Graham goes quite a bit beyond “Have you no sense of decency?” That’s because he knows the answer; the answer is “none.” ADDENDUM: I’ve read that over the last year or so Graham and Trump have gotten friendly. Maybe that’s … Continue reading →
…for the you-know-what. NOTE: I’ve started a new thread above this one.
Continue reading →I don’t think one single Senate vote depends on how Ford and Kavanaugh perform on Thursday, or even whether or not she shows up. The voting will go entirely according to politics and party, and the few possible swing votes … Continue reading →
Perhaps. Feinstein: I would remind my Republican colleagues that they blocked President Obama’s nominee for a year and the court survived. Show some heart. Wait until Dr. Ford feels that she can come before the committee. — Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) … Continue reading →
I’m getting tired of all this waiting on the Kavanaugh vote. Wasn’t there some sort of deadline today that came and went? Christine Blasey Ford and her lawyers have played Lucy and the football long enough for me. So, what … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Oregon Muse at Ace’s.] Oopsies. CNN asked women if they believe Judge Kavanaugh. This was not the response they were expecting. Wow. pic.twitter.com/RCgZBBzpDF — Benny (@bennyjohnson) September 21, 2018
Continue reading →Collusion who? Hispanics are doing well in the Trump economy. And here’s important news concerning pre-existing conditions, Obamacare, and repeal. But maye it’s too complicated for most people to pay attention to.
Continue reading →I think it’s time to revisit this post of mine. Here’s another relevant post, about the vagaries of memory.
Continue reading →…and pretty much all US political news. Just a day. It’s necessary sometimes.
Continue reading →Labor Day is the bookend on the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long light-filled days ahead. But Labor Day is summer’s last gasp, the moment … Continue reading →
Italy has a lot of hills and a lot of old buildings built on a grand scale, and it has a great many staircases both inside and outside. Many of the staircases have old steps that slope downwards, made of … Continue reading →
Milton Friedman’s answer to the question, circa 1972: I think it’s in their own self-interest, in a double way. First, in a collectivist society, intellectuals have more power than they do in a free enterprise system. In the 1930s, the … Continue reading →