Keith Laughlin
@spike2069.bsky.social
Retired after 40 years of policy advocacy in Washington, DC. Interests include politics, US roots music between 1920 & 1969, the Detroit Tigers, gardening, yoga.
This is like when pressure from LBJ caused CBS executives to pull a segment from the Smothers' Brothers show with Pete Seeger singing "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy."
December 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is like when pressure from LBJ caused CBS executives to pull a segment from the Smothers' Brothers show with Pete Seeger singing "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy."
Bravo! Such acts of vandalism cannot be permitted to stand.
December 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Bravo! Such acts of vandalism cannot be permitted to stand.
To me, it's still Washington National Airport.
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
To me, it's still Washington National Airport.
When this is fixed by legislation, a provision should be added taking Reagan's name off of our airport.
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
When this is fixed by legislation, a provision should be added taking Reagan's name off of our airport.
He wasn't elected by the American people the first time. Clinton won the popular vote by 2 million votes. He was elected by the electoral college. But you're right about 2024.
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
He wasn't elected by the American people the first time. Clinton won the popular vote by 2 million votes. He was elected by the electoral college. But you're right about 2024.
My favorite after Jim McGreevey cried at a press conference: "Gay Man Tearfully Admits to Being Governor of New Jersey."
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
My favorite after Jim McGreevey cried at a press conference: "Gay Man Tearfully Admits to Being Governor of New Jersey."
It's pretty obvious. She's positioning herself for the alternative to Vance lane in the 2028 primaries.
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It's pretty obvious. She's positioning herself for the alternative to Vance lane in the 2028 primaries.
Greene is running.
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Greene is running.
Not sure it's that weird. Just another sign of the mindset inside the MAGA cult that mistakenly assumes that the crazy shit that matters to them also matters to the American people.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Not sure it's that weird. Just another sign of the mindset inside the MAGA cult that mistakenly assumes that the crazy shit that matters to them also matters to the American people.