Commenter “F” writes: The thing about identity politics that always confuses me is why Democrats are able to benefit from it. They have the black vote in Chicago, for example, but are black Chicagoans better off after having voted D … Continue reading →
When I was a child my mother didn’t have to go out all that much to shop for food. For the most part, the food came to her. There was bread delivery, milk delivery, fruit and vegetable delivery, and meat … Continue reading →
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. One of our newly-sworn-in members of Congress has covered herself with glory: New Rep. … Continue reading →
Commenter “Concept Junkie” makes this interesting point about identity politics and today’s Democratic Party: I think the Democrats have put themselves in a box in that they’d look like hypocrites nominating a white male. This limits their list of qualified … Continue reading →
I find Drudge very depressing today. It’s probably due to the prominent place given to the Democrats being sworn into power in the House, and the sense of deja vu combined with a sinking feeling that I’ve often had in … Continue reading →
We have ballot harvesting by DREAMERS in California: Voting up until now has been a practice reserved for citizens. Today, non-citizens vote – by getting hold of indifferent Americans and in a perfectly legal setup in California, filling in the … Continue reading →
Commenter “Phoenix” wrote: I believe that Scott Adams is correct in saying that we are watching two movies – The one where the Orange Man is Bad, and the one where Our President Trump takes on the evil Powers that … Continue reading →
…take over the House today, and Pelosi will become Speaker. The House alone won’t actually be able to implement all that much without the Senate, and yet they can do quite a bit. For one thing, they can impeach Trump … Continue reading →
…for anti-Trump bias: Former ‘New York Times’ executive editor Jill Abramson rips her former publication, slams the media as “anti-Trump,” and complains that younger employees throw out standards in her new book, ‘Merchants of Truth.’ “The more anti-Trump the Times … Continue reading →
…except I don’t think she’s got a chance. I’ll let William Jacobson say the rest.
Continue reading →The incoming freshman senator from Utah, former governor of Massachusetts, and failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney wrote an op-ed critical of President Trump that appeared in the WaPo today. Trump’s retort was basically “I’m president, and you’re not.” Here we … Continue reading →
I’m taking a one-day vacation from it. But you don’t have to. Unless you want to. Happy New Year!
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