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One of life’s mysteries

Thursday, April 23, 2020

I know all these people must be smarter than me. For instance, I never could have masterminded the theft of an election like Brian Kemp did. But even I have noticed that more than one person who has loyally done as Trump asks has had reason to echo these lines from Paul Simon’s Paranoia Blues: I […]

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Another blast from the past

Monday, February 10, 2020

I’ve mentioned before that I keep a diary on my Ipad, in which I’ve tried, along with my own pathetically dull life, to chronicle the day to day developments related to the Orange menace. Four years ago the New Hampshire primary had just taken place, and I wrote this: In other news, there’s no other […]

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A shock: Republicans continue to be Republicans

Monday, January 27, 2020

I have been totally bewildered by the raft of blog posts and news articles proclaiming that John Bolton’s book excerpt changes everything! Even if it did, the Republicans would find a way to ignore it. For once, though, they’re telling the truth when they say it adds nothing to the case. There is already ample evidence in […]

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Pompeo melts down

Friday, January 24, 2020

It has been a given, and still is, that the Republicans will acquit the genius, but if recent events are any indication, it may also be the case that they see the walls pressing in upon them, no matter what they do. Today, we all learned that there’s a tape in which Trump’s obvious lie […]

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Do I smell a rat?

Monday, January 6, 2020

I understand that John Bolton has announced that he will honor a subpoena to the Senate trial if he receives one. I also understand that he is a big cheerleader for an Iranian war, and is quite happy with the genius’s recent actions with respect to that country. If I were advising Nancy and the […]

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In which I look on the bright side

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Today we learned, and its does not come as a shock, that 53% of Republicans think Trump is a better president than Lincoln. This is no surprise inasmuch as the Republican Party is now the American Nazi party, and Lincoln is not exactly a favorite of racists. After all, he bears a lot of responsibility for […]

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I’m definitely missing something here

Saturday, November 2, 2019

So, it appears that Republican Senators are set to enter the last stage of every Trump defense: sure he did it, but there’s nothing wrong with what he did. Okay, so maybe I’m missing something, but doesn’t that also sort of undercut the notion that the thing that Joe Biden didn’t do, that Trump wanted investigated, […]

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Don’t hold your breath

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

According to Vanity Fair, Mitt Romney is secretly plotting to lead the Republican pro-conviction forces in the Senate. (Fun fact: the Senate doesn’t impeach, it convicts): According to people close to Romney, he’s firmly decided against primarying Trump, an enterprise he believes to be a sure loser given Trump’s enduring GOP support. Romney has also told […]

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It’s easy to see when they’re afraid

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

It’s easy to see when the right wing is afraid of someone. They start engaging in hysterical attacks. We saw it with AOC, we’ve seen it with Elizabeth Warren, and we haven’t seen it with Joe Biden. I’m not talking about digging up dirt, I’m talking about crazy.  So all hail Greta Thunberg, who has […]

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I beg to differ

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Lawrence O’Donnell thinks that John Bolton’s inevitable book could have a significant impact on the 2020 election. I beg to differ. I certainly agree that Bolton’s book will be timed to have an impact, because that timing will maximize sales and free pundit plugs, but the question is: how many votes will he sway from the R […]

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