In addition to my bravura performances as Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S. Pinafore and Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar I also trod the boards as Traveling Salesman #1 in The Music Man about which the critics said- “You did a really good job son” and “You remembered all your lines! I’m so proud.” Trumpcare Death Spiral …
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Aug 02 2017
No Special Snowflake
I’ve often enough said that I don’t like The Donald at all and the sooner he winds up on the ash heap of History the happier I’ll be. I don’t even much care what the excuse is or how it’s done though I do think it a little hinky to diagnose mental illness from a …
Aug 02 2017
Eric Trump- Smartest Person In The Administration
Yes, it’s all a cunning plot, an 11 dimensional chess game if you will, designed to string us along and get us to misunderestimate him so he can take over the World! I really hate Cat’s In The Cradle, liking it is similar to saying Jurassic Bark is your favorite episode of Futurama (everybody knows …
Aug 01 2017
Today in Russiagate
It’s a slooow news day in the Russiagate story, only two major blockbuster reports. The first is the Washington Post’s revelation that The Donald personally and against the advice of his staff dictated Donald Jr.’s initial statement about the infamous Re: Russia – Clinton – private and confidential email and meeting. This happened under a …
Jul 31 2017
Feckless In D.C.: Women’s Rights Don’t Matter To Democratic Party Leadership
There are people who think I don’t say enough positive things about Democrats and that might be true under some definitions of “enough”. The truth is that I think the vast majority of the self serving Villager “elite” are credentialed morons and have an agenda that benefits them and their sponsors personally at the expense …
Jul 29 2017
Infrastructure
On the other hand, plenty of money for projects like this- Or maybe not so much. Government Shutdown Odds Grow With GOP Border Wall Funding Bill by Erik Wasson and Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg News July 25, 2017 House Republicans this week are increasing the possibility of a government shutdown in October by moving forward …
Jul 28 2017
Good Mother
Honest. Three of them. No I didn’t forget any letters. While we are an adult site that discusses adult topics we are on the internet and anyone can read including my cousin’s two young sons who already think I’m some kind of weird monster. Deja Vu Tainted Love The Profit Parenting Skills Trump Positive I’m …
Jul 28 2017
Obvious Anagram Out!
Erstwhile?! Did I get fired while I wasn’t watching TV to learn about it? Darn that Twitter! Reince Priebus has been unceremoniously cashiered (of course via Twitter) as White House Chief of Staff and replaced by Marine Corps General John Francis Kelly (formerly of Homeland Security). What does it mean? Probably that there is more …
Jul 28 2017
The Big Fail
So Skinny goes down, 51 – 49. Murkowski, Collins, and surprisingly McCain. Is it dead yet? Because I am naturally cautious and have experienced too many Zombie Resurrections I’m not quite ready to declare Trumpcare staked, decapitated with a mouthful of garlic, pumped with a clip of silver bullets, dissolved in a vat of Holy …
Jul 27 2017
The Trumpcare Play
Remember, our sites deal in only the most scurrilous rumors and speculation. By necessity this post is kind of sketchy because at this point there is no Bill. Now the grand plan is transparent- bulldoze through whatever will pass and toss it to the House/Senate Conference Committee so that they can, in secret, produce something …
Jul 27 2017
Rattle Shaking Shamen
This particular piece by the inestimable Dean Baker is about Economics but could just as easily apply to any other form of Academic Credentialism. How about a little accountability for economists when they mess up? Dean Baker, The Guardian Thursday 27 July 2017 Suppose our fire department was staffed with out-of-shape incompetents who didn’t know …
Jul 27 2017
About That Recess Appointment
Maybe not so much. While in Robert’s Rules a “Motion to Adjourn” is always in order (meaning it can be brought forward at any time), is undebatable, and requires a mere majority, the Senate Rules are different and, technically, we’re talking about a recess, not adjournment which would effectively end the current session of Congress …