Month: February 2019

Contemptible Bastards

Falsely suggesting that you served in a war that you did not serve in is a contemptible thing to do. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut did this on at least three occasions prior to becoming a candidate for the Senate. At...

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Reflections on Michael Cohen’s Testimony

If Charles Pierce is correct that yesterday’s Michael Cohen hearing was “as sordid as the worst brothel on the Singapore docks,” it was still nice to see the man brought low and thoroughly humbled. I almost...

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Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Vol. 105

Welcome back, music lovers. I am going to go for a change of pace this week. Depending how it goes, I might continue to mine this for a while. By this point, you have figured out that I am nothing if not eclectic in my tastes....

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AOC Continues To Make Sense.

From The Hill: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) says in a new interview that there is a “hostage situation” in the Republican Party. The freshman lawmaker and self-described democratic socialist told Rolling...

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Trump’s Appeal Will Have No Lasting Power

Perhaps it is not shocking that only thirteen House Republicans voted for a Joint Resolution on Tuesday that terminates presidential Proclamation 9844, which Donald Trump issued to declare a national emergency at the southern...

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