Comical tragedy.
When you hear a conservative blubbering about voter ID or dead people and illegal immigrants voting you know they’re blowing smoke, right? I mean, it’s a conservative. In the real world where truth matters several studies and investigations have concluded that voter fraud at the polls is “vanishingly rare”. But how rare is “vanishingly”, exactly? […]
Let’s get this straight from the get-go. Poking around in the origins of the Second Amendment may be great fun but it’s moot. While entertaining, perhaps even illuminating, trying to decipher what James Madison said in this or that Federalist Paper, or what Anti-Federalist George Mason objected to, is as relevant as an evangelical claiming […]
Two recent articles tout erosion in Donald Trump’s base. It seems there are evangelicals who object to his profanity, his taking the Lord’s name in vain. It seems in a recent “speech” he said the word “goddamn”. More than once! Oh dear. Has Atlas shrugged, is the sky is falling? What is the matter with […]
Monuments to Bobby Lee, Jeff Davis and Stonewall Jackson, the holy trinity of Stone Mountain, litter the South. Those who like them say they celebrate their history and culture, say they honor great Americans. Removal, these folks allege, is sanitizing history, expunging these men from our nation’s memory. Funny thing though. Some statues seem to […]
When I arrived in America I spoke no English, knew nothing of its history, understood no civics. I’d never heard of George Washington, Honest Abe or the 4th of July. Apple pie and baseball might have been haggis or tossing the caber for all I knew or cared. I would not have saluted the flag […]
In 2000, George W. Bush lost the popular vote but won the electoral. W then ignored warnings about Osama Bin Laden and we got 9/11, which then got us the utterly uncalled for Iraq War. Far from done, he finished up with the Great Recession. In 2016, Donald Trump lost the popular vote but won […]
OK, so you didn’t vote for Hillary. Maybe you voted Green. You’re concerned about the environment. What could be more important? And neither party is as worried about it as they should be. So you made a protest vote. Good for you. Maybe you went Libertarian. I’ll be honest. I’m not sure what that even […]
Friends, do you have trouble telling the difference between a Democrat and a Republican? Do they all seem the same to you? Do you cringe when a politician of whatever stripe waltzes around a straightforward question and spews malarkey? Do you need a Who’s Who in the Swamp? Have you not even stopped puking because […]
A week or two ago a fellow named John Fleming (R-LA) shared a link on his Facebook page abhorring the latest wholesale abortion scheme. The link led to an article touting Planned Parenthood’s new $8 billion “Abortionplex”. The site was www.theonion.com. Yes, “The Onion”. As if Planned Parenthood having $8 billion wasn’t enough to suspect […]
Once upon a time John McCain was running for President. Since he wasn’t gonna win anyway he figured what the hell and chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. Might as well get a good laugh out of it. Nor did Sarah disappoint. Indeed, she continues to this day not to disappoint. To be sure, […]