rom 7pm to mid-afternoon the next day, every day, Fox is pure, stupid, unvarnished rage for the old and the ignorant.” Thomas Nichols Well, of course it is, and we make note of it near daily around here, and have lots...
The damnably brilliant conservative writer George F'in Will has penned a piece in the Post that is making news, mostly because it has an eyeball grabbing headline. But, anyone who simply reads the headline is missing a critical message...
Take a little stroll with me for a moment down memory lane. You won't need a backpack, we're not going that far, only a couple of weeks. But I think you'll find it worth the trip. Flash back just a...
Another small misguided step for Donald Trump, another leap into the abyss for the United States. With Tuesday’s announcement that the U.S. is pulling out of the agreement to constrain Iran’s nuclear program and reimpose sanctions, our credibility on...
It is primary day today in West Virginia (among several other states in and around the same area), and it's a rather significant one. West Virginia went for Trump by 42% points, and yet has a Democratic Senator, Joe...
Chris Cillizza of CNN has an article out today on the CNN website that is one of the smartest, most concise analysis that I have seen in a long time on the state of the race with 6 months...
Major American media companies are in consensus, an announcement on the Iran deal is expected soon, possibly by the end of the day. Trump has every reason to get the decision "done," desperately trying to drive news that he...
Apparently the National Rifle Association has a built in shelf life for homicidal megalomania. And so, one of my all time favorite rawhide chew toys, Wayne LaPierre, is going to slither back under his rock. Which left the NRA...
Just remember, this is not news, okay? This is how we expect our Mondays to begin, because Monday follows Sunday, and big important news shows take place on Sunday. Thus, it would be unusual for the current President of...
It is an old political axiom that voters are motivated to vote "for" something rather than against a person or issue. Democrats utilized that very principle, talking up their priorities and programs for the nation, to make great strides...

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