Nobody’s calling this fiasco the Don & Eric Phone. Also: updates on Virginia’s redistricting and the effort to pack immigration flights with South African whites. Continue reading The Trump Phone and Other Callbacks
Give us $100. Borrow somebody’s phone to call someone who cares. Cameos by Billy Joel and Robert Earl Keen. Continue reading The Grift Goes On Forever
The state’s crucial redistricting vote could get overturned by its Supreme Court. But the dope is that there’s still hope, and here’s why. Continue reading Virginia: Sitting In Limbo
It’s a pivotal moment in Trump’s redistricting gambit to stay unimpeached. State Senator L. Louise Lucas is only too pleased to be one face of FAFO. Continue reading Pushback Day In Virginia
Sharon Simmons flew 2,400 miles to hand POTUS fast food and hype a tax provision that serves some empty calories. Continue reading DoorDash Grandma’s 15 Minutes
We need to add political pain to reshape how the Oval Office weighs its warmongering Continue reading Fix The “War” Word-Weaseling
With two decisions that only he could make, Trump has made survival more expensive for Americans since the week he took office. Continue reading Don’t Be Scared To Keep It Simple
On the bright side, if Hegseth had died from tattoo-related sepsis, Mullin could be leading the DoD right now. Continue reading Markwayne Beats Up The Peter Principle
Bobby Junior’s HHS is the administration’s latest big loser in court. Cameos by Wilco, Janis Joplin, and Bing Crosby. Continue reading Reality Gets A Shot In The Arm
Hugh Laurie joins one cast while another crew of alarming authority clamors for more bloodshed for Jesus. Continue reading TV, Tehran, And Armageddon Agitators
It’s too early for administering justice for this Iran attack, so we settle for blame. Also, why is this woman reading about Lindsey Graham? Continue reading Assigning Blame Keeps Me Grounded
A two-minute video for law enforcement who want to live up to negative stereotypes and cultivate the next Good Trouble generation. Continue reading Ch-Ch-Changes In Quakertown
Rumination on the who and the how of the next chapter, with help from Loni Anderson and Johnny Cash. Continue reading ICE Intimidation Tour: Who’s Next?
A parlor game for our times. Are you ready? Continue reading Is It ICE Or Is It DOGE?
Oh, that accusation? I’m afraid that one’s just too serious to do anything about. Sorry! Continue reading Whistleblower vs. Gabbard: Her Secret’s Safe With Her
With cameos from Peter Gabriel, John Donne, and A Fish Called Wanda. Continue reading Bovino and Bondi Overplay Their Hand
In which DJT tries to globalize the swamp in perpetuity, Beyond the billion-dollar buy-in, you won’t believe the terms he’d like to enforce. Continue reading Grabbing A ‘Peace’ Of The Action
Here, take some comfort from Mssrs. Powell, Smith, and Kelly. Guest starring an unidentified woman from Minnesota. Continue reading Tuesday Trio: High-Profile Pushback
A rogue state on a psychotic break. We’re all Sigourney Weaver now. Continue reading There Is No GOP, There Is Only Zuul
Actually, this is barely about Epstein. Since my last column, DJT has been busy helping out his favorite category of jerk. Continue reading The Predator’s Friend
For the second time in as many chances, a Republican president has invaded the wrong country. Consider the abused National Guard this season. Continue reading They’ll Be Gone For Christmas
The things these people can do with a straight face. Plus some troubling signage at the White House. Continue reading FIFA Fête and Other Fiascos
Death By Lightning leads up to the origin of the modern civil service that MAGA can’t stand. Continue reading Putting The Self- Back In Service
Amid a series of missteps, POTUS is wearing out his welcome in a way he used to reserve for 16-year-olds in pageant dressing rooms. Continue reading The Trump Touch: Torn and Frayed?
Eliminating the one-cent coin raises more questions than you might think. Peer into the future and call it in the air. Continue reading Pitching Pennies
A straight-up election heist, and they got away with almost getting away with it. Featuring Randy Newman and Supertramp. Continue reading Pardon Me, Is This Election Taken?
Centrist is a terrible catch-all term for two distinct political groups. One of which sucks. Continue reading Which Centrism Is The Worst?
Why is this woman pursuing right-on-right crime in Arkansas? And what’s the GOP’s cling-to-power quadfecta? Read on. Continue reading Smile If You Like Disenfranchisement
In which the weekend’s events give me a moment of clarity about the hidden wisdom in those crowds. Continue reading I’ve Looked At Crowds From Both Sides Now
In which we survey responses from Democratic POTUSes, second-guess Hamas, and credit Netanyahu for eclipsing a Bush diplomatic “feat” that I thought would stand forever. Continue reading Applauding The Deal But Keeping It Real