Matt Wuerker (Politico) suggests that reports of the death of the GOP have not been greatly exaggerated, and not only do I agree, but I think he’s kind in labeling that monitor “Grip on Reality” rather than “Brain Function,” though they amount to the same thing. As noted here the other day, Republicans who, in […]
Timing is everything, and, when I first saw this Matt Wuerker (Politico) piece, I planned to feature it with an amusing discursion on Willie Sutton, who was something of a celebrity bank robber, in that, after serving his time, he popped up on the interview circuit. As it happens, he denied ever saying that he […]
(Editor’s Note: There is no Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times.” However, these are certainly interesting times.) We’ve already discussed Trump’s — or the RNC’s — scam of hiding pre-checked boxes turning one-time donations into recurring contributions that drained MAGAt bank accounts. In that entry, I said his supporters were unlikely to […]
Some headline writer at the New York Times has won the Captain Obvious award for that one, though I prefer Ann Telnaes (WaPo)‘s graphic take on things, which, in turn, is partially inspired by a ghastly, hilarious, horrifying Bulwark piece by Charlie Sykes, headlined “Lordy, There Were Hula Hoops.” And, lordy, there were. That NYTimes […]
Matt Davies (AMS) cartoons for Newsday, which makes Andrew Cuomo his governor, which gives him standing to address the current issue. There are 23 Democratic governors and 27 Republican governors, by the way, which is relevant within their states and not all that relevant elsewhere. In the case of NY, it means that, […]
It’s hard to rank all the disparate pieces of news these days, but let’s start with the destruction of the Republican Party, which isn’t really “news,” since it is part of a process that began a generation or so ago, when Newt Gingrich and his cohorts began a transformation that saw a lot of right-leaning […]