Tag Archives: Mitch McConnell

A big victory for vile-but-discreet

Posted on December 21, 2017 by

Last week, after Roy Moore lost the race for a Senate seat in Alabama, I wrote “Old-guard Senate Republicans don’t like over-the-top vile. They like guys who are vile but discreet.” In other words, they prefer colleagues who are like … Continue reading →

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Preaching to the choir about the GOP

Posted on May 6, 2014 by

I read to Swamp Rabbit part of Charles Pierce’s reaction to the Republicans’ successful effort last Wednesday to block a Senate vote on whether to raise the minimum wage to $10.10: Can we just drop the pretense now and admit … Continue reading →

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Obama tries, but wing-nuts reject his love

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

No irony about the sick state of American politics is funnier than the fact that wing-nuts, no matter how far to the right Barack Obama tilts, continue to vilify him as the Great Satan of socialism and the bleeding-heart champion … Continue reading →

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … Super Congress!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Concerned that nations will soon fight over oil reserves? If you think that’s bad, wait until world population booms to 10 billion or so at the same time all the fresh water is drying up. But that’s long-term stuff. This … Continue reading →

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Onion’s birthday joke, with an edge

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

The Onion’s Obama birthday joke was satire, but only in the lamest sense of the word: After months of heated negotiations and failed attempts to achieve any kind of consensus, President Obama turned 50 years old Thursday, drawing strong criticism … Continue reading →

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First, Dems give away the store. Then they haggle.

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

This is what happens when you supposedly represent the interests of working people but are too timid, dishonest or stupid to fight for those interests: Republicans are poised to reject a White House offer, TPM has learned, that would cut … Continue reading →

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A holiday fairy tale about lame ducks

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

It’s depressing to think that there was no way to win that would not have involved giving away billions of dollars to people who don’t need it. But it’s kind of cheery to think we have a president who actually … Continue reading →

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