Mass Action Opportunity: Collectively We Will be Heard
Earlier today Walter Einenkel posted this: www.dailykos.com/… I highly recommend that you read it. It quickly fell of the list and many more people need to get involved. So I am posting this to call...
View ArticleIce Cream Truck and Democratic Messaging
Since last November, I have been thinking about what caused reasonable, sometimes decent people to become the rabid horde that elected Trump. Being white and upper middle class, I talk and interact...
View ArticleGive Alabama Republicans a Reason to Vote for Jones
An ad that Doug Jones should put out:Alabama Republicans, I’m talking to you: I’m Doug Jones and I’m a Democrat and I want your vote on Tuesday to be one of YOUR senators in Washington, DC. I know...
View ArticleMoore Loses: What it means for Republicans
The full count isn’t in yet, but it appears that the total of write-in votes in Alabama is approximately double the margin of victory. If we assume that most of those votes were disaffected...
View ArticleMUST READ!! Texas Dr. Writes: I'm Sick of All the Health Care Freeloaders
Please, go read it and then discuss below. Read it FIRST.As a Doctor, I'm Sick of All the Health Care FreeloadersI’m not commenting here so I won’t spoil it for you. See comments in comments section,...
View ArticlePutin's Goal for America: Civil War
This is only a theory, but…We don’t know how well Putin understands of the ebb and flow of politics in America, but at some level he obviously sees that we have periods in which one political faction...
View ArticleWhy are Oct 2017 Stories Dominating Rec List?
Right now all the top stories on rec list are old from last Oct.
View ArticleAn Open Letter to All Billionaires
Dear Billionaires,In my 60 years on this earth, I have learned the advantages of being identified in positive ways, and the disadvantages of being labeled negatively. I guess you could call that...
View ArticleDonald: The Federal Government is Shutdown. That Includes You!
I realize that this is the first shutdown since you became … Oh God how I hate to say it … President! So you are still learning … Your ABC’s? How to play at recess? No! … the ropes. So here’s a tip....
View ArticleElections Have Consequences
So the country elected Donald Trump President. There are consequences for that — boy are there. But the Congress did NOT immediately see fit to build the wall he promised. After all, Mexico was...
View ArticlePlease, Oh Please Mr. Trump: Declare a National Emergency
They’re everywhere, Mr. Trump. You, in your polished golden towers, may not see it the way we do, but we desperately need your excellent protection from all these brown people. We need to start by...
View ArticleThe Rule of Law
We, in this country, supposedly believe in the Rule of Law. Laws, properly ordained, are the basis by which we determine if something is legal or not. Laws are supposed to determine the way we...
View ArticleWhy Did Putin Want Trump to Win?
So it was a contest between a hard-boiled, tough as nails, highly successful, honest, real-estate capitalist, versus a traitorous, country hating, socialistic, weak willed, petulant woman. Of course...
View ArticleUndermining Obamacare
I just got a phone call. It was just like several others I have received over the past couple of years. It was from a local company wanting to sell me health insurance. I have BC/BS and am paying a...
View ArticleAnd This isn't Even a Bad Epidemic
Ok, it’s bad in other countries already, and it’s about to become very bad here, I understand. But I look around and I see that people are still generally doing what they need to do on a daily basis....
View ArticleSwine Flu vs. COVID-19: Deaths in the US
I tried to do this as snark earlier today, but people didn’t read to the end and thought I was touting Trump’s old lines. Well, here is the serious version.It’s certainly not something to be happy...
View ArticleBiden/Romney 20/20
Here me out BEFORE you comment, PLEASE!Like most people here, I am a fervent LIBERAL, and the LIBERAL instinct in me wants to see an overwhelming Democratic Party takeover of all levels of government...
View ArticleSave the Post Office with NRA Money
This idea struck me yesterday looking at some of the junk mail I get from people I detest.If you indicate that you are interested in their issues, the NRA will spend inordinate amounts of money trying...
View ArticleA Very Small but Relevant Survey
First, let’s remember that Donald Trump won very narrowly in 2016. It was extremely close by any standard, and it could easily have gone the other direction.Like most people, I have an orbit of people...
View ArticleI Voted for Biden/Harris, Warner, and Rashid Yesterday
It was easy and safe. I’m in Hanover County Virginia, and it was very easy and fast as there was NO line. Had there been a line it still would have been extremely safe. They have moved into another...
View ArticleDid Trump get the Russian Vaccine?
Inquiring minds want to know. If he didn’t get it, why not? If he did, I guess we can conclude that it ain’t perfect.Russia approved a vaccine on August 11. I happen to have some friends in Abu...
View ArticleGet Your "Trump Defeats COVID" Commemorative Coin
USA Today$100 preorder at the White House gift shop, supposedly. Gift Shop WebsiteTrump defeats COVID, saving all humanity from the darkness and torment of the dreaded COVID infection. He entered the...
View ArticleBlue Texas is VOTING BIG!!
So I’m not from Texas and I’ve had a hatred of the whole state ever since the immaculate (cheating) reception made by a Dallas Cowboy against my Minnesota Vikings in the ’70s. Couple that with the...
View ArticleAnd Now, for a Completely Different Opinion...
The Hill (of course it’s a different opinion) has an article up that caught my paranoid mind’s attention: Don't believe the polls — Trump is winning. If you’ve never been over there, please be aware...
