Political Theatre category archive
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Will Bunch struggles with Republicans’ crusade against dealing with, or even admitting the reality of, climate change.
A Pre-Existing Condition 0
Paul Krugman and Dick Polman differ on what precisely said pre-existing condition may be. Read them both and decide which one is correct.
Afterthought:
Their two diagnoses are not mutually exclusive.
Raising the Barr, Reprise 0
Shaun Mullen argues that Attoadey-General William Barr is holding a brush and a bucket of whitewash.
Disaster Belief 0
David wonders whether Donald Trump fully comprehends that Puerto Ricans are American citizens.
Gunning for the Gold 0
The Booman tries to figure out why the Trump administration and Education Secretary Betsy Amway DeVos have chosen to target the Special Olympics. (Even though the Trump administration has since backed down on the Special Olympics, I think the Booman article is still worth a read.)
Of course, the explanation could be much simpler. It could just be Republicans being mean for the sake of mean.
Self-Parody 0
Honest to Pete, you couldn’t make up this much stupid.
Chartering a Course for Disaster 0
The Des Moines Register looks at Iowa Republicans’ plans for “school choice” and sums them up neatly:
Follow the link for their reasoning.
Aside:
It’s not just in Iowa, folks.
Afterthought:
An educated polity is Republicans’ worst nightmare.
The Culpable Gullible 0
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial board makes a point that I’ve expressed privately to friends.
Meddling in our elections by Russia and others foreign and domestic would not have worked if American citizens had looked up from their “social” media feeds and paid attention to the real world.
Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest:
Random Thought:
Conspiracy and puppetry are not the same thing.
Mulling Mueller, One More Time 0
Mike Littwin points out that it ain’t over till it’s over. An excerpt:
If this were over, Trump could have simply declared victory and left it there. Instead Trump called the summary of the undisclosed report a total exoneration even as Barr, in his letter, says it was not, in fact, an exoneration, total or otherwise. So, Trump lies. Barr sighs. And anti-Trumpists desperately search for a reason to believe.
Field has a take on the situation that is also worth a read. A snippet: