Traditionally, even in presidential years, this is the slowest time of the year for political news. Congress is on their August recess, and most vacations are over with, or just wrapping up. Parents are just finishing up last minute...
The New York Times recently ran a front-page story illustrating the stark similarities in the language Fox News commentators and right-wing radio personalities routinely use to describe migrants from south of the border and the El Paso shooter’s screed he posted on 8chan...
August 14 was the worst day of the year for the stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 800 points, or 3% and that makes for a net loss of almost 7% in the past three weeks. Additionally,...
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo  Meditation enlightenment chant
Calm your mind grasshopper, there are many long miles to go until this journey is complete. Or maybe not. Seems to me that we've been down this road before, and it turned out to be more...
Here are a few images to warm your heart. These show Trump's approval numbers in all 50 states translated to electoral votes.
https://twitter.com/Politidope/status/1160931484376522755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1160931484376522755&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2F2019%2F08%2Felectoral-map-based-on-trumps-latest-state-by-state-approval-numbers-shows-him-suffering-historic-2020-defeat%2F
https://twitter.com/Politidope/status/1154126182423715842
As you see, there has been a steady progression towards Trump losing in just the past few weeks....
Ah, what a time to be alive, eh? If you're a Democrat, the old refrain is as comfortable as the chorus of "Me and my Bobby McGee." Democrats suck in the midterms due to a depressed voter turnout caused...
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...
All men are created equal. Some are just more equal than others.  Old Joke
Most pundits are fond of saying that the 2020 election will be a "base" election. Then again, most pundits, including me, have our heads so far up...
I swear, I'm not really that big of a dumb ass. But can I help it if every time I reach a totally logical conclusion, some paddlefoot comes clomping in and demolishes the whole thing, like it's a six-year-old's sand...
Aloha Democratic 2020 Presidential hopefuls! Howz it going guys and gals? Y'all should be feeling your oats right about now. The eight of you who have already qualified for the September debates should be on top of the world....
