David
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The trouble is that the DC Democrats don’t have mechanisms for rapidly transitioning to wartime consiglieres
January 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The trouble is that the DC Democrats don’t have mechanisms for rapidly transitioning to wartime consiglieres
Exactly. In a crisis, you don’t have all the time in the world to wait for the fossils to catch up or shuffle off. An example of what needs to happen is the churn of leadership of the Union armies during the Civil War, until Lincoln finally landed on generals who understood how to fight the war.
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Exactly. In a crisis, you don’t have all the time in the world to wait for the fossils to catch up or shuffle off. An example of what needs to happen is the churn of leadership of the Union armies during the Civil War, until Lincoln finally landed on generals who understood how to fight the war.
In unrelated news, I threw out a moldy tomato yesterday
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
In unrelated news, I threw out a moldy tomato yesterday
The first demand should be defenestrating Stephen Miller
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 PM
The first demand should be defenestrating Stephen Miller
please remember that your height-challenged friends are reading your posts too
January 27, 2026 at 2:13 AM
please remember that your height-challenged friends are reading your posts too
The alliteration is cute. Though "restrain" and "restrict" are kind of redundant?
January 27, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The alliteration is cute. Though "restrain" and "restrict" are kind of redundant?
I thought he was a baddie but the glasses have changed my mind
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I thought he was a baddie but the glasses have changed my mind
Is there a system in place to monitor the "random" selection process...?
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Is there a system in place to monitor the "random" selection process...?
The nurses/doctors are patriots who want us to know that something is up
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The nurses/doctors are patriots who want us to know that something is up
They were planning a barbecue. He typed "grills" and autocorrect changed it to "girls." It could happen to anyone.
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
They were planning a barbecue. He typed "grills" and autocorrect changed it to "girls." It could happen to anyone.
Whatever happened to patriotic leaking and/or the deep state?
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Whatever happened to patriotic leaking and/or the deep state?
I think you misspelled “that” as “whether”
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I think you misspelled “that” as “whether”
Yesterday I hummed "My Country 'Tis of Thee" as they walked by me in the Metro station, but this is better.
September 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Yesterday I hummed "My Country 'Tis of Thee" as they walked by me in the Metro station, but this is better.
The "savvy" media see this as a dog-bites-man story.
February 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The "savvy" media see this as a dog-bites-man story.
Yes, but everyone needs to stop hedging with "essentially," "basically," "effectively," and the like. It essentially undermines the point you're making. See what I did there
February 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Yes, but everyone needs to stop hedging with "essentially," "basically," "effectively," and the like. It essentially undermines the point you're making. See what I did there
It's abundantly clear who has the upper hand (kompromat) in this relationship.
February 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It's abundantly clear who has the upper hand (kompromat) in this relationship.
Democracy shouldn’t have to die in darkness: Let’s kill it with dignity in daylight.
By Elon Musk and AG Sulzberger
By Elon Musk and AG Sulzberger
February 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Democracy shouldn’t have to die in darkness: Let’s kill it with dignity in daylight.
By Elon Musk and AG Sulzberger
By Elon Musk and AG Sulzberger
What’s the over/under on the number of death threats (from Republicans) Cassidy and his family receive today? I wish I were joking
January 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
What’s the over/under on the number of death threats (from Republicans) Cassidy and his family receive today? I wish I were joking
They keep hauling irony out of its grave and killing it again
January 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
They keep hauling irony out of its grave and killing it again
Still milquetoastedly leading with "unqualified" instead of "spectacularly unfit and dangerous," I see
January 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Still milquetoastedly leading with "unqualified" instead of "spectacularly unfit and dangerous," I see