Republican Hypocrisy category archive
Freedom of Screech 0
David points out that “projection is the name of the game.”
The White-Washing 0
Why am I not surprised?
. . . which is, natch, exactly what the New Secesh want: to pretend–and to teach the children–that the past never happened.
Full story at the link.
The Money Trail 0
Rashmi Rangan and James Angus suggest that the IRS is doing a rather poor job of following the money. Here are a couple of bits from their article:
(snip)
The IRS follows a different strategy for the cash in the cabanas of the fortunate 700,000 club, those filers reporting total positive income of over $1,000,000. Last year for this group, about 687,000 rated nary a bother from the IRS. Apparently the use of multiple schedules for descriptions of enormous sums of money moving in myriad directions through various iterations triggers no corresponding curiosity on the part of the IRS. Too weedy, too slow, too complex.
Aside:
Methinks this disparity may shed some light on the Republican Party’s fervent opposition to President Biden’s desire to fund the IRS at a reasonable level.
Republican Family Values 0
Those “family values” Republicans seem to have plucked Grung-e-Gene’s last nerve.
Calamity Jane Catastrophe David
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Steve M. points reminds David Brooks (not that he’s paying attention or ever has, for that matter) that, when you point your finger at someone else, you have four fingers pointing back at you.
The Crypto Con 0
Michael Graham wonders why so many reputedly responsible fiscals were looking the other way.
Republican Family Values . . . 0
. . . are a most malleable thing.
Misdirection Play, Base Desires Dept. 0
The Progressive Populist sees a strategy in the Republican Party’s sudden concern in the sex lives and sexual orientation of private citizens.
Follow the link for their reasoning.
Decoding de Code 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock explores Republicans’ mystickal magickal incantation to legitimize any form of government overreach:
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“EXCEPT THAT.”
Follow the link to understand the secret of the spell.
Unreal Estate 0
Forbes ran the numbers. Farron reports.
The Mind Controller 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, professor emeritus A. Lee Fritschler takes a penetrating look at Florida Man’s attempt to turn public schools and universities into purveyors of propaganda to promote his political perspective. A snippet (emphasis added):
Pressed Credentials 0
Donald Trump tries to escape from E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit by donning an implausible plastic shield.
