2019 archive
Originalism Sin 0
Elie Mystal investigates the historical (“originalist,” if you will) meaning of the term “emoluments” and finds that Constitutional “originalists” have no grounds for defending Donald Trump against charges of violating the “Emoluments Clause” of the Constitution.
Then he has a revelation:
Follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Visit politely.
And another gun that fired itself . . . .
Giving America the Business 0
In the midst of a ruder-than-usual rant about Donald Trump’s shutdown, the Rude One summarizes why the “run the government like a business” mantra is a con and a scam.
Follow the link for the rest.
Stray Thought 0
If Howard Schultz plans to do to the country what he did to coffee, he ain’t getting my vote.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen leaves no turn unstoned.
The Wall-Eyed Piker and Emerging Emergencies 0
Elie Mystal is deeply disturbed at how cavalierly the press and public is treating the talk that Donald Trump might declare a national emergency so as to foist his stupid wall on the polity. An excerpt; follow the link for the rest (emphasis added).
I commend the complete post to your attention.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Say it with politeness.
(snip)
Police said the woman entered the bedroom to get a blanket when she claimed to have heard the sound of a firearm being racked. She accused the man of trying to intimidate her.
According to the arrest affidavit, the man pushed the woman to the ground and put the barrel of a 9mm handgun into her mouth. He allegedly said: “You want to see intimidation?”
More guns no doubt would have prevented this.
Facebook Frolics 0
Bonnie Goldstein has had enough.
An Economy in the Trumper 0
Robert Reich skewers the absurdity of trickle-on economics. A snippet:
It was classic supply-side rubbish. Rather than invest more, American corporations have been scaling back their investment plans.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Little Smirks, Reprise 0
Writing at The Roanoke Times, Nancy Trussell recounts her experience at the Women’s March in Washington, D. C. Remember that the Women’s March was on the same weekend as the annual anti-abortion march, which gave us the Covington Conundrum. A nugget:
Aside:
I got no patience with the persons who have endeavored, apparently successfully, to minimize the conduct of the Covington creeps.
There is no way that using a weaponized smirk to invade the personal space of an old man is anything but disrespectful and offensive, regardless of what may be going on the background. Focusing on the conduct of those Black Israelites over there —–> on the sidelines is an example of the misdirection play at its best.