When someone, just about anyone, not just ex-NFL meathead Matt Birk, above, starts a sentence with the phrase “they always” it’s best to prick up your ears because they are about to tell you something about who they are...
I wrote earlier about how 47 Republican House members joined the Democrats to pass gay marriage legislation. It was a purely practical decision on their part, taking into account their constituent feelings. And now the pressure is on the...
You all know that one of my favorite phrases is I love it when a plan comes together. But on days like today, especially when it involves the GOP, I have another one, I love it when a plan goes to shit! Yesterday...
I gotta tell you, this J6 committee has been so much worse than the GOP caucus ever even imagined. At this point I can't help but wonder if McConnell and McCarthy don't wish that they had just told Trump...
"Bye baby goodbye, bye-bye, so long farewell, bye baby goodbye." -- See You In September This is an intriguing situation here. Bill Barr, before leaving office, issued a memo saying in essence that nobody in the Department of Justice could...
That popping sound you hear is Mitch McConnell pulling the plug out of a jug of Kentucky bourbon before he pops a blood vessel and we don't blame him. McConnell thought it would be great for a football hero...
Listen, I get it, Steve Schmidt has made some questionable choices in life, not the least of which are becoming a Republican in the first place and helping to elevate an utter joke to the status of contender for...
This is going, sadly, almost exactly how I expected it would. The far right majority Jesus wheezers on the Supreme Court use their dictatorial powers to overturn Roe v Wade. Then the far right GOP controlled legislatures in states went into...
After months of legal wrangling, the Steve Bannon contempt of congress trial kicked off today with jury selection, and right off of the bat it threw me for a loop. In covering the trial today, MSNBC reported that jury selection...
Politics and entertainment are an unholy and volatile match, but it also seems to be a uniquely American one. At least in the era of Trump, or where Trump is still a part of the narrative. This Friday in...

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