Being disengaged in our current political climate because “both sides are the same” is like equating someone who once ate a pig-in-a-blanket as an hors d’ouvre at a party to Joey Chestnut downing 70 hot dogs at the Nathan’s July 4th contest.
This NY Times story about Democrats presuming Republicans would play nice regarding the confirmation of even more conservative federal judges reminded me (for the 937,685th time) that GOPers are Lucy with the football & Democrats are Charlie Brown believing she’ll really let him kick it this time. Wrong again, Chuck! Schumer and his fellow senators-in-the-minority […]
Good for Jason Kander for going public with his PTSD/depression, which may encourage others. But I can’t help but wonder how this would have been politically exploited if he’d made the announcement AND continued to run for mayor of Kansas City. I’m referring to how his opponent might have made it ugly after Kander’s admission. […]
I’m curious and need answers: If Brett Kavanaugh does not advance to the Supreme Court, does he get to keep his seat on the Court Of Appeals in DC? If so, would he be obligated to recuse himself in hyper-political cases? Could he still drink too much beer? The answers, as provided by readers: Yes, […]
Observations on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford… Is it just me or did crotchety Chuck Grassley sound like crotchety Hume Cronyn reading his will in “Brewster’s Millions”? During a break in the Christine Blasey Ford hearing on MSNBC, I couldn’t help but smirk about the analyst Cynthia […]
The revulsion for all things Trump that comes out of retiring Arizona Senator Jeff Flake’s mouth would be a lot more meaningful if it was connected to the part of his brain that makes him vote with Trump 83% of the time. So, regardless of what he says publicly about Brett Kavanaugh, he’ll likely still […]