palm Beach matrons, collapsing buildings, epidemics.…

FINALLY, Aid Trucks Make Their Way Into Gaza.  Not nearly enough, though...: A convoy of 20 trucks carrying aid moved through the Rafah border crossing into Gaza from Egypt on…

How Jim Jordan Broke The Mold And Broke The Rethuglican Caucus.  Interesting analysis from Josh Marshall: The congressional party is controlled and run by the hard right minority variously called…

I think that President Biden's trip to Israel was inspirational and substantive.  He has genuine empathy, and he demonstrated it both on a one-to-one basis, and in his attempts to…

Louisiana Goes Full-On Right-Wing Crazy.  Guess I won't be visiting N'Awlins soon: Jeff Landry, the Louisiana attorney general and a hard-line conservative, trounced a crowded field of candidates on Saturday…

Scalise Boomlet Crashes.  Looks like Jordan is up next.  We can only hope that his candidacy suffers the same fate: The fractious Republican conference has rejected a second speaker hopeful…

Best Thing Dubya Ever Said: Word. Just remember this before you demand to know 'Whose side are you on?'   That kind of intimidation says a lot more about the intimidator…