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More Guns = More Gun Deaths (Everything else is spin and bullshit)

By jason330 February 20, 201842 Comments

Gun fetishists, 2nd Amendment enthusiasts, mass murder supporters have so many arguments. They are all bullshit. The United States has more guns and as a result we have more gun…

Open Thread Feb. 20: The Content of the GOP’s Character [UPDATED]

By Alby February 20, 201812 Comments

Lest we think all the bad behavior by Republicans and their white enablers is going unnoticed, Paul Krugman notes that their fealty to Trump exposes the rot at the core of…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 20, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 20, 2018

Saw this obit in the NYTimes. Arthur Robinson...: ...or Mr. Okra, as pretty much everyone called him, who rolled each day through the streets of New Orleans in a loudly…

Just a Couple of Random Thoughts About Guns

By Alby February 19, 201851 Comments

"Guns don't kill people." Then why does the Army issue one to every soldier? "Gun control won't stop people bent on murder." Yet virtually every kind of crime one can…

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…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 19, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 19, 20184 Comments

Feeling nostalgic for Obama on this Presidents' Day? How about some Chicago soul wishing we could just turn back the hands of time (h/t to Alby)?:

Happy President’s Day

By jason330 February 19, 2018

Only 199 days until Primary Day - September 6, 2018

Only 259 days until mid-terms.

Why did Russia work to elect Trump?

By jason330 February 18, 201829 Comments

Through cyber warfare attacks and old fashioned espionage, Russia worked to elect Trump. The question now is, why? There are a couple of likely reasons and the final answer may…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 18, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 18, 20182 Comments

Nathan Arizona closes out a great week: "The best band of the 1990s Brit-pop era and one of the best guitar-rock bands ever. The Gallagher brothers who led Oasis feuded…

Wagner Won’t Seek Re-Election, Auditor Race Wide Open

By Alby February 17, 201833 Comments

State auditor Tom Wagner announced Saturday night at the annual Kent County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner that because of ongoing health problems, he won't seek an eighth term. This…

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…

Song Of The Day: Feb. 17, 2018

By El Somnambulo February 17, 20182 Comments

Nathan Arizona Day 6: Perfect way to start your Saturday. "Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd were two American jazzmen who picked up early on Brazilian bossa nova. Tom Jobim’s “Desafinado”…

A Tale of Two Trump Stories

By Alby February 16, 2018

Two major pieces of journalism about Donald Trump hit the pixels today. One concerns the possibility he committed treason. The other is about a Playboy model who says she had…