Congress, Education, Jamie O, Political Crack, Race

Compromise Won’t Placate This GOP

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 JCO

Conservatives yet again show us they don’t want to be appeased nor compromised with and it’s not good for the country to keep believing they can be. Continue reading Compromise Won’t Placate This GOP

Adrastos, Diary, Dipshit Insurrection, Film, Fog Of History, Political Crack, R.I.P., Supreme Court

Following Up

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

More on the Senate QAnon contingent, the slaps heard round the world, Ivy Baker Priest, and Madeleine Albright. Continue reading Following Up

Adrastos, Books, Music, Pulp Fiction Thursday1 Comment

Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Fireclown

March 31, 2022March 30, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Burn, clown, burn. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Fireclown

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Political Crack, Russian Imperialism, The Darnold1 Comment

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Trump’s 2016 flashback. Continue reading Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Cassandra, Congress, Immoral Values, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks

Eyes Wide Shut

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 cassandraisright

Who would have thought that cultivating unhinged loonies like Cawthorn would come back to bite the GOP in the ass? You hate to see it. Continue reading Eyes Wide Shut

Adrastos, Album Cover Art, Music

Album Cover Art Wednesday: Meet The Supremes

March 30, 2022March 29, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meet Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Meet The Supremes

Adrastos, Diary, Dipshit Insurrection, Fog Of History, Fog Of Scandal, Political Crack, The Darnold

The 457-Minute Gap

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Memories of Watergate, Rose Mary Woods, and the 18 1/2 minute gap. Continue reading The 457-Minute Gap

Business, Economy, Russian Imperialism, Shapiro, Sports, War In Ukraine, Web/Tech

Huddle Up

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 shapiroout

Two items from where the worlds of sports and business collide got my attention. One was a new way to support your favorite team. The other showed how economic sanctions might not work as smoothly if the target is China. Continue reading Huddle Up

Adrastos, Film, Television

The Slap Heard Round The World

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dear Chris Rock and Will Smith: Two wrongs don’t make a right. Continue reading The Slap Heard Round The World

Adrastos, Dipshit Insurrection, Fog Of Scandal, Political Crack, Supreme Court2 Comments

Clarence’s Choice: Recusal Or Resignation

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Ginning up a coup: The Ginni Thomas Story. Continue reading Clarence’s Choice: Recusal Or Resignation

Free Republic, Political Crack, Russian Imperialism, The Darnold, Tommy T, War In Ukraine1 Comment

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – No Mo Mo edition

March 28, 2022March 26, 2022 Tommy T

Reading the Freepers for 14 years so you don’t have to. Continue reading Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – No Mo Mo edition

Random Ruminations, Tommy T2 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with random ruminations – “Ship him off” edition

March 27, 2022March 30, 2022 Tommy T

The life and times of Tommy T. Continue reading Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with random ruminations – “Ship him off” edition

Adrastos, Music, The Sunday Dozen

The Sunday Dozen: Crowded House

March 27, 2022March 26, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Paul Hester, Tim Finn, Mark Hart, and all Crowdies past and present. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Crowded House

Adrastos, Congress, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods, Supreme Court, Television5 Comments

Saturday Odds & Sods: Rhapsody In Blue

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

This week: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Cory Booker, Gambling Movies, Mabley/Sykes, Carson/Rickles/Brock, and Barbara Stanwyck. Music by George Gershwin, Queen, The Jayhawks, Lady Gaga, Frank Sinatra, and Squeeze. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Rhapsody In Blue

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music1 Comment

Come Fly With Me

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn, and Frank Sinatra. Continue reading Come Fly With Me

Adrastos, Fog Of History, R.I.P., Russian Imperialism, War In Ukraine

Quote Of The Day: Madeleine Albright On Putin

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Madeleine Albright, 1937-2022. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Madeleine Albright On Putin

Congress, Elections, Law/Justice, Marriage Equality, Race, Sexism, Shapiro, Supreme Court

Cory Booker Is A Mensch

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 shapiroout

Cory Booker got up and said he had Ketanji Brown Jackson’s back. He also put into words what his political party stands for. Mike Braun did the same for his party. You can decide who did it better. Continue reading Cory Booker Is A Mensch

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Stretching Again

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Where’s the rest of Claire Trevor? Click to find out. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Stretching Again

Donald Trump Is, Elections, Jamie O, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media1 Comment

‘Accountability’ Has Become A Joke

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 JCO

If we don’t hold Republicans like Trump accountable for their actions, that is a very bad thing for America. Continue reading ‘Accountability’ Has Become A Joke

Adrastos, Campaign Notes, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, Malakatude, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

No Mo Brooks

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Say it ain’t so, Mo. Continue reading No Mo Brooks

Adrastos, Books, Pulp Fiction Thursday

Pulp Fiction Thursday: Deadly Beloved

March 24, 2022March 23, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Deadly Beloved we are gathered here for another Pulp Fiction Thursday. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Deadly Beloved

Adrastos, Congress, Diary, Fog Of History, Irksome Things, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Supreme Court, Television1 Comment

The Secret Word Is Irksome

March 23, 2022May 9, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Why a duck? Why Groucho? Why not. Continue reading The Secret Word Is Irksome

Big Damn Heroes, Cassandra, Congress, Current Affairs, Political Crack, Race, Sexism, Supreme Court

Eleven Angry Republicans

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 cassandraisright

What struck me at the end of the day, having watched or listened to most of the Republican committee members, was how openly angry they all were.
Continue reading Eleven Angry Republicans

Adrastos, Album Cover Art, Fog Of History, Music

Album Cover Art Wednesday: Franck Symphony In D Minor

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos goes classical. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Franck Symphony In D Minor

Adrastos, Diary, Nature is Scary, New Orleans

Tornadic Activity

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

All is well at Adrastos World HQ. Continue reading Tornadic Activity

Adrastos, Congress, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Supreme Court

All The Way With KBJ

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Day two of the Jackson confirmation hearings. Continue reading All The Way With KBJ

British Politics, Comedy, COVID-19, Russian Imperialism, Shapiro, Television, War In Ukraine

Fawlty Tory

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 shapiroout

To Quote: “Boris Johnson’s buffoonery contrasts with the courageous leadership of President Zelensky. To compare a referendum to women and children fleeing Putin’s bombs is an insult to every Ukrainian. He is no Churchill: he is Basil Fawlty.”
Some thoughts on Boris Johnson, Basil Fawlty, and clowns running governments. Continue reading Fawlty Tory