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Category Archives: Congress
Supreme Court sullies Clean Water Act
I was lecturing Prayers, my favorite feral cat. The news is hardly ever new, I told him. At best, it’s a reminder that the people who run this country now might be even less enlightened than the idiots who, generations … Continue reading
Posted in arts, climate change, Congress, history, humor, mainstream media
Tagged Burn On, Clean Water Act, Cuyahoga River fire, Ed Sheeran, Randy Newman, U.S. Supreme Court
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Manchin again (the video version)
Swamp Rabbit was hungover and tired of my blogging choices. “How come you gotta do two posts in a row about Manchin? What about all them other creeps in the U.S. Senate?” So I told him for the tenth time: … Continue reading
Hey, let’s appoint Jeff Davis to investigate the Civil War
So Nancy Pelosi tells Kevin McCarthy no, you can’t appoint foes of the democratic process to a committee investigating an attack on the democratic process. She’s referring to Jan. 6, when an angry mob of Trumpers stormed the Capitol with … Continue reading
Voting rights expansion vs. the filibuster
We were watching the filibuster scene from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a hit movie in 1939 and a great example of director Frank Capra using his corny genius to convey big, inspirational ideas. His hero in this one is … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, history, humor, mainstream media, Politics
Tagged Claude Rains, filibuster, Frank Capra, H.R. 1, James Stewart, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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Common ground with Republicans? On Mars, maybe.
“If Joe Biden keeps seeking common ground with Republicans — or unity, as he sometimes calls it — he’ll miss his chance to achieve his stated policy goals. Then Republicans will blame Democrats because the country is still a mess, … Continue reading
Is this progress? A show of hands, please
Swamp Rabbit whistled to summon the birds and beasts of the ponds, mudflats and woodlands. “Listen up, critters,” he shouted. “Here’s what’s happening.” He read aloud from a list of calamities that have made 2020 a landmark year: Twin plagues … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Congress, economic collapse, environmentalism, history, humor, mainstream media, unemployment
Tagged Covid-19 surge, Donald Trump, idea of progress, Joe Biden, Trumpism
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Call rewrite, the Constitution is a mess
“What are you laughing at this time, Swamp Rabbit?” He was bent over his antique laptop, drinking Wild Turkey and reading an opinion piece in which a historian explained why “the Founders” didn’t anticipate some future president who might refuse … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Joe Biden, U.S. Constitution
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Post-election reality check
Swamp Rabbit had passed out next to the frog pond and it took me a few minutes to wake him. “Stop celebrating, Election Day’s been over for two weeks.” He stood up and looked at the denuded trees and the … Continue reading
Uh-oh, a blue mirage!
Swamp Rabbit was doubled over laughing at me for having thought the 2020 elections might generate a wave that would sweep Democrats to victory even in some former Confederate states that were, according to the pollsters, trending blue. “Hahaha, you … Continue reading