Archive for October, 2016
Honest Abe
“She lied. Now she’s blaming the lie on the late, great Abraham Lincoln. That’s one that I’ve– OK, Honest Abe. Honest Abe never lied. That’s the good thing. That’s the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you. That’s a big,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Father of Daughters
Thank goodness all these politicians have daughters, or else there would be no reason to denounce Trump’s daily patterns of misogyny. Keep patting yourselves on the back for the minimum requirement of decency, people who are elected to represent us.
The Election of 1828
The parallels of Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams with current events are eerie. Here you have a well known demagogue known for his rash decisions and short temper promising to make America great again paired with an extremely well-educated[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Am I saying that Republicans have been playing a 30-year long game in undermining global warming efforts in order to suppress votes for Democrats? No. It’s just working out that way, I guess. To my Florida friends, stay safe!
XVPS
Fourteen presidents were former Vice Presidents and here they are, crammed into a single panel. So unlike apparently most of you (looking at the ratings numbers), I watched the VP debate, and watched in horror as Tim Kaine lost badly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Julian Assange failed to deliver on his October Surprise® promise in large part because of course he doesn’t actually have anything against Hillary Clinton. But we’ll keep going on this ride with him, with grand expectations of a huge document[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Vice Presidential Debate
Something that I will always be a source of pride for me was voting for Joe Biden during the 2008 Democratic Primary for President even though everyone else was mostly on the Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton trains. A former[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…