I’m not exactly on the brink of despair, but Too Much Coffee Man (AMS) is close enough, because I’m beyond the brink of disgust and, yes, very worried about the immediate future. Come to think of it, that may be the definition of “brink of despair,” since I’m not quite in despair yet. However, I […]
Pat Bagley reached the same conclusion just before it apparently dawned on Congress that Tommy Tuberville’s precious stunt was providing aid and comfort to our opponents, who could become our enemies. Fortunately, even the lockstep Republicans have begun breaking ranks to begin approving the promotions Tuberville has been blocking in his one-man crusade to deny […]
There were a boatload of primaries the other day and now it’s on to November, and, as Dave Granlund says, we’ll be anxiously covering the mud slinging as part of what in media parlance is called “Horserace Coverage.” We won’t talk about policies or plans, because that’s boring. Besides, nobody cares. They just want to […]
Ann Telnaes has a bit of fun with Republican sewer rats who pretend ignorance of Dear Leader’s increasingly unhinged Tweets, notably his delusional, imbecilic repeating of an insane conspiracy theory from OANN, his favorite Russian-connected propaganda outlet. Innocent ignorance is easy. Intentional ignorance is beginning to take some real effort. Particularly when Presidential paranoid […]
Peter Brookes leads off today with a cartoon about the UK elections that resonates in the US. There are plenty of political analysts who link Boris Johnson’s stunning victory to the radical policies of his chief opponent, Jeremy Corbin, and American commentators have suggested that Democrats are heading down the same path to defeat if […]
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. — Proverbs 26:11 In the aftermath of every election, wise observers conclude that the “horse race” coverage was not only lazy but detracted from what could be, and should be, more useful and intelligent comparisons of candidates. And then, in the next […]
Too Much Coffee Man must be seeing the same proud postings on social media that I am: People being anxious to let the universe know that they’ve never watched “Game of Thrones.” I’ll confess that I find chirping about how excited you are for the new season of the show a little annoying, but social […]