Joe Van Winkle is bad at running for President
Rolling out a talking point designed to appeal to 20 or so beltway insiders and NOBODY else, Biden says he might nominate Merrick Garland to SCOTUS again. That's "looking toward…
Democrats don’t need “moderates” to win
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Hi Dem "moderate" & fuck you. We don't need your kind, or conservatives who don't like Trump to win elections. Jeet Heer at The Nation, explains why Democrats don’t need…
Song of the Day 7/5: Barnstorm, “Turn to Stone”
Even Joe Walsh fans tend to forget that after he left the James Gang and before he joined the Eagles, Walsh moved from Cleveland to Colorado, where he formed a…
DL Open Thread: Fri., July 5, 2019
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Man, Wasn't That Trump Event Really Somethin'? There's a lot more where that came from. Like Right Here. I can't even. The Twitter response to this was what you'd expect:…
Song of the Day 7/4: Bruce Springsteen, “Born in the USA”
This song has a complicated history because of its use as a rollerball in the culture wars, but it's interesting that the version that became a hit was never planned…
Tom Carper’s AI generated Independence Day email logarithm
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What to make of this? I think the best explaination is that it is a "weekend at Bernies" situation in which Carper's staff is trying to give the impression that Tom Carper is still alive.
Trump’s July 4th is a scandal that would bring down a legitimate President
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Not being a legitimately elected President has given Trump the ability to ignore laws at will. Josh Marshall give a brief snapshot of all the laws he will be breaking…
DL Open Thread: Thurs., July 4, 2019
Trump Ruins 4th Of July. At least $30 mill for his vanity exercise. Betcha it ends up costing a lot more. Trump Ruins 4th Of July. Could be a clusterbleep.…
‘Bulo’s 4th Of July Annual Musical Trilogy
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Same 3 songs. Every year. Can't improve on perfection:
Song of the Day 7/3: Ray Charles, “America the Beautiful”
This should be the national anthem, and I don't mean just the song itself but this rendition of it. Accept no substitutes. It is no accident that Charles starts with…
Legislative Leftovers: A Few Post-July 1 Crumbs
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*While the first leg of a constitutional amendment permitting 'no-excuses absentee voting' was stalled by Rethugs in the Senate, another bill with much more potential to enable early voting passed…
After Trump, what to do about Fox News?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of…
DL Open Thread: Wed., July 3, 2019
National Park Service Biting The Bullet For Trump's Show Of Military Might. Compensation, much? IG Report: Conditions At Border Detention Centers Even Worse Than Imagined. Fake news no more. BTW,…