Political Theatre category archive
More than They Could Chew 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Gordon L. Weil suggests that
He goes on to argue convincingly that both of them are quite wrong. Follow the link to read how he makes his case.
The Lies of the Land 0
Will Bunch wonders why one thing is not like the other thing.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Above the Law reports on taking legal depositions during the Trumpling.
Afterthought:
Perhaps the most poisonous fruit of the Trumpled tree is that Donald Trump through his behavior has given bigots and haters permission to go public.
Plus ca Change 0
Over at Gin and Tacos, Ed is not sanguine. A snippet:
Authoritarians don’t have any strategy for digging themselves out of a hole except to do everything they’re doing, but harder. Changing course is not a thing they’re emotionally capable of doing.
Mitt the Flip Clutches His Pearls 0
PoliticalProf sums it up.
Hope Springs Eternal 0
Shaun Mullen is still an optimist.
The Year in Rebuke, Reprise 0
Take the quiz.
The Fox News President 0
Mike discusses the implications of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s letter in the light of the Donald Trump’s diet of Fox News. (Mike must be truly upset. There’s much less language than usual.)
The Year in Rebuke* 0
Dave Barry looks back at 2018 and concludes that
We can summarize 2018 in two words:
It boofed.
We’re not 100 percent sure what “boofing” is, despite the fact that this very issue was discussed in a hearing of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. All we know for certain about boofing is that it is distasteful and stupid.
__________________
*That phrase is not original with me. I shamelessly stole it from Harry Shearer.
The Uncertainty Principle 0
Writing at the Bangor Daily News, Gordon L. Weil explains. A nugget:
The biggest problem facing the U.S. is not immigration, health care or a trade war.
It is uncertainty.
(snip)
The source of the uncertainty is President Trump.
Follow the link for his rationale.
