How often have I written in the past that the GOP's ability to message effectively, and especially preemptively had to turn Democratic stomachs. After all, it was their rapid response messaging of the ACA that led to the astroturf Tea...
These are people, I swear, when they put one foot forward, they have absolutely NO idea of what to do with the other foot  Tom Jimson  Drowned Hopes
Welcome back. I swear, some nights the fun just never ends! As...
One of the most common misperceptions about the Republican Party is that it really wasn't that bad until crazy far-right voters put Donald Trump into the Oval Office. That is not only a lie, it's a dangerous rewriting of...
The problem with any natural disaster, whether it be wildfire, tornado, hurricane, or global pandemic, is that the immediacy of dealing with the disaster obviously commands all attention. And the longer the disaster persists, the longer attention is focused solely on...
Look for, the union label  Garment Union ad jingle
If there's one thing you know immediately about President Joe Biden, it's that he's a union man to his toes. Come on guys, sing along!, you all know the words, The...
Mitch McConnell is a purely political animal and he has been in politics for a very long time. He has seen this show before. He knows he won't have the gavel next year. Therefore, McConnell went to his next,...
Look, I already know that all of my readers are card carrying Mensa members, otherwise you would never be able to figure out what I'm talking about. But as we celebrate the passage of the Covid relief bill, I...
When I hear stuff in the media these days, and want to evaluate its worth, I've had to create a new rule. If what I read or hear sounds too brain dead stupid to be true, I check to...
Corporations are people too, my friends.  Mitt Romney
Anybody remember that old line from the Mittster? I sure as hell do. It was pundit gold, and along with his imbecilic "47%" comment from a closed fund raiser, sealed Romney's 2012...
It's said that the Devil's greatest accomplishment is convincing people that he doesn't exist. In like fashion the Republican party's greatest achievement is in convincing the working class that it is its friend. Nothing could be farther from the...
