Now Jennifer Holliday pulls out of her inauguration gig, apologizing to the LGBT Community for her “lapse of judgment” in agreeing in the first place. This sort of thing is becoming more and more common. It’s “you’re either with us … Continue reading →
That was a parody of a line from the old TV show “To Tell the Truth.” It featured a person who had accomplished something but was not a well-known celebrity, plus two well-schooled imposters. The panel asked all of them … Continue reading →
The confirmation hearings of Trump appointees—as the WSJ delicately puts it—are “likely to generate significant resistance from Democrats.” In Jeff Sessions’ case, some ancient accusations against him of being a racist have been trotted out, and he is denying them: … Continue reading →
First, the “speech” part. Apparently some remarks by Meryl Streep about Donald Trump have caught fire on social media, and everyone is weighing in pro and con. Well, maybe I should turn in my blogging badge, because I find I … Continue reading →
Here’s a comment from “SteveH” in August of 2015, about the future political prospects of the GOP. I noted it down at the time and planned to discuss it in a post, a post that I drafted but never got … Continue reading →
Back in 2009-2010, the Democrats couldn’t be bothered to try to fashion a health care reform bill that would get some bipartisan support. So when the people of Massachusetts warned them against a unilateral one, by electing Scott Brown as … Continue reading →
When President Obama nominated Merrick Garland as SCOTUS Justice Scalia’s replacement last March, it was eight months from the 2016 election. Republicans controlled the Senate, and they decided to punt and wait for the next president. This was somewhat of … Continue reading →
I was at a holiday party recently. A small one that was really a dinner party, with all the guests (about twelve) gathered around a dining room table. It was a pleasant and convivial evening. Would have been, anyway, had … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE below] It seems to be the big story of the day—the news that the House GOP has, as the NY Times puts it, voted “with no warning” to “hobble the independent ethics office.” That certainly sounds bad, very … Continue reading →
…ye shall know them. Sort of, anyway. According to Saleno Zito in the Washington Examiner: Obama’s books defined his public image in a large part because the political class gushed and plowed their way through his words for insights into … Continue reading →
…who are the ones most akin to Nazis in this story? Café 8 ½ in Honolulu, Hawaii, is facing harsh criticism for hanging a sign on its front door that tells voters who cast their ballot for President-elect Donald Trump … Continue reading →
…is that several political careers are now over. Hillary Clinton’s. Barack Obama’s—although he apparently intends to continue his political activism, and others are begging him (and Democrats) to drop their usual benevolent kindness towards their opponents and finally take the … Continue reading →