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Why are the Republicans in Texas impeaching Paxton just because he’s a criminal?

Monday, May 29, 2023

I have been mulling over the Ken Paxton situation in Texas, ever since I read this article. He has been impeached, the argument being that he has committed various crimes, which is undoubtedly true. However, we are long past the time when Republicans care about criminal behavior by their fellow Republicans. The standard response is […]

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Fellow alum makes good

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

I am quite proud of the fact that Justin Pearson, one of the two legislators thrown out of the Tennessee legislature, apparently for the crime of being black, is a fellow alum of Bowdoin College, as is Deray McKesson, a well known Black Lives Matter activist. Speaking of Black Lives Matter, I seem to recall […]

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Something that might happen in an alternate universe

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

It occurred to me that there might be an opening in the GOP primaries for a candidate whose message is “I am sane” or words to that effect. I do think there remains within the Republican Party a significant segment of people who are not insane, but have simply failed to accept the fact that […]

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A step too far?

Sunday, January 29, 2023

It is a political fact of life in this country that Republicans get themselves elected by distracting their base, inasmuch as their actual priorities consist mainly in screwing that base. It always reminds me of the Bob Dylan song, Only a Pawn in Their Game, that taught me as a young teen about the political […]

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George Santos again

Friday, January 20, 2023

I have tried to confess on those rare occasions (well, I say they’re rare!) when I’ve been wrong, but in this case I have an excuse. When the George Santos story first reared its head, or at least first came to the attention of the wider population, I predicted that it would soon fade, as […]

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A liar of Trumpian proportions

Saturday, December 31, 2022

I confess to being somewhat fascinated by the saga of George Santos. If we discover much more, we have to confess that he makes Trump look like a truth teller. If you’ve been following the story you already know that one of the lies drawing the attention of prosecutors is his claim on financial disclosure […]

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January 6th transcripts-Roger Stone

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

This is my third post reviewing, one by one, the transcripts released by the January 6th committee. This time it’s Roger Stone. This will be short and sweet. I think at some point that I’ll get to the transcripts in which witnesses give substantive answers. Stone took the fifth to each and every question he […]

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January 6th transcripts, John Eastman

Monday, December 26, 2022

Much to my surprise I have gotten through the second transcript recently released by the January 6th committee. This is an easy one. It was the deposition of John Eastman, the lawyer who came up with the bullshit theory that the Vice President could throw out the electoral votes of any state he chose in […]

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It’s always okay if you’re a Republican

Friday, December 23, 2022

Ever since I started blogging, which was many moons ago, bloggers on our side of the fence have used the acronym IOKYAR to refer to what has become almost a legal rule in this country. It’s simply okay to transgress moral or legal norms if you’re a Republican. It is particularly okay so far as […]

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Does she contradict herself?

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

It’s not exactly an original observation, inasmuch as Republican irrationality is nothing new, but this one really struck me. It seems that Ronna McDaniel wants to know why Republicans are not voting for every single Republican, no matter how half assed or fascistic, or both, that a given candidate may be, as we find when […]

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