No shame, Welch’s makes good jams and jellies.     How Much Do Iowa And New Hampshire Actually Matter? Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Welch’s Grape Jelly is the closest I have ever been to New Hampshire

With thanks to aggocraig for running the Tuesday show for awhile, he retired from it last week and handed off the dark rod of power to me. I’ve been a part of this community for maybe a year and half … Continue reading The Politics Thread Looks Over Its Shoulder

I’m gone for work training, so this Monday is being done ahead of time, at very low expense. [insert crazy political events here] [insert more crazy political events here] [insert even more crazy political events here] Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Out of the Office

Monty: I am very excited to talk about Ireland’s election this Saturday. Anna: As am I, but probably for different reasons. I have been reading BBC News as preparation, though as a less modern student of English History I am … Continue reading An Weekend Politics Thread ag dul go hÉirenn

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! As we well know by now, President Baby was let off of the hook for crimes by our traitorous GOP Senators, and then blasted off the unhinged Trump speech of the century yesterday to … Continue reading The Friday Polotics Thread is Acquitted

Morning Politocadoes! The Senate did what we thought it would do. Trump has been acquitted. The lack of moral rectitude on display is frankly staggering. What’s scary is what will be coming down the pipe now. Trump now knows that … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Too Legit To Acquit

      so Iowa had some problems   What is going on in Iowa? Local officials raise concerns about vote reporting Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Cannot Compute

Wow, can you believe the results of that Iowa caucus? What’s that you say? An APP? Well, while we wait for the dust to kick up, hang around a bit, and then settle over the next few days, we can … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Is Not Viable

Fans danced gleefully to music while guzzling beer. Smiles abounded and deafening cheers arose without warning. And, in the restroom, someone was smoking what smelled like marijuana. Yes, it was a concert. Yes, it was a party. But it was … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Getting its Caucus On

Monty: There are no national elections this weekend, so I need to bring it home and talk about what’s going on (or not going on) in my country. I know we have an election coming up, but since quitting commenting … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Draws a Line (Doesn’t Matter Where)

I’ve got nothing! The GOP is a complete farce, and democracy is dying.  Anyone have a Demofribulator?       Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Votes To Block Witnesses

Morning Politocadoes!   So, John Bolton should testify. Hot Take, I know. He should testify in the Impeachment Trial. He should have testified before the House during the impeachment hearings. At every possible point, he should have testified. So we … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Should Testify

Election Update: Sanders Is On The Upswing   Up until this point, we’ve been pretty hesitant to read too much into any one of the post-debate polls — largely because for each poll that showed Sen. Bernie Sanders on the upswing, there was another … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Sanders Surges