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Biden is about to choke on this Student Debt layup, landing funny on his ankle breaking it
I hate being able to see the future with such clarity. But Joe listens to too many sober centrist moderates. (That’s generous, maybe the sober centrist moderate he is listening to Joe Biden’s internal monologue? Who knows.) Anyway, he could forgive student debt and let the Republicans & Coons have their conniption fit. They’ll have […]
Song of the Day 4/28: Gary Glitter, “Rock and Roll (Part 1)”
There’s no other way to put it — the French just think differently from everybody else. Paul Gadd was just 15 when, calling himself Paul Raven, he cut his first single in 1960. He had a small-time career until the glam rock craze hit Britain in 1971, at which point he changed his name to […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 28, 2022
D’s ‘Shocked’ That Ohio Union Members Love Trump. Not to mention, Rethugs’ relentless gerrymandering has placed D seats at risk. Right on cue, NY Court rules rare D redistricting unconstitutional. It’s starting to look like Hungarian democracy is the best we can hope for. Assisted every step of the way by so-called D centrists who […]
Coons On Morning Joe This Morning “pushing” for Congress to “do more” for Ukraine
This is a very loose transcript. Coons managed to restrain his usual warmongery. Although he doesn’t think Biden is being Kennedy-esque enough in the face of Putins threats to use nukes. _________________________________ Morning Joe Panel Guy: You’ve talked about the need to restore deterrence. Coons: We need to restore deterrence capabilities of NATO, and we need […]
Least Surprising Stories From the NYT – Labor Going Hard for Trump in Ohio
With the Sober, Moderate, Centrist Democratic Party offering NOTHING to working class voters beyond complicated, means tested tax credits, of course they’ll go for the anti-NAFTA nationalist. Labor’s Disenchantment in Ohio Puts Even Democratic Veterans at Risk As unions decline and their members maintain their affections for Donald J. Trump, Democrats like Representative Marcy Kaptur […]
DeSantis got his headlines – Now it is back to business as usual at Disney
Disney responded to Florida Republicans’ attempts to dissolve its special status self-government entity it by explaining DeSantis should kindly fuck off, unless Florida intends to pay off Reedy Creek’s $1 billion in outstanding bond debt. CNN:In a statement issued to its bondholders last Thursday, Reedy Creek pointed out that the 1967 law establishing the district […]
Song of the Day 4/27: The Replacements, “Androgynous”
Republicans are like an aging band that doesn’t realize they’re playing stale oldies for a graying audience. They’ve been trying to relitigate the 1960s for 50 years now without coming up with any new tunes, so they’re back to demonizing sexual/gender nonconformity. They’re also keen on spotting perverts everywhere except the obvious places, namely evangelical […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday April 27 2022
It is a strategy that is brilliant in its simplicity and effectiveness, but they won’t do it. Free Idea for Moderate Democrats: Criticize Republicans Conservative positions on abortion and LGBT rights are astoundingly unpopular. It could be better sledding for moderates than condemning their own party. BY RYAN COOPER Over the last week or so, […]
This is how democracy ends – THE FLORIDA FASCIST STRIKE FORCE
DeSantis continues his strong move toward the Republican nomination in 2024 by creating a yahoo police force to intimidate people trying to vote. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a sweeping voting overhaul billthat establishes a new election police force — giving his administration a new way to probe election crimes.With the GOP governor’s […]
Song of the Day 4/26: Fleetwood Mac, “Tusk”
Does Weird Al Yankovic take requests? If so, would someone please forward mine? I think this Lindsey Buckingham tune screams out for use as a salute to the current world’s richest man and second-greatest egotistical con artist, Elon Musk. C’mon, Al! A waiting world needs “Musk.” “Tusk” might be Fleetwood Mac’s unlikeliest hit — it […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday April 26 2022
I actually feel sorry for the rubes who still think justice is going to catch up with the Trump crime family. NY judge holds Trump in contempt, issues daily $10K fines until he complies with AG I don’t know. Is Mattea Roach a problematic Jeopardy champion, or is she simply not for me? Jeopardy! champ […]
Song of the Day 4/25: Sweet, “Little Willy”
EARWORM ALERT Were they glam? Bubblegum? Power pop? Sweet was all of those things and more, depending on the song and the whims of their writer/producer, Mike Chapman, and his partner Nicky Chinn. Those two were aspiring songwriters in 1970 when they met the lads from The Sweetshop, as they were originally billed, who had […]
Coons Flip/Flops on US Troops in Ukraine
During April 14th remarks at the University of Michigan, Coons was plainspoken about potentially sending U.S. troops to fight in Ukraine: “We are in a very dangerous moment where it is important that, in a bipartisan and measured way, we in Congress and the administration come to a common position about when we are willing […]
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