Category Archives: Conservatives

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 →

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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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No, It Is Not “Undemocratic” to Remove Trump from the Ballot

Posted on December 27, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Ross Douthat scribbled something about how removing Trump through the 14th Amendment, section 3 is undemocratic. Needless to say, his op-ed piece is stupid. But it does get at a fundamental confusion about how U.S. democracy works (and … Continue reading →

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A Couple More Thoughts About the Colorado Decision

Posted on December 22, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

To follow up from this earlier post about the Colorado Supreme Court decision to toss Trump off the primary (and presumably general) ballot: We need to remember–and remind people–that the CO Supreme Court didn’t throw Trump off the ballot because … Continue reading →

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Some Quick Thoughts About That Colorado Decision

Posted on December 20, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you didn’t hear the news, last night, the Colorado Supreme Court kicked Trump off the ballot in Colorado. Obviously, Trump will appeal, but here are some quick thoughts: Someone finally did their fucking job. As some asshole with … Continue reading →

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What If You Had a Vaccine That Lessened the Chance of Severe Illness or Even Death, and No One Wanted It?

Posted on November 27, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, not no one, but this, from KFF, is disturbing: It’s pretty clear that White Republicans just aren’t interested in getting vaccinated, and, in fact, White people in general don’t think they need another shot. One major reason is that … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Results, Democrats, and Off-Year Elections

Posted on November 10, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Oh my? The strong performance by Democrats Tuesday is an inversion of a historical pattern in which Democrats do far worse in off-year elections. Of course, the results are a good thing in and of themselves. But I do wonder … Continue reading →

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Battleground States Are Tough, That’s Why They’re Called Battlegrounds

Posted on November 6, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

A recent NY Times article flogged a recent poll showing Biden trailing Trump in five battleground states (data available here). While there is something useful to be drawn from the poll (we’ll get to that), there are serious problems with … Continue reading →

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