Category Archives: Conservatives

If Biden Spoke Like This Once, There Would Be Calls to Invoke the 25th Amendment

Posted on April 18, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

And people wouldn’t be wrong to do so. Adjudicated rapist and serial fraudster Donald Trump recently uttered this (it’s unclear how to punctuate this gibberish): It’s where the army weathered it’s brutal winter at Valley Forge where General George Washington … Continue reading →

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Nothing Is New Under the Sun: The Louisiana Ten Commandments Edition

Posted on April 15, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, Louisiana’s House of Representatives passed legislation to require the posting of the Ten Commandments in classrooms of public K-12 schools, universities, charter schools, and private schools that receive public money. This isn’t the first time Louisiana has done this–they … Continue reading →

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How Should the Media Cover Republicans?

Posted on March 28, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Not adjucated rapist and serial fraudster Donald Trump, but Republicans–and I don’t mean the small minority of ‘Never Trumpers’, but actual Republicans? In light of former Republican National Committee Ronna McDaniel’s hiring and unhiring by NBC, Josh Marshall gets at … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Propaganda | 3 Comments

Convicted Rapist, Serial Fraudster, and Republican Primary Candidate Trump Opposes Mandatory Childhood Vaccination

Posted on March 4, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the weekend, during a campaign event in Virginia, convicted rapist, serial fraudster, and Republican presidential primary candidate Donald Trump called for eliminating federal funding for any school that requires mandatory childhood vaccination. Of course the Republican crowd went wild. … Continue reading →

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A Problem with Federalism and Governance: The Rural Internet Edition

Posted on February 28, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Dana Milbank has a very good article on the trials and travails of bringing high-speed internet to his rural town. This is the part that’s frustrating (boldface mine): The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, for example, devoted $65 billion … Continue reading →

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The Idiocy of the IVF Debate

Posted on February 27, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s getting a little tiresome revisiting debates from years ago–in this case, the in vitro fertilization ‘debate.’ I’ve posted about it before, so I won’t rehash old posts, but what’s frustrating is the spectacle of ‘conflicted’ conservatives. The debate allows … Continue reading →

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Who Will Administer the U.S., Judges or People Who Know What They’re Doing?

Posted on January 29, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

You might have heard about a recent court case that will likely overturn what is known as Chevron deference, which holds courts should defer to the interpretation of the executive branch and its regulatory agencies when determining the will of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Conservatives, The Rule of Law | 1 Comment

They Seem Nice

Posted on January 19, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Will Saletan, who isn’t exactly a leftwinger, found this observation by a Republican in a Iowa focus group about former presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy: “I’m not being prejudiced, guys, but I don’t like his name. I don’t like where … Continue reading →

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How to Beclown Yourself as a Pundit: The Meaning of Insurrection Edition

Posted on January 12, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

While a subset of centrist and liberal pundits have been bending over backwards to justify not disqualifying twice-impeached former president Trump from the ballot due to 14th Amendment violations, Il Trumpe himself is making it clear what his acceptable methods … Continue reading →

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Even Republican ‘Moderates’ Suck at Policy: The Nikki Haley Edition

Posted on January 3, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the greatest cons conservatives pulled is somehow convincing many people, including a fair number in the political press corps, that they are the Serious Grownups, when, in fact, their policies are clownish at best. Today’s example is supposed … Continue reading →

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