- “I know nothing about Hitler. I have no idea what Hitler said other than [what] I’ve seen on the news. And that’s a very, entirely different thing than what I’m saying,” Donald Trump states to excuse his repeated Hitler references. Maybe it’s just me, but I actually want people to know what Hitler said and wrote. The difference, though, lies between information and admiration.
- Ramaswamy’s campaign is toast. How to tell: A failing business always cuts advertising budget first.
- Nikki Haley’s slavery gaffe was horrific, but her refusal to categorically decline the VP slot on the Trump ticket will be the thing that will kill her candidacy. Her Never Trumper supporters will not support someone who equivocates on that issue.
- The House departed Washington for the year having passed just 27 bills, making the GOP-led session the least productive in decades. They passed barely more bills than they had Speaker votes this year.
- No, I don’t think Trump should be on the ballot anywhere. The 14th Amendment is there for a reason, and that reason is to bar those who have violated their oath of office from holding public office again. But in an ideal world, Republicans should eliminate him in the primaries; the 14th should only be a fallback. Unfortunately, Republicans aren’t interested in upholding the Constitution; they just want power.
- LB² is scared, and she should be. She was going to lose in CO-03, and she’ll lose in the GOP primary in CO-04. And as a 37-year-old divorced granny whose only business experience is running a weaponized sports bar into bankruptcy, she has no marketable skills. No lobbying firm will take her. And she’s way too unpolished and idiotic for a news show, even on Newsmax. So she’s got three post-Congress career opportunities: OnlyFans “influencer,” waiting tables, or a position on the Trump legal team.
- At some point, the Supreme Court is going to have to rule on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and that decision will determine if the words of the Constitution have any meaning to today’s conservatives. Frankly, the outcome of that case on the high court concerns me.
- A lowly newspaper columnist at the first paper I worked at had a motto that stuck with me: “Go back to your source. It’ll simplify your problem.” Decades later, it’s still sage advice: reviewing the first set of notes or re-listening to an interview tells you what the crux of the story or project is; it’s why you picked it in the first place. And you cut out the accumulated extraneous crap by going back to the original spark.
- Always remember: we would have an updated immigration policy if John Boehner/ House Republicans would have brought Obama’s bill to the floor in 2014.
- I simply don’t understand the draw of going to Times Square for New Year’s to watch the ball drop. Even before Covid, that was way too much humanity in one space.
- Jack’s triple ginger cookies are not just delicious, they’re medicinal. Or at least that’s my excuse for a batch only lasting a few days.
- Holiday candy was replaced by Valentine’s displays by the time the local supermarket opened on December 26th. That’s how long the Christmas Spirit lasts in the age of consumerism.
- While there are individual examples of excellence from all houses, with regards to classic animation, generally Disney > Hanna-Barbera > Warner Brothers.
- There are way too many college football bowl games. I get that it’s a way for sponsors to enrich athletic programs while giving the players a farewell game, but there are 43 bowl games this year, and there aren’t 86 D-I teams that deserve postseason consideration.
- If Die Hard is a Christmas movie, The Poseidon Adventure is the ultimate New Year’s flick.
- With 2024 fast approaching, make sure one of your resolutions is to get as many voters to the polls in the primary and in November as possible. Regardless of who is on the ballot in eleven months, more voters means a greater likelihood of a Republican defeat.
- Enjoy your New Year’s. Toast in 2024, because you’re going to hear nothing but political BS throughout the election year. It’s campaign ad season. Yippee. (And please, if you’re celebrating, take a car to the bar.)
