The streets are mostly quiet. The shopkeepers have gone home. Firefighters, police, and others stay waiting Telling stories, sipping coffee, from cups made of foam. The presents are wrapped, The stockings are hung. Carols sung ’round the Christmas tree By … Continue reading
On this day 232 years ago, an event took place that helped establish a nation with–as President Abraham Lincoln put it–a “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” It was on December 23rd, 1783, that the Commander-in-Chief … Continue reading
Hooray for Texas! And no, I’m not just giving my usual shout out for my beloved state. :P This story is about a week old, but I’m just finding time to write about it. I had planned to write about … Continue reading
Lists are cool. The existence of Buzzfeed is proof of this. Year-end lists are the coolest because we get to remember what was so cool about the year that is now behind us. Obama is the most coolest President ever, … Continue reading
Bernie. Hillary. That other guy. Third and final Democratic debate of the year. On ABC. Live televised programming starts at 8pm Eastern Time, 7pm Central, 6pm, Mountain, 5pm Pacific, 3pm Hawaii-Aleutian, and 9am Casey (Antarctica) Time, where they live in … Continue reading
The fifth and final Republican presidential primary of 2015 is upon us, and the roster is now at 13 candidates. Bobby Jindal has joined Rick Perry and Scott Walker on the sidelines. CNN will again broadcast the debate, as they … Continue reading
After posting two entries about Amanda’s columns in Salon last week, I had hoped to not write about her for a while, but reader The Rogue Elf brought another column of hers to my attention in our comment section on … Continue reading
Three national addresses about terrorism in eight days. The Prez is trying quite hard to convince America that he has the Isull situation handled. He’s also doing his best to convince America that we’re a bunch of Islamophobic bigots. Obama … Continue reading
Last time, I threatened to torment you with an additional post regarding another one of Amanda’s latest columns in Salon. It was just too awful not to say a few words about it. So let’s get the pain out of … Continue reading
Ah, that Amanda. She’s such a silly prog. You know the Amanda I’m referring to. Yes, that Amanda. The one who always seems so miserable because conservatives ruin everything. On Monday, Amanda wrote a column for Salon in which she … Continue reading
