There is some serious nuttiness in the American southwest right now. It's not limited to Arizona, unfortunately, but it is crescendoing in the Kari Lake race for governor. Lake has taken out all the stops and has pledged herself to...
It's one of the oldest sayings I know, You can't fight City Hall. It started out as a political bromide about the futility of trying to fight the government if you thought what they were doing sucked, but over time has...
For those of you not familiar with southern colloquialisms “Grinning like a ‘possom eating a briar” refers to the expression that ugly marsupial wears on his face when he is trying to enjoy the sweet fruit of a briar...
Man! It's like Deja Vu all over again   Yogi Berra Mitch McConnell can't be a very happy camper right now. He's got to be starting to feel like Bill Murray's character in Groundhogs' Day, which is music to my ears. I'll explain. As...
In Hawaiian, "Aloha" means both "hello" and "Goodbye." Which just shows that if you spend enough time in the sun, surrounded by water, you don't know if you're coming or going   George Carlin You know, we all know that sometimes...
I cannot imagine anything more offensive to the ideals of American Democracy than stationing Police Officers and military personnel at polling places to spy on your fellow citizens as they vote, yet this is exactly what disgraced General Michael...
Wow. This is getting pretty far out on a limb, even for the likes of Gym Jim Jordan. It's only November 2, 2022. America has not yet voted, except for mail-in ballots and some early votes cast. That said,...
There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear   Buffalo Springfield   For What It's worth Sorry. I know I just wrote about that tune last night, but the damn song is so catchy, and the phrase is actually topical...
Over at AlterNet columnist D. Earl Stephens has written a great piece praising the three women elected to Michigan’s Highest offices - Democrats Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson who were swept...
What in the world is going on with a Trump sycophant defying the Mango Monarch two weeks before Election Day, 2022 and unleashing an intraparty skirmish? Let alone one over disbursement of funds, let alone at a time when...

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