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Dreaming of clothing
Ann Althouse has a post on dreaming about clothing. It got me thinking. Many or even most of us have dreamed of the opposite – that is, of going out minus an important article of clothing and walking around embarrassingly … Continue reading →
Hiding and avoiding as political tactic (and more on Fetterman versus Oz)
In 2020, Joe Biden’s approach to campaigning was to keep an extremely low profile. His surface excuse was COVID, but it obviously wasn’t the real reason. The real reason was that, the more we saw of Joe, the more apparent … Continue reading →
Election denial, left and right
A while back, commenter “Bauxite” wondered: I think there is something missing from leftists. Behaving the way they behave now while “forgetting” about the last three times a Republican has won the presidency destroys their creditibility and the credibility of … Continue reading →
On longtime commenter “Cicero”
Commenter “Cicero” has experienced some recent health problems from a fall about a month ago, specifically a subdural hematoma that hasn’t resolved. A decision will be made on November 1 about brain surgery, which would follow about a week later. … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/22/22
Drug and surgical treatment of transgender-identified children is wildly unpopular…
…among likely voters of both parties. It’s a lot more unpopular among Republicans, though, as one might expect. But it’s not approved of by either group. The question in the poll was, “Do you believe underage minors should be required … Continue reading →
On Kevin McCarthy
A lot of people on the right can’t stand Kevin McCarthy, finding him to be the rough equivalent of Paul Ryan 2.0. The latest word is that, if Republicans take the House and McCarthy becomes Speaker, he isn’t going to … Continue reading →
Steve Bannon sentenced to four months for contempt
Well, you might say he probably has more contempt for Congress than that. But it’s completely obvious that his sentencing is just another example of one set of legal consequences (none) for Democrats and another set (conviction, prison) for Republicans … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/21/22
Election polls, 2022: “politicophobia”
Like me, you’ve probably seen lots of articles from pundits and bloggers on the right, pointing out encouraging polling for the 2022 election. For a discussion of some examples, see this. And there are plenty more. You may have noticed … Continue reading →
Liz Truss resigns: well, that was quick
As expected and predicted, British PM Liz Truss has resigned. Who will be replacing her? There’s the guy who had come in second to Truss, Rishi Sunak, who also can say “I told you so” because he’d warned about problems … Continue reading →