I’m tired of playing defense on this. I don’t want to argue to stop them from making it harder to vote, I want to argue for ways to make it easier to vote and have them try to stop it.
Category: The Long Game
Louie Gohmert invoked The Air Bud Rule
While the House Judiciary Committee was conducting official business the Republican Party objected to on entirely political grounds, meaning that the investigation would uncover republican criminality and corruption they wish to leave covered, one representative, Louie Gohmert decided that he would disrupt the hearing by making noise. When confronted about this, he stated “Then there’s… Continue reading Louie Gohmert invoked The Air Bud Rule
Thrilling Tales of Chickenshit Conservatism: BLM Edition
When someone claims to support the policing reforms being won by the BLM protests but insists they can not support BLM because they prefer ‘all lives matter’ they are engaging in a disingenuous tactic I call Chickenshit Conservatism, taking a cue from the Dead Kennedy’s song Chickenshit Conformist. I consider Chickenshit Conservatism to be a… Continue reading Thrilling Tales of Chickenshit Conservatism: BLM Edition
COVID-9-11
Think of what we were asked to do to prevent another 9/11 and how little we are being asked to do to prevent the deaths of our families and friends now.
Republicans love Socialism almost as much as they hate Americans
All the current discussion about Coronavirus bailouts for hotels, hospitality, skittish markets and the energy sector reminded me of this chart from a few weeks back. Trump’s signature domestic policy is a big government socialist wall built on confiscated private property just like Khrushchev built. His signature economic policy is tax payer funded subsidies to… Continue reading Republicans love Socialism almost as much as they hate Americans
Never Trump Jurassic Park
When looking at a never Trumper, always ask yourself “What side of the containment gate are they?”
Understanding the Trump years by watching someone eating mayonnaise out of a jar with their fingers.
Conservatives do you really want to understand how liberals feel about Trump? Imagine how you’d feel if you walked into your kitchen and saw someone eating mayonnaise from a jar with their fingers. Just standing there in front of an open fridge with a jar in one hand and the mayo being licked off the… Continue reading Understanding the Trump years by watching someone eating mayonnaise out of a jar with their fingers.
Jeff Flake doesn't understand the Republican Party
“The former senator, who was a frequent critic of Trump, called on his former colleagues to put themselves through a “simple test.” And that involves asking, “What if President Barack Obama had engaged in precisely the same behavior?” From: slate.com https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/jeff-flake-urges-senate-republicans-put-country-over-party-impeachment-trial.html Jeff, they would reverse themselves. You should know, you were there. You watched your… Continue reading Jeff Flake doesn't understand the Republican Party
Mitch McConnell is burning down the country so he can collect the insurance money.
Call it what it is, burning down the country to collect the insurance money.
Using the military as a campaign prop. Nothing new.
If you pretend politicized national intelligence started with Trump, you’ll never be able to actually address the problem, let alone fix it.