Actually, two, so there can be—gasp!—a contested Republican primary. Now he needs to hustle to get signatures so he can actually qualify: Gabriel E. Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and private equity investor, took out nomination papers Monday to run … Continue reading →
…when you say it’s “almost a false argument,” does that mean it’s like, you know, true?: It is almost a false argument to say we have a spending problem. We have a budget deficit problem that we have to address,” … Continue reading →
They’re being mocked—of course!—by those who can’t stand him. And they were obtained illegally by a hacker and published in the press, continuing in the tradition of violating the privacy of hated Republicans and protecting almost everything about Obama that … Continue reading →
Not really. But man, some of them do look alike, don’t they? Here are some Congressional candidates for the unrelated look-alike project we discussed yesterday. Republicans Reps Pat Meehan and Mike Kelly (both from Pennsylvania!): Republican Reps Tom Graves (Georgia) … Continue reading →
Shocking. But we are not the least bit shocked any more, are we? Maybe ambassadors should start hiring their own security. And speaking of shocking, I have to say that I have retained the capacity to be shocked by this: … Continue reading →
…who painted this picture? It’s a portrait of Barney, the Scottish Terrier who used to be First Dog back when George W. Bush was president, and who died Friday at the age of 12 of lymphoma. Note that “43” in … Continue reading →
…with this entire essay. Unfortunately. Because I wish it weren’t true.
Continue reading →And now that he’s on the right, he’s giving conservatives advice on how to win. I’m in a hurry today, and haven’t had time to read the whole thing, which is long. But the parts I’ve read are good, and … Continue reading →
…just bein’ John McCain. Which is to say, a complete failure as a leader in the Senate, except to follow his own idiosyncratic idea of Senate collegiality, or some other outdated and chivalrous notion, or perhaps some sort of self-serving … Continue reading →
…today’s earlier post “The latest battle in the Republican Civil War”: Two good examples of what I was talking about in that post are the subject headings of two emails I received today from Tea Party mailing lists. The first … Continue reading →
Whatever the Democratic Party doesn’t succeed in doing to destroy the Republicans, the Republicans seem determined to do to themselves. It’s getting very, very old. And by “Republicans” I don’t just mean what other people mean when they use the … Continue reading →
…Hagel was abominable, but those Republicans were so darn mean to him. This was the inevitable way they needed to go, right? Hagel turns out to be unprincipled and/or to have dreadful principles, plus no ability to articulate them or … Continue reading →