A New Low For Dumb Questions
Here’s my reaction to the incredibly dumb questions asked by not one, but two White House reporters during Joe Biden’s first presidential press conference yesterday — and why young progressives must stop being so impatient with him.
Being Better Begins
A few weeks ago, a friend asked, “Do you think things will be better as soon as Biden takes over?” Here’s my answer.
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Randall Lane, chief content officer and editor of Forbes, issues a warning to any company that hires Trump’s foremost liars and apologists (Kayleigh McEnany, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Jennifer Grisham, Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway).
An Updated “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington”
Here’s some sample dialogue from a modern remake of the Frank Capra classic.
The Day After
The Day After: I have lots to say about yesterday’s attack on the US Capitol by Trump cult members, including questions about why the Capitol Police and FBI didn’t know what to expect after plans were posted publicly on right-wing social media.
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Politico has put together a list of some of the biggest predictions made in 2020 that were flat out wrong (by Trump, Pence, Pelosi, Carville, Begala, Mulvaney, Cruz, Elon Musk, and others). Hurray for accountability!
You Were All On The Same Ballot
I have a few questions about the latest Trump-backed lawsuit to overturn the election, which has gotten support from almost half the GOP members of Congress, but which is almost certainly doomed to fail at the Supreme Court.
Tired Of Winning Yet?
A few thoughts about yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling against Trump, which seems like the 1,000th time his legal geniuses have lost in court, who in aggregate remind me of a Monty Python character.