(Above: Kim Olson)
Texas’ 24th Congressional District, in the north Dallas/Ft. Worth suburbs, used to be reliably blue until it was gerry-rigged in 2003 giving Republicans the upper hand. Republican Kenny Marchant was elected in 2006 with 60% of the vote, but Democrat...
I’m getting too old for this shit. When i began obsessing on politics, back in my teens, following the game the way other guys followed box scores, and housewives followed soap operas, there were two kinds of politicians. There...
For those of you, like me, who were working or otherwise engaged yesterday and missed the Mueller Report Hearing, here is a clip of smart-as-a-whip Joyce Vance’s testimony.
Nothing new here, but her presentation is sharp and compelling.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1138176542830469124
And this from...
There might be a good reason for this, but if there isn’t I’m hacked off.
NBC News
“After a dispute over comments by Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., about the death of migrant children at the southern border during a heated budget...
You really can’t make this sh*t up.
TPM
“It began on Tuesday when he attacked Dr. Peter Hotez, an outspoken advocate for vaccination.
“You are bought and paid for by the biggest special interest in politics,” Stickland tweeted. “Do our state a favor...
Conservative Mark Green (R-TN) sponsored a measure to require the House Oversight Committee to forward a transcript of Michael Cohen's remarks to DOJ for investigation, alleging that Cohen had perjured himself by lying to Congress. That measure was tabled...
This isn’t whimsical, there actually is an almost insanely easy solution to the government shutdown, and one that gives every side the ability to claim a “win” on the issue. And funnily enough, the basic mechanics are already in place.
There is...
The old saying goes something like “Hang separately or hang together.” And boy, oh boy, are we ever getting a full length feature film on that principle right now. And if “elections have consequences,” those consequences are pounding the...
Rachel Maddow reported last night that after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin finished briefing a bipartisan group of House members yesterday about the admin’s decision to drop sanctions against Manafort’s BFF Oleg Deripaska, he complained to reporters about having having to take a...
2019 is definitely one for the books and it’s only three days old. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib already made headlines today taking her oath of office on Thomas Jefferson’s copy of the 1743 translation of the Koran, and she was quoted...
