Collins says she needs CSRs/reinsurance to vote for tax bill. Meadows says most of the HFC would vote against spending bill including CSRs. https://t.co/5shnWesEFK — Caitlin Owens (@caitlinnowens) December 13, 2017 I am not a mathematician. However, on most days I can count to at least eleven with my shoes on. ‘ Where are the …
Blowed Up (Open Thread)
There are a million reasons to rejoice at Doug Jones’ victory over the lawless, bigoted, kid-diddling theocrat Roy Moore. But I have to admit one of my favorites is this: It’s another example of how thoroughly the literal walking Confederate monument Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III has exploded in Trump’s ugly face. Sessions is one of …
Proof of Life: Seattle Meet-Up
. Apologies for the delay; because stuff was happening (and not just on the blog), turned out I was waiting on photos I already had. From commentor ThalarctosMaritimus: A group of local BJers came out on Friday night to welcome the lovely and talented ruemara to Seattle, and a great time was had by all! …
Open Thread: #Persisting
Lisa McNair, sister of one of the four girls killed in the 1963 church bombing, is hugged as U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones is declared the winner @MGMAdvertiser #alpolitics #alsen #dougjones pic.twitter.com/0snhX9dDHD — Mickey Welsh (@mickeywelsh) December 13, 2017 . *********** Meanwhile, on Planet Repub… Proof we’re living inside a graphic novel: Omarosa, the …
Nothing changes New Year’s Day
Keep calling Susan Collins but let’s also be prepared for the next stanza here in case she caves. The GOP plans to have its new tax bill go into effect on January 1 2018, not 2019. That means the next fiscal year will be massively fucked up for millions of people if the bill passes. …
Speaking of money
There’s another special election coming up in a few months. This one’s in PA-18 where Republican “pro-life” icon Tim Murphy resigned after he got busted asking his mistress to get an abortion. The Democrats have a good candidate in Conor Lamb. Let’s raise some money for him. Update. Commenter geg6 says: He’s not just a …
Your Money Was Well Spent
This is how it’s done: The grassroots organizing in black communities by groups like local NAACP chapters was more muscular than it had even been in the 2016 general election. In the lead-up to Tuesday’s contest, voting-rights groups registered people with felonies, targeted awareness campaigns at people who might not have had proper ID, and …