Gordon Hart
@gehart.bsky.social
Lifelong democrat, attorney, former legislative staffer, book hoarder, dad of 3 wonderful young adults.
Close seconds are Humphrey to Agnew and Gore to Quayle.
January 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Close seconds are Humphrey to Agnew and Gore to Quayle.
I think many of the tiny fraction of BS users who feel compelled to post about religion have had a traumatic experience with it. I doubt that is true for most BS users generally. FWIW, I’m a liberal Episcopalian who is fascinated by demographics and politics, and subscribes to your Substack.
January 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I think many of the tiny fraction of BS users who feel compelled to post about religion have had a traumatic experience with it. I doubt that is true for most BS users generally. FWIW, I’m a liberal Episcopalian who is fascinated by demographics and politics, and subscribes to your Substack.
I tried to read this and got through the first ten or so responses, but I just can’t process this much horseshit without my head exploding.
January 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I tried to read this and got through the first ten or so responses, but I just can’t process this much horseshit without my head exploding.
And the net outmigration from California started in 1989 when Deukmejian was governor and continued throughout both the Wilson and Schwarzenegger administrations. Those three Republican administrations comprise about one half of the last 42 years.
January 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And the net outmigration from California started in 1989 when Deukmejian was governor and continued throughout both the Wilson and Schwarzenegger administrations. Those three Republican administrations comprise about one half of the last 42 years.
I read the article. My comment after reading it is that it is a hot mess. Trying to tie way too many disparate factors and phenomena together, supported by a few cherry-picked factoids.
January 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I read the article. My comment after reading it is that it is a hot mess. Trying to tie way too many disparate factors and phenomena together, supported by a few cherry-picked factoids.
There’s an old joke about a politician responding to criticism about going on a junket: “I did not go on that trip, and I paid my own way.”
January 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
There’s an old joke about a politician responding to criticism about going on a junket: “I did not go on that trip, and I paid my own way.”
He has no clue what is involved in establishing a new federal agency.
January 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
He has no clue what is involved in establishing a new federal agency.
I’m in the same boat. I still like this place but I get way less engagement than I did on Threads and have about the same number of followers.
January 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I’m in the same boat. I still like this place but I get way less engagement than I did on Threads and have about the same number of followers.
Source? This adds up to 57 people. There are only 15 official cabinet positions. Maybe a dozen more senior positions are arguably cabinet level.
January 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Source? This adds up to 57 people. There are only 15 official cabinet positions. Maybe a dozen more senior positions are arguably cabinet level.
Im not a Carrie Underwood fan, and am anti Trump. But when I saw her live on Ryan Secrest’s New Years Eve show two weeks ago, I thought she looked like like a normal, attractive 41 year old celebrity. No 41 year old’s photos compare well with their 21 year old photos (when she was first on Idol).
January 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Im not a Carrie Underwood fan, and am anti Trump. But when I saw her live on Ryan Secrest’s New Years Eve show two weeks ago, I thought she looked like like a normal, attractive 41 year old celebrity. No 41 year old’s photos compare well with their 21 year old photos (when she was first on Idol).
I like the sentiment here. But eye contact from strangers is often perceived as hostile, and returned with a nasty “Don’t eyeball me.”
January 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I like the sentiment here. But eye contact from strangers is often perceived as hostile, and returned with a nasty “Don’t eyeball me.”
This is indeed the question. If these countries are so critical to national security, why did Trump (or any other candidate or proxy) never mention them in the campaign? Why suddenly make them a Day One type top priority? No one has tried to explain this.
January 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is indeed the question. If these countries are so critical to national security, why did Trump (or any other candidate or proxy) never mention them in the campaign? Why suddenly make them a Day One type top priority? No one has tried to explain this.
Come on, let’s focus on important stuff, not manufactured controversies. The fires aren’t in any of these republicans’ districts. And apparently they were discussing restoring the deduction for state and local taxes, which is an important issue for all Californians.
January 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Come on, let’s focus on important stuff, not manufactured controversies. The fires aren’t in any of these republicans’ districts. And apparently they were discussing restoring the deduction for state and local taxes, which is an important issue for all Californians.
You asked for opinions that might disagree with you and I am giving you mine. I just can’t fault Obama for having a casual conversation with the President elect when they are sitting next to each other at a funeral. The other option would have been interpreted as shunning Trump and become a thing.
January 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
You asked for opinions that might disagree with you and I am giving you mine. I just can’t fault Obama for having a casual conversation with the President elect when they are sitting next to each other at a funeral. The other option would have been interpreted as shunning Trump and become a thing.
This post seems to assume “crusader” is a positive term. It should be considered a pejorative, and it fits Bryant well. A zealot trying to impose her Christian beliefs at the expense of people who don’t share her beliefs.
January 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This post seems to assume “crusader” is a positive term. It should be considered a pejorative, and it fits Bryant well. A zealot trying to impose her Christian beliefs at the expense of people who don’t share her beliefs.
The all-too-frequent social media exercise of drawing broad conclusions from a single, out-of-context snapshot image drives me crazy. I shudder to think what conclusions someone would draw if they were to cherry pick one snapshot out of hundreds of images of me at a large event.
January 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The all-too-frequent social media exercise of drawing broad conclusions from a single, out-of-context snapshot image drives me crazy. I shudder to think what conclusions someone would draw if they were to cherry pick one snapshot out of hundreds of images of me at a large event.
Nancy Mace is incapable of embarrassment and does not care about being considered stupid. All she cares about is getting her name and face known. She wants to be called out for her idiotic antics. Don’t give her what she wants.
January 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Nancy Mace is incapable of embarrassment and does not care about being considered stupid. All she cares about is getting her name and face known. She wants to be called out for her idiotic antics. Don’t give her what she wants.