View ArticleLet's Celebrate DEMOCRACY by Making Voting Sacred
So there was this diary that got me started, and I would like to expand on that.We supposedly live in a democracy, and we are usually quite proud of that. But we have to admit that our voting...
View ArticleWelcome to the End of COVID Day
I, unfortunately, hang out with Repuglicans on far too many days (at work). I cannot tell you the number of times I heard the sentiment expressed that:COVID will go away as soon as the election is...
View ArticleUpdated: Libertarian May have Cost Trump Michigan
CandidatesVote %Vote countJoe BidenDemocratic Party49.4%2,525,389Donald TrumpRepublican Party49.1%2,509,601Jo JorgensenLibertarian Party1.1%56,541Howie HawkinsGreen Party0.2%12,551Don...
View ArticleProjection, Projection, Projection
Donald Trump is not a very smart man, and he has NO imagination. The only thing that he is capable of thinking about it what HE is doing. So every time he claims that Biden is somehow cheating, that...
View ArticleLooks Like 2 Runoff Elections for GA Senate
I just checked the numbers and here is what they are saying on Google:David PerdueRep2,436,95249.9848115%Jon OssoffDEM2,325,81547.7052581%Shane HazelLIB112,6182.3099304%TotalS4,875,385If 714 votes had...
View ArticleWho's Smarter, Democrats, or Republicans?"
“Are Democrats very smart?”“Democrats are dumber than dirt.”“And Republicans are smart? In particular, you think Trump is smart? He thinks he’s really smart.”“They’re a hell of a lot smarter than...
View ArticlePerdue and Loeffler: Do They Support President Trump Enough?
Perdue and Loeffler have a serious Trump problem. Support him too much, and the Republicans that hate Trump will abandon you. Support him too little, and the Trumpites will abandon you. It’s a...
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Opposition to Solar Panel Project in Rural VA
My excitement was piqued recently when I learned that a moderately sized solar installation was being planned for my immediate area (link). Turns out, it would be 7 miles from my house. The proposed...
View ArticleWho Represents GA on Jan. 6?
I’ve looked for an answer and decided to post my question here. Given that it took the better part of a week to finish counting the ballots in GA in the November election, there is NO WAY that the...
View ArticleALL Americans Agree on This ONE Thing!
In this time of diversity and division, of strife and extreme hate for others, I have been searching for something that we can ALL (Liberal, Conservative, Democrat, and Republican) agree on. Well …I...
View ArticleGet out of Jail Free: Every President will have one
I know: I am preaching to the choir. I write this in the hope that some Republicans eventually hear this.So, they now claim that the trial for attempted insurrection is unconstitutional because he is...
View ArticleArrested
What is becoming of this country? Our freedoms are under assault, and no one seems to give a damn.So, last night: I was minding my own business driving home when this cop pulls me over and ends up...
View ArticleGod Created...
God created the sun … to shine.God created the earth … for us to inhabit.God created air … for us to breathe.God created water … for us to drink.God created food … for us to eat.God created...
View ArticleDarwin Award Nomination
Disclaimer: I have already looked, and there are three nominees currently being considered for the Darwin award this cycle. No doubt they meet the formal criteria of the rules that govern the award....
View ArticleAnd the Walls, They are a Tumbling Down
Well, it's been a good run: A VERY GOOD and long run. But it appears that they have finally caught up with us.Mike Lindell claims that there are 300 million Americans that should be put in jail for...
View ArticleTrump's World
Saw this along I-94 near Oriska, ND and just had to take a picture. I'm not pleased with my caption, however. Anyone else want to try in the comments? Maybe we can vote on a winner in a future post.
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The Lottery of Time and Place
Considering the entire arc of human history, when in time, where in place, and with what characteristics could one have been born that resulted in the best human life possible? Of course, I do not know...
View ArticleLet's Get to Work
When arguing with conservatives about abortion, I always maintained that they were doing it wrong. Roe v. Wade had established that abortion was the right of any woman that wanted one, and the proper...
View ArticleUkraine is Toast, According to the Tankies
Well, according to The Tankies, Ukraine might as well give up now and save a lot of bloodshed.xRoughly four divisions of the newly mobilized Russian troops now deployed; two divisions already in...
View ArticleTest Run for Stealing the 2024 Presidential Election
In AZ, right now, the stage is being set for what the Republicans will try in 2024. For a recap of that, read this.Cochise County is refusing to certify its election results. The threat is that the...
View ArticleLet's Mess with Them
A simple idea, and somebody has probably thought of this, but:Democrats should, out of the blue, provide the votes to elect McCarthy. Just remain totally coy about what the quid-pro-quo was and the...
View ArticleMoney Bomb for Adam Schiff
When Republicans vote to censure Adam Schiff for conducting investigations/hearings into the possibility of Russian involvement in Donald Trump's win over Hillary Clinton, it is time to act. The only...
View ArticleWhat to Believe?
WARNING: I’m in a state of mortal horror and angst. Everything I’m reading (and writing) right now is full of woe and deep trepidation. I get that way sometimes, lately, more often than not. So, this...
View ArticleYCMTSU: Guess Who is the 666th Richest Person in the World
According to This well, Forbes actually.Oh, you guessed correctly.You Cannot Make This Shit Up.A sign from God? If you believe in one, you'd probably have to say "YES!"
View ArticleWhy Does Trump NOT Want a Trial?
OK, this argument goes in two directions, and I had to pick one for the title.If he is innocent, as he claims, why would he not want this trial to occur so he can prove to the jury and everyone that he...
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