ME: Joe, about halfway through the speech, I’m gonna wish you a happy birth–BIDEN: IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!ME: Joe. Happy birthday to @JoeBiden, my brother and the best vice president anybody could have. pic.twitter.com/sKbXjNiEjH — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 20, 2017 Meanwhile, in news of the current Oval Office occupant, from Buzzfeed National Security Adviser H.R. …
Time to Raise Hell
Because the very fact of President Obama’s existence as a beloved, accomplished, respected and self-made man is a grave narcissistic injury to the worthless whelp of Fred Trump, the Orange Fart Cloud has tried to undo everything his predecessor did. Now Trump is trying to ruin the economy that PBO rescued from the abyss. From …
Odds and Ends (Open Thread)
GQ sent a reporter to Kentucky to see if he could ferret out the truth about why Rand Paul’s neighbor curb-stomped the Tribble-topped senator. As the reporter noted, the altercation was originally cast as a dispute over lawn care. More recently, Paul’s staff and conservative outlets have been hinting darkly that the attacking neighbor was …
The sick among the upper middle class will have more pain in their future
Senator Cassidy (R-LA) likes to talk about one of his constituents when he argues against the ACA. This family has $40,000 of health care costs every year and they don’t get any help to pay for those costs. This is a real and growing problem. The question is what policies improve or worsen the outcomes …
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Monday Morning Open Thread: Fireball
. From the Astronomy Picture of the Day website (Image Credit & Copyright: Ollie Taylor)… because we all miss Alain’s wonderful morning posts. . Apart from Thanksgiving prep/travel, what’s on the agenda for the start of another week? *********** Also entertaining, though on a far less elevated plane — from the Washington Post, “‘A long …
This sounds promising…
NEW: Special counsel sends wide-ranging request for documents to Justice Department. https://t.co/sJ0MDqMS8E pic.twitter.com/lnRp1MM9G1 — ABC News (@ABC) November 20, 2017 Via ABC News: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating whether President Donald Trump sought to obstruct a federal inquiry into connections between his presidential campaign and Russian operatives has now directed the Justice Department to …
Late Night Thanksgiving Food Atrocities Open Thread
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos turkey is the new trend for Thanksgiving dinner, apparently https://t.co/BC8fLyKXYl pic.twitter.com/dIldjKZUgb — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) November 17, 2017 White people: when we asked you to season your food, this is NOT what we meant https://t.co/SejA7Kk7CM — Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) November 19, 2017 Since even a skilled cook can find it difficult to make …
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