Rumors are flying that President Elect Trump has chosen/selected/designated LTG (ret) Flynn as his National Security Advisor. This position does not require Senate confirmation. The only thing I’ve seen is the MSNBC crawl – nothing else. The National Security Advisor is basically the defense, foreign, security, and intelligence policy gatekeeper for the President. In many …
Bumper sticker wisdom
In an earlier thread someone suggested that I should make a bumper sticker of that quote from King. That does does not sound like a bad idea at all. Here is a draft of what I have in mind. I would appreciate the opinion of any readers with graphic design experience. If people like it …
Wednesday Evening Open Thread: Why Do Democrats Always Have to Be the Grown-Ups?
I say to Donald Trump: take responsibility. Rise to the dignity of the office instead of hiding behind your Twitter account. Fire Bannon. — Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) November 15, 2016 I know, I know — because we sure as hell can’t count on the Republicans, and that was true long before Lord Smallgloves became …
Listen To Someone Who Knows Something About The Shitgibbon’s Mentor
Masha Gessen knows from vicious fascist dictators. Here’s what she has to say under the headline “Autocracy: Rules for Survival“: I have lived in autocracies most of my life, and have spent much of my career writing about Vladimir Putin’s Russia. I have learned a few rules for surviving in an autocracy and salvaging your …
Listen To Someone Who Knows Something About The Shitgibbon’s MentorPost + Comments (55)
Mose Allison RIP
Dead at the ripe old age of 89. When I first moved to Rochester, it seemed like a depressing place, a boarded-up rust belt city ringed with Chili’s-ridden, Godforsaken suburbs. One day on the radio, I heard some Mose Allison song, I think it was his version of “Seventh Son”, and after it was over, …
Bearing Witness
There’s some evidence that we’re facing a government headed by an outrageously unqualified shit-gibbon who will be controlled through flattery and gaslights by a cabal of bible-humping, social program-slashing, regressive tax cut-advocating Republican pols to enact a Kansas-like economic and social governing blueprint. That would be disastrous for obvious reasons. There’s also some evidence that …
Round one
The first big battle of the Trump administration is going to be over Ryan’s plan to replace Medicare with vouchers. We’ve got to win this battle. Remember, Bush losing the battle to privatize Social Security was the beginning of the end for him. I’m calling my Congress people about this later today. Josh Marshall says …