Monthly Archives: February 2018

When Republicans were conservative

The Republican Party has so slowly and incrementally abandoned conservatism and become a party of nihilist vandals that I occasionally wonder if they have any idea how un-conservative they actually are nowadays. First, a serviceable definition that hearkens back to … Continue reading

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Don’t kumbaya, Holy Man

Here’s a story of clergy misconduct that is more irritating than most. We’ve all learned the song Kumbaya at some time or another; it’s a sweet if somewhat cloying song and it is routinely disparaged by the Loony Right, as … Continue reading

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On Jesus’ flu shot

Well. Telescammer Gloria Copeland made headlines yesterday by telling her listeners that they don’t need flu shots. No. What they need is a megadose of Jesus, who will protect them from the virus. An evangelical minister who advised President Donald … Continue reading

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Doubling-down on crazy

I’ve predicted often through the years that the Loony Right would grow even crazier than they already are as they are inexorably pushed toward the margins of society. Here is an example of it, a push for more widespread “church … Continue reading

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The company you keep

So: Fresh from complaining that people who don’t applaud his clumsy banalities are traitors, The Donald intends that the Good Ol’ U.S.. of A. should have a smart and spiffy military parade to rouse the unenthused (or, is that frighten … Continue reading

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