If only John Cornyn hadn't long ago opted for the Yellowstone-style brand on his chest to signal his forever allegiance to the McConnell Ranch...but he did, and today the accumulated sins of the Senator from Texas and the gang of Failure Theater chums he chose to associate with came home to roost in no small …
The True and Proper Historical Perspective Sharpens – The Obama Edition
Several places in all of my writings I have mentioned how I hope that Mr. Obama has a very long, very healthy, and very vocal ex-presidency. I honestly mean that...he is the single best forcing function for shortening the time required for a proper sharpening of historical focus onto what impact his political life really …
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The very lopsided ‘Battle of Wits’ on the path to the Republican run-off for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas (UPDATED)
I will just state up front that, consistent with every political fiber of my being since 2014, there is no possible circumstance imaginable under which John Cornyn ever gets a vote of mine. I also find it 'interesting' that this topic comes up during the same week history buries forever the 'help Iran get the …
The Predictable Shelf-Life on Cornyn’s Modified Limited Hangout on the Save America Act
Just putting a marker here for later discussion...but clearly, any result other than a move to a run-off after this week's Republican Primary for U.S Senate in Texas will be bad for the Save America Act. I'm not sure if anything can save the act at this point, but a clear win or a clear …
Pretending to ‘learn’ now what we have known (and what was perfectly knowable) all along – UPDATED
I mean no disrespect to the messenger from Powerline here but this - the more general phenomenon of acting as if the newly provided evidence was really necessary for those who were willing to see (i.e. not brain-dead Democrats and not delusional Never Trumpers of old) what was going on back then - comes across, …
Smugly goes the classless little twit.
More and more these days I am reminded of a very useful quote from a former White House intern: “If you want to know what power looks like, watch a man safely, even smugly, do interviews for decades, without ever worrying whether he will be asked the questions he doesn’t want to answer.” — Monica Lewinsky …
Exceptionalism Discarded – ‘The system is running on inertia, not legitimacy.’
In relation to the topic of previous rantings on this site, the linked passage below is too good - "accurate" is a far better term - to not document here. While the specific topic of the aptly named author is "journalism" (the media), much of the sentiment applies equally well across broad swaths of industry …
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The Real Economy Must Be Under There Somewhere – Vol. II
Since last addressed here last March, the extent of the fake economy has been exposed to be orders of magnitude beyond what most Americans can yet comprehend. Some less than exuberant enthusiasm from back then: Eventually, history will identify the many faces of shame who perpetuated this charade…from the woke to the heavily credentialed yet still worthless to the just …
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Musings on the End Game Coming via Minneapolis – The ‘Be Careful What You Ask for” Edition (UPDATED AGAIN)
The general theme here was addressed not so long ago in the ‘…there can only be one rule. I didn’t want this to be the rule, but they overruled us. So they can choke on their new rule…’ post back in November. Of course, the whole point of existing under the anti-intellectual cover provided by …
The Fake Recession Gambit of 1991…Back in the Playbook for 2026?
I do enjoy it when actual smart people travel down the same paths I have. Before going into today's example, a quick review of the story as I told it in late 2021 about the recession of 1991. (Apologies, I no longer have access to the links I used to refresh my memory of those …
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