Monthly Archives: January 2017

Quote for the day

With a majority of Catholics and 81% of evangelicals having voted for Donald Trump, the moral rot of these people has placed, in my view, a dangerous, narcissistic, pathological liar in line to occupy the White House. And now these … Continue reading

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Upheld: Y’all are no damn good

Probably intending to criticize those annoying, hyper-enthusiastic preachers who strain so diligently to be your best friend — Is everything ‘awesome’? Really? — the Babylon Bee inadvertently upholds a criticism I’ve made of Christian teaching for years: If you don’t … Continue reading

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The end of the professional civil service

What do you know? After 8-years of no policy but vandalism, the Republicans now intend to break things on a grand scale. Next up, the professional civil service. House Republicans this week reinstated an arcane procedural rule that enables lawmakers … Continue reading

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The ACA show and the new Congress

I suppose the most striking aspect of this morning’s ACA theater was the Republicans’ explicit acceptance of the premise that sanctioned passage of the ACA in the first place — that all Americans should have affordable health care, and it’s … Continue reading

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Tweet of the Day

One thing I hope USA learns in '17: Ppl w/ advanced degrees in science, history and other study know much more about those fields than u do. — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 3, 2017

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