Category Archives: Politics

Autumn in Pennsyltucky

Posted on October 20, 2018 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit and I had just finished another dreary sales trip and were driving home from Pennsyltucky, that vast stretch of Trump country that lies between Philly and Pittsburgh. Billie Holiday was on the radio, singing “Autumn in New York,” … Continue reading →

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Trump’s accomplices in the media

Posted on October 14, 2018 by oddmanout215

I will not be held like a drunkard/ under the cold tap of facts… — Leonard Cohen The news today is Donald Trump. The news every day is Trump. One day he’s  lying about Dianne Feinstein as his fans chant … Continue reading →

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‘Moderate Republican’ is an oxymoron

Posted on October 8, 2018 by oddmanout215

I was reading aloud to Swamp Rabbit about how Donald Trump helped get Brett Kavanaugh confirmed for a lifetime gig with the Supremes: ‘As long as [Trump] was willing to go to the mat for [Kavanaugh], it fortified probably people … Continue reading →

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Judicial temper tantrum

Posted on September 29, 2018 by oddmanout215

Everybody got a good look at Brett Kavanaugh’s judicial temperament the other day, and at his fear that he might get caught lying if the FBI investigates Christine Blasey Ford’s claim that he tried to rape her. Under questioning, Kavanaugh … Continue reading →

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Kavanaugh’s dirty secrets still surfacing

Posted on September 26, 2018 by oddmanout215

The past is never dead. It’s not even past. — William Faulkner (I wrote the following before a third accuser came forward today.) I’d just got back from a sales job upstate at a ski resort that doubles as a … Continue reading →

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We live in a democracy — or so they say

Posted on September 18, 2018 by oddmanout215

This is what happens when all the president’s men are grifters: Another day, another set of regulations targeted for reversal by President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency. The latest possible rollback affects a powerful greenhouse gas with up to 36 times … Continue reading →

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A weasel auditions for the Supremes

Posted on September 9, 2018 by oddmanout215

Brett Kavanaugh knows why Donald Trump chose him to replace Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, and so do all the Republican senators who are so eager to finish the confirmation charade. Even my friend Swamp Rabbit knows, and … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump as Johnny Friendly

Posted on August 23, 2018 by oddmanout215

You can tell a lot about a president’s background just by his style of speech. Woodrow Wilson spoke like a cold-hearted preacher, FDR like an easy-going aristocrat, Harry Truman like a no-nonsense dry goods merchant, Ronald Reagan like a too-wholesome … Continue reading →

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New opiates for the masses needed

Posted on August 21, 2018 by oddmanout215

Yesterday, I googled a piece of old news and ran it past my friend Swamp Rabbit. The gist of the article was that many Democrats and independents who voted for Obama in 2012 didn’t vote at all in 2016 and … Continue reading →

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When will Trump’s minions stop applauding?

Posted on July 16, 2018 by oddmanout215

Last week Swamp Rabbit and I watched House Republicans grill FBI agent Peter Strzok and wondered if they really believed Strzok was part of of an FBI conspiracy to link Donald Trump to Russian interference with the 2016 election, even … Continue reading →

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