Why? Why do this? Bloomberg to pass on Iowa, NH, focus on Super Tuesday states I don’t mean passing on Iowa and New Hampshire (although that’s also a bad idea). I mean why is Michael Bloomberg running at all? In what reality does he have the slightest chance? Who does he think he’ll appeal to? Just, why???questionmark? And why? Why this guy? Rep. Jim Jordan appointed to impeachment committee to defend Trump It’s because of this, isn’t it. Wrestling referee warned Rep. Jim Jordan about Ohio State doctor’s sex misconduct, new lawsuit says What, Denny Hastert wasn’t available? This must … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Doesn’t Get It

News is, more or less by definition, unrelenting. I mean, that’s what news MEANS, right? New things happening? But of course sometimes the news is more unrelentinger than other times, and this is clearly one of those times. As somebody (a horse promoting ebooks, apparently – the internet is a strange place) once said, “Everything happens so much.” It’s hard to keep up. Well, this politics thread exists so that we can try and digest all this new information, even the most unrelentingest. Anyway, for no damn reason at all, I conclude with the most nü-metal music video ever, “Check … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Is The Unrelentingest

I’VE DONE IT! I’ve uncovered the secret of the Trump administration! No, they’re not aliens. Probably. It depends if you count the sequel as canon. Anyway, I think if we consider all the evidence, the only rational conclusion is that the Trump administration is comprised entirely of Highlanders. Er, not exactly Highlanders, which would mean they’re all from the Scottish Highlands, but immortal beings as portrayed in the 1986 fantasy (documentary?) film Highlander. If you’ve never seen it, the idea is these folks are fated to live forever until they’ve all killed each other off in bad-ass duels with swords. … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Has It All Figured Out

I don’t have much to say this week. There’s a lot of very interesting stuff happening, some of which may contribute to Trump being removed from office. If so, it can’t come soon enough, because he’s using his power as commander-in-chief to murder our allies by the thousands. The international community must stop Turkey’s ethnic cleansing plans in northern Syria For years, Turkey’s government allowed Islamic State fighters to cross its territory into Syria. But, before Monday, there were no Islamic State fighter elements along Turkey’s border with Syria because Kurds, Arabs and Christians expelled them with help from the … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread is at a loss for words

Soooooooo, how about those politics lately? (I was also thinking about putting “I Worship Chaos” by Children of Bodom up here, but I suppose death metal with Cookie Monster vocals is more of an acquired taste.) It’s pretty overwhelming – but when you compare it to the state of things just one week ago, it’s even more overwhelming! Amazing how that works, but hey, we’re moving in the right direction. To get you oriented, here’s a few headlines extracted from the giant mess of breaking news, no doubt obsolete by the time this post goes live. Democrats in disar-HOLY CRAP … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Expects The Unexpected