Political Theatre category archive
Devolution 0
Michael in Norfolk mourns the political party to which he once belonged and for which he once even chaired a local committee. A snippet:
Follow the link to find out just which party he once championed.
Precedented 0
In a letter to the editor of my local rag, David Campbell compiles an impressive list of almost a dozen presidential precedents for the actions of the head of the Trump maladministration.
Here’s one presidential precedent; follow the link for the rest.
Republican Thought Police 0
Michael in Norfolk points out that now they’re coming for your “social” media posts.
The “Candy-Coated Carapace” 0
Driftglass looks under the hood(s) of today’s Republican Party. A snippet:
Ah, but the thin, outer shell of the party would be a candy-coated carapace of respectable front men and women who would not embarrass themselves on “Meet the Press”, would know which wine paired with what at Beltway cocktail parties, and wouldn’t run screaming into the night for fear choosing the wrong Italian meat for their sammich.
Trumpled Olympians 0
Mary Trump discusses how American Olympic athletes have pushed back against Donald Trump’s attach on one of their own for having the unmitigated gall to exercise his freedom of speech and express an unfavorable opinion of the Trumpling.
The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0
. . . and the Trump maladministration is all for the day when Richmond, Virginia, will once more be a beachfront.
I fear for my grandchildren.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Bloomberg’s Max Hasting hears a rhyme:
I cheated by putting my first sentence above in the present tense. These words were, in fact, written in July 1914 by Germany’s Albert Hopman, about Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Follow the link for the rhyme.
(Broken link unbroken.)
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*Mark Twain.
This New Gilded Age . . . 0
. . . and Michael in Norfolk thinks he knows who the robber barons are.
A Tune for the Times 0
(Warning: Minute and a half long promo at about the one minute mark. Mild language.)
The Rule of Lawless 0
The Trump maladministration’s attempt to indict Congresspersons for reminding military personnel that their oaths of allegiance do not require them to break the law didn’t go over well with the grand jury.
A Tune for the Times 0
(Warning: Mild language.)