Sam Clemens’ idea of a good joke- I don’t reckon them times will ever come again. There never was a more bullier old ram than what he was. Grandfather fetched him from Illinois–got him of a man by the name of Yates–Bill Yates–maybe you might have heard of him; his father was a deacon–Baptist–and he …
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Sep 08 2019
Not A Rant
Amber, being an entertainer on Network TV, is much more circumspect with her langauge than Beto O’Rourke, a mere politician. Amber Says “Wha… ?”
Sep 06 2019
Regulatory Innovation
Do you know why Mega Business loves regulation? Because compliance is a barrier to entry that promotes monopolistic power. If that sounds bad it’s because it is bad. It is also part of the standard argument for Federalizing Regulation, because the rules are the same for everyone it’s fair. Federalizing pulls the shithole States up! …
Sep 06 2019
Because I Never Get Tired Of Writing About Brexit!
If you’re looking for a General Election don’t hold your breath. Current Opposition strategy is to vote against on Monday, the last working day before suspension. The deadline that bites in what is being called the Benn Bill is October 19th by which time Johnson must have communicated a request to the EU for an …
Sep 05 2019
Giant Penis Vanity Wall O’ Racism
What was always a dumb idea is still a dumb idea that steals money from Red States and has pissed off the Pentagon. Trump’s border wall is now a monument to his failure By Paul Waldman, 2019 September 5, 2019 From the outset it was an idea both stupid and malign, but he was committed …
Sep 05 2019
Boris’ Bad Day
You know when I was your age, I went out to fishing with all my brothers and my father, and everybody. And I was, I was the only one who caught a fish. Nobody else could catch one except me. You know how I did it? Every time I put the line in the water …
Sep 04 2019
Today in Brexit
After winning yesterday’s motion to proceed, today the No Deal, No Brexit Bill passed it’s second reading with further defections. Rebel Tories had their whips removed last night and are effectively banished from the Party. Their departure makes the “Independent” block of Members of Parliament without a Party one of the largest (36). I have …
Sep 04 2019
Withdrawal
At first I hardly noticed. I’ve been busy, I’ve been traveling, didn’t miss it at all- less to do at night, more news repeats. But the news got worse and worse and I was developing the shakes along with an overwhelming feeling of despair. I lay awake most nights, staring at the ceiling lit by …
Sep 03 2019
Lone Star
Alas, not isolated in this case but joined with geographic lost causers and believers in illusions of a legendary West (Guns were strictly regulated most places, what do you think the O.K. Corral was about? To reduce crime in Tombstone, on April 19, 1881, the city council passed ordinance 9, requiring anyone carrying a bowie …
Sep 03 2019
No Confidence
With the defection of Phillip Lee to the Liberal Democrats, Tories, even in co-operation with the DUP (no one else will have them), have lost their Parliamentary majority. Don’t expect this to be the end of today’s fireworks, scheduled is a motion forbidding a No Deal Brexit without a Parliamentary vote. It also directs Johnson …
Sep 02 2019
There’s A Leak Of Classified Information!
Ever hear of the NRO? Good, you’re not supposed to. The National Reconnaissance Office is more secretive than the NSA and among the things they do is image analysis of Top Secret photos like the one one of the Iranian Missile Base leaked by Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio on Twitter the other day. But you …