Chuck Todd actually can be a good journalist when he wants to be a good journalist, and Todd seems to always bring his A-game when he goes against Jim Jordan, as he did today. Let's get right to the...
You know, presidential historian and House Librarian Doris Kerns Goodwin is a real Babe Ruth today, she just keeps knocking it out of the park. And on Rachel Maddow tonight, she may have just provided a clue as to...
Congressman John Lewis called today for courage from the GOP, courage not nearly so impressive as he displayed at Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 1965, but courage they simply do not possess: https://twitter.com/repjohnlewis/status/1158512086810542087 Rancho Santa Fe Review “Lewis has dedicated...
Memo To: Democratic Candidates Subject: Campaign slogan Hey gang! Congratulations and thanks. Congratulations for being serious candidates, in position to help to literally save the Republic from the Mongrel Horde that is threatening the gates of democracy. And thanks for putting your...
You know, watching His Lowness desperately trying to keep the SS Trumptanic from sliding under the surface reminds me of a cartoon I used to watch when I was a kid. The character is standing in front of a...
History is replete with examples of really shitty governments offering terrible governing principles, but most of them have 1 thing in common. A strong, charismatic superstar at the top who brings it all together. And once they're gone, there's...
In order to keep your faith intact, make sure it remains unsullied by fact Let's start here. From day one, Trump has not only survived, but thrived on The Big Lie. The funny thing is that The Big Lie turned out to be rather elastic,...
I’d like to take a minute to draw a couple of distinctions about the upcoming Mueller report, and the soon to begin congressional committee hearings. The Mueller investigation is not necessarily These two investigations do not necessarily dovetail with...
I love it when some dumb ass gives a bunch of kids a whole bag of Snickers, which they immediately inhale, and then watch them bounce around the room like a family of kangaroos, demolishing the place. But I...
Michael Avenatti went on TV again today (it is a day that ends in "y" even a three day weekend won't deter him) and this time drove a promising stake through the heart of the Trump claim that it...

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