Misnomer 0
At The Philadephia Inquirer, Kevin Dowling, scion of a conservative Main Line father, makes a compelling case that news reporters, editorialists, and pundits who refer to today’s Republican Party as “conservative” don’t know that that word has meant historically.
Afterthought:
I lived on the Main Line for three years, but I lived in Narberth, which railroaders dubbed “Hungrytown,” because “all the hungry railroaders lived there.”
It was a wonderful town, and I truly enjoyed my time there.
A Sign of the Times 0
As Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.“
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael Paul Williams is less than impressed with Virginia’s Governor Trumpkin’s appointees. Here’s what he has to say about one of them (emphasis added):
Our moment of racial reckoning, teetering on the brink, does not need a Confederate apologist. But here comes McLean, who likened Abraham Lincoln’s attempt to preserve the Union to “Russia invading Ukraine” during a July 18 interview on John Reid’s talk show on WRVA radio. She also claimed that “slavery would have been outlawed in the South within five or 10 years, but they wanted to do it on their own time.”
I can only assume that “they” were not considering the desired timetable of the enslaved.
Follow the link for the others in his list.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner exposes a child to politeness.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom points out that America does not seem able to escape its original sin of chattel slavery.
Republican Family Values 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini points out that, since the Dobbs decision, supporters of that decision are proving that “pro-life” is exactly what they are not.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Grung_e_Gene is somewhat less circumspect.
Disorder in the Court 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino decodes de code.
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“The Eagle Has Landed” 0
No, not that eagle. This eagle.
The Barefoot and Pregnant Party 0
Thom looks at Republicans’ long history of opposing womens’ rights.
I can remember when women were not allowed to get credit cards on their own.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner plays politely.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Muskrat Stats 0
Elon Musk tries to game the numbers.