Call it what you will, the D.C. Consensus, Both Siderism, Neo Liberalism, “Centrism” has at it’s core a belief that the right and proper political order is a Platonic Despotism of the Elite, rule of the Proletariat by “Philosopher Kings” who are by definition so much better– more wise, cultured, and educated than the 99% …
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May 24 2018
It Blowed Up. It Blowed Up Real Good.
Blondie, Sentenza, and Tuco ICE, ICE Baby Eudaimon Arabia
May 23 2018
A Good Night For Democrats, A Bad Night For The DNC
I’m not going to call it a pattern because it isn’t, yet, but more and more frequently candidates endorsed by the conservative Democratic National Committee and it’s conservative legislative cousins the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (House) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (Senate) are losing Primaries to candidates who bill themselves as “progressives” (there is …
May 22 2018
No Respect
“Respect My Authoritah!” Can’t you see? I’m easily bothered by persistence One step from lashing out at you You want in to get under my skin and call yourself a friend I’ve got more friends like you, what do I do? Is there no standard anymore? What it takes, who I am, where I’ve been, …
May 21 2018
A “Smoking Gun”
“No Collusion. No Collusion.” Well, first of all it’s not “Collusion”, it’s conspiracy to commit a Felony, or rather several of them, by a Criminal Enterprise. These people should be charged under RICO like the Mafiosi they are (sure, it’s The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight– doesn’t matter, still crimes). Second- there’s already a mountain …
May 21 2018
Spying
You think I was going to talk about the FBI Informant? It’s not a story. Ok, briefly. This guy, whoever he is, is just like thousands of other FBI informants. He knows a person who is an FBI Agent (or more rarely is specifically recruited because of specialized knowledge or access) and he works at …
May 20 2018
Season Finale
That’s it for Saturday Night Live this year. I suppose they’ll be back again in early September, maybe late August. It’s always sucked ever since the original crew (minus Chevy Chase, plus Bill Murray) left in 1980 but this year didn’t suck as badly as most. The criticism of Trump & Co. was scathing and …
May 18 2018
Italeave
If you’re a fan of the Euro and the European currency union you have a very flawed concept of what money is and the effects of Neo Liberal economic policy on income distribution, though I suppose you could argue that one cow token is just as good as another and the pocket it’s in doesn’t …
May 17 2018
Our New Torturer-in-Chief
Democratic Quislings including especially Mark Warner, Sellout from Virginia, are hiding behind the fig leaf that she finally said, after Open AND Closed Door hearings where she declined to answer except for weasel words and Filibusters, in a letter that regarding whether she found torture ineffective and immoral, that it was “wrong” and that she …
May 16 2018
Traitors and Cowards
What’s that drip, drip, drip sound? Call the Plumbers Drain The Swamp Maybe it’s the water Getting to the bottom of it Or maybe it’s this
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