The disgust test
[Hat tip: Althouse.] According to the disgust test, my brain is a Republican. Slightly, anyway (54%). Who knew?
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Okay, now I’ll weigh in on Al Franken, abuser du jour
Today it’s Al Franken. The story is told by Leann Tweeden, and it dates from 2006, which in today’s abuse-accusation terms seems very very recent, comparatively speaking. It was also before Franken became a senator; at the time of the … Continue reading →
I would not sit on a hot stove…
…until Congress passes a tax reform bill. But it looks as though it might happen. The House seems poised to do it. If the Senate manages to pass one, it will probably be somewhat different, and then those differences must … Continue reading →
This is called staying on message
Courtesy of Gloria Allred. She wants a Senate hearing on a matter that has nothing to do with the Senate and nothing to do with the federal government, but repeats her demand no matter what is asked of her. I’m … Continue reading →
Some announcements in the Moore-Nelson controversy
I didn’t watch Moore’s attorney’s news conference, but here’s a report on it that mentions two things of interest: Moore’s attorney raised two issues: 1) that Roy Moore was the judge on her divorce case, and 2) demanded Nelson’s attorney, … Continue reading →
Two elephants…
…walk into a bar: Not really very funny to be there, though, as a human. I think the elephants came for the salted peanuts. Which for some reason reminds me of: A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into … Continue reading →
And speaking of false accusations…
…the Trump dossier has been a very successful one so far, hasn’t it?: ‘Wall Street Journal’ columnist Kimberley Strassel makes the case to Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson that the Steele dossier, which was funded by the DNC and Clinton … Continue reading →
Reflections: on witch trials
I was a strange child. When I was about ten or eleven years old I got hold of a book catalog for some mail-order house, right before Christmas. I’d never seen one before (this was way way before the internet … Continue reading →
Has there been…
…a coup in Zimbabwe?: Tensions have been building in Zimbabwe since Mr Mnangagwa, a powerful figure in the ruling Zanu-PF party, fled to South Africa last week after he was fired and was then stripped of his lifetime membership of … Continue reading →
The ivory tower contemplates the world
By Frank Bruni: …there is and always has been disagreement about the very mission of higher education. Should it grapple with the world as it is or point the way to the world as it should be? The article goes … Continue reading →
On unverifiable sexual allegations about political figures
It has become extremely common for people running for election (or newly-appointed to a political post) to be accused at the eleventh hour of sexual offenses. The accusation may take place at the eleventh hour, but the time of the … Continue reading →
The Republican civil war: have you noticed…
…the proliferation of comments all around the right side of the blogosphere that blame the GOPe for the accusations against Roy Moore? This is in the vein of the sort of thing I’ve written about for years: the Republican civil … Continue reading →