April, 2022 archive
Housing Shortage . . . of a Shortage of Houses? 0
The Portland Press-Herald’s Victoria Hugo-Vidal makes a cogent argument that it is, in significant part, the latter. Here’s a bit:
Every time someone proposed building more than two houses at once in town, the neighbors would come before the Planning Board and swear up one side and down the other that it was going to ruin the neighborhood . . . .
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
The GOP Brain Trust may get a fresh infusion of stupid as Sarah Palin throws her empty head in the ring to run for Alaska’s one and only Congressional representative’s position. Her strong desire to serve herself while helping to bring about the Biblical “End Times” has convinced Sarah that the gravy train is passing and she needs to grab a seat while the grabbing’s good. Although she feels fairly certain she will be ‘raptured up’ before the primary, ‘just in case’, she believes a government gig will provide her with both easy access to donor cash and another star in her celestial crown.
The Bullies’ Pulpit 0
Writing at the Des Moines Register, Rachelle Chase worries that we are becoming a nation of bullies. Here’s one of her examples; follow the link for the rest.
Facebook Frolics 0
Poster penalized for political prevarication.
More like this, please.
Tools of the Trumpling 0
Farron discusses former Republican Congressman Will Hurd’s theory as to Donald Trump’s dominance of the Republican Party.
Russian Impulses 0
While on the topic of Russian impulses, I must say, as my first wife might have put it, Republicans seem to have plucked Grung_e_Gene’s last nerve.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner gets the drop on politeness.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.
Freedom of Screech 0
In discussing measures in Idaho to censor books in public libraries, Dave Feinkeinburg gets to the heart of the matter; follow the link for his reasoning.
And it’s not just Republicans in Idaho, folks.
The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0
. . . but some persons refuse to recognize the evidence of things seen.
At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre explores some of the reasons for climate change denialism.
It’s about Time 0
David’s caller gets it right and David gets it wrong (warning: short commercial at the end).
Permanent daylight savings time is a profoundly stupid idea that could only have been thought of by persons who don’t know how to think.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once more, politeness becomes child’s play.
And, once more, we are reminded that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
We are a failing society.
Empty Suits 0
Above the Law reports on Donald Trump’s bizarre attempts to litigate himself back on Twitter. A snippet:
Which sounds crazy as we type it, because it is literally crazy.
Follow the link for more crazy.