Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

It’s time for the GOP to dust off that post-2012 autopsy, completely ignore it, and light the party on fire again.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

You cannot shame the shameless.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

The next time the wall wtreet journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Come on, man.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

People are complicated. Love is not.

T R E 4 5 O N

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

Why did Dr. Oz lose? well, according to the exit polls, it’s because Fetterman won.

This fight is for everything.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

A dilettante blog from the great progressive state of West Virginia.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

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Late Night Open Thread: Same As It Ever Was, But Louder

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No more pretense, no more dogwhistles, just the bully’s boasts.

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  2. 2.

    Major Major Major Major

    Out here in Non-Dumbfuckistan, my new state senator is hitting the ground running.

    Within hours of being sworn in this week, [Scott] Wiener introduced legislation aimed at encouraging — and in some cases forcing — cities around California to approve more housing development, especially affordable projects. It’s modeled in part on a law he pushed in San Francisco and in part on a controversial failed proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown.

  4. 4.

    Aleta

    from Politico:

    Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for restricting voting rights.

    Stumping for Louisiana Senate candidate John Kennedy, Trump urged supporters to help elect the Republican state treasurer to the U.S. Senate, a victory that would give the GOP a 52-48 majority in the upper chamber.

    But the president-elect also recalled seeing extremely long lines in Florida during the state’s early voting period ahead of Election Day, suggesting “many things can go wrong” with so much time allocated to allow citizens to vote.

    “They had that long early voting in Florida. It’s so long, and so many things can go wrong when you have that long period of time, right?” Trump told the crowd in Baton Rouge. “That long, long, long period. Used to be you’d have a day, you vote. Now you’re going forever. Weeks and weeks.”

    Trump said he was in Florida when he asked, “Wow, what’s happening over there?” at the sight of one line. “I thought it was like a big movie,” he told the crowd. “They said: ‘No, sir, that’s voting. They’re voting.’”
    Trump said they were “voting like really early.” “And we have to discuss that early thing,” he continued. “That’s sort of — so many things are going on. So many things.” The president-elect, who continually suggested throughout his campaign that the election was rigged against him, added that he’s curious about what occurs when early voting precincts are “locked.” “I wonder what happens during the evenings when those places are ‘locked,’ right?” Trump said, using air quotes. “But the Democrats were the people who’d say, ‘Donald Trump is criticizing the foundations of our country.’ Give me a break. Give me a break. Give me a break.”

  5. 5.

    Kropadope

    @Aleta: Completely unsurprising that Trump sees people having difficulty voting and coming to the conclusion that voting is too easy.

  8. 8.

    Kropadope

    @Aleta:

    The president-elect, who continually suggested throughout his campaign that the election was rigged against him

    You know, I don’t remember him actually saying that it was rigged against him, simply that it was rigged. Maybe he wasn’t complaining, but rather confessing.

  12. 12.

    Aleta

    @Kropadope:

    Maybe he wasn’t complaining, but rather confessing.

    I think he does that, confesses to things by accusing others. A way of stimulating himself.

  13. 13.

    Yarrow

    @Kropadope: He was telling us what was happening. He’s done it a lot. He said the election was rigged and he meant it. Believe him when he says things like that. It’s usually projection and he’s telling you what he’s doing.

  15. 15.

    Kay

    Sleazy conman Donald Trump wants to crack down on voting.

    Trump said they were “voting like really early.” “And we have to discuss that early thing,” he continued. “That’s sort of — so many things are going on. So many things.”
    The president-elect, who continually suggested throughout his campaign that the election was rigged against him, added that he’s curious about what occurs when early voting precincts are “locked.”
    “I wonder what happens during the evenings when those places are ‘locked,’ right?” Trump said, using air quotes. “But the Democrats were the people who’d say, ‘Donald Trump is criticizing the foundations of our country.’ Give me a break. Give me a break. Give me a break.”

    So what do we do if he restricts voting and his AG and DOJ won’t intervene/protect citizens?

    Pool our money, hire private lawyers and take them to court?

    Has there ever been a case in the US where a state sued the federal government for restricting voting? How would that work? What do we do if this out of control nutcase starts restricting voting?

  16. 16.

    beergoggles

    I know this isn’t the end of american exceptionalism, but I hope this is the point where everyone else laughs when american exceptionalism is cited for making people’s lives in other countries miserable.

  17. 17.

    ruemara

    @Kay: I don’t think it’s an if, I think it’s a when. And I’m not sure how we remove him from power, because like every dictator, he has a great supporting cast for this.

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