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Coons’ Super Secret Bipartisan Caucus Not Looking So Good
Coons’ Super Secret Bipartisan Senate Caucus that is going to “work together” to “get things done for the American people” is off to a rough start.
Pat Toomey, the one known member of the Super Secret Bipartisan Senate Caucus and Senator who Coons is “eager to work with”, is trying to fuckup the stimulus and hamstring Joe Biden.
It is almost as if the Super Secret Bipartisan Senate Caucus only exists in Coons’ imagination.
Song of the Day 12/18: Alex Boyé, “Little Drummer Boy”
Originally titled “Carol of the Drum,” this Christmas standard was written in 1941 by an American composer, Katherine Kennicott Davis, who mostly wrote music for the choir at Wellesley College, where she was a student and later a teacher. It’s usually given a somewhat somber treatment, but not by English-born Nigerian Alex Boyé, a onetime […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 18, 2020
Trump Screwing Up Vaccine Shipments? Feds cut shipments to states while Pfizer claims there are plenty of doses to send. Sen. Kelly Loeffler Got A $2 Mill Contribution In Exchange For… a favorable ruling from her husband. Oh, I know, there’s no proof of a quid pro quo. Just the incredible coincidence in the timing. […]
Song of the Day 12/17: Keb’ Mo’, “Jingle Bell Jamboree”
I’m not sure when Keb’ Mo’ wrote or recorded this tune. It shows up on compilation albums as far back as 1999, and he released it himself on a 2011 EP. Its mention of CDs dates it to sometime in the ’90s. It’s not likely to become a classic, but I like the way it […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 17, 2020
Azar Ratfucks Biden With Rosy Vaccine Scenario. Coons and Azar must’ve been in the same Ratfucking class at Hah-vahd. A day was likely devoted to literally reaching across the aisle. Big Tobacco Promotes Itself As Best Tool For Smoking Cessation. The solution? Brand-new tobacco products that don’t require smoking. The Ideal Gift For The Trump-Hater […]
This is stupid – so it will probably happen
President-elect Joe Biden is considering some well-known Republicans — think Meg Whitman types — for Commerce secretary as a way to signal to red-state Americans he understands their concerns and plans to address them.
Red state Americans don’t give a fuck about Meg Whitman. They don’t want to see “signals” of friendship from Biden. They want to see his head on a pike.
Song of the Day 12/16: Louis Armstrong, “Zat You, Santa Claus?”
The music makes it sound more like a Halloween song than a Christmas tune, but it’s a valid question — who’s that at the door so late? It’s a reminder that a fat white guy trying to get into your house in the middle of the night isn’t necessarily St. Nick. Satchmo recorded this tune […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Russian Software Was Hiding In Plain Sight. Homeland Security, the agency charged with ferreting it out, was infected by it. How the Russians did it. How The White House Destroyed The CDC. Its strategy: Washington’s dismissal of science, the White House’s slow suffocation of the agency’s voice, the meddling in its messages and the siphoning […]
Song of the Day 12/15: Diana Krall, “Christmas Time Is Here”
Yesterday I said “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was the saddest Christmas song, and Nathan Arizona nominated this one as a challenger. He’s almost right — almost. This is the most depressing Christmas song, which is a little different. Lee Mendelson’s lyrics list the subtle joys of the season, all undercut by the melancholy […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Rich Countries ‘Clear The Shelves’ Of Vaccine Doses. Vaccines: The new TP. Barr’s Resignation Letter. Did Barr really write this drivel? Looks like he signed a letter probably dictated by Trump. Barrf bags recommended. WH Chief Of Security Was Deathly-Ill With Covid. White House kept it quiet, likely hasn’t contributed one penny to his recovery. […]
Coons’ Buddy Azar Helping Trump Set Up Shit Show for Biden
In one last FU to America, Trump is setting up unrealistic expectations for when Americans can actually expect to see widespread distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. During an interview on the “Today Show” Health and Human Services Secretary Alexander Azar said that the average American will be able to get vaccinated at their local pharmacy […]
Joe Biden Must Unite The Nation
Actually, no. This is always bullshit and the country is almost always split within a 60-40 range on practically any issue or person you can think of. This is one of the many ways that the basic idea that “lefties need to shut the fuck up and the right wing needs to get whatever they want” is expressed in The Discourse.
I’m sure Biden’s going to give a bunch of speeches designed to appeal to “David Brooks” (“David Brooks” is just the stage act of David Brooks, who in reality also doesn’t give a shit) about coming together and all that, and it’ll only matter if he believes his own bullshit. Which he probably does. But it won’t matter in the sense of UNIFYING THE COUNTRY because that’s a stupid goal anyway.
Duncan Black gets it. Also – Coons is a liar or a moron to continually prattle on about working with Republicans. It is Kabuki staged to please a handful of media gatekeepers.
Song of the Day 12/14: Judy Garland, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Jason said a few days ago that he’s not ready for a “little” Christmas, so to help him out I’m starting this year’s 12 Days of Christmas Music with the song that advocates exactly that. Not only is this the saddest of all Christmas standards, its lyrics seem prescient about Christmas 2020: Through the years […]
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