Category Archives: Democrats

The Rents Are Too Damn High–And Democrats Should Do Something About It

Posted on November 29, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

But why do people think the economy is not good? (boldface mine) It now requires $119.27 to buy the same goods and services a family could afford with $100 before the pandemic. Since early 2020, prices have risen about as … Continue reading →

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Professional Democrats, You Have to Tell People Things

Posted on November 20, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, this vignette from a NYT article about Harris-not-Biden voters made the rounds (boldface mine): “Honestly, it was more of a choice of it just not being Joe Biden,” said Clara Carrillo-Hinojosa, a 21-year-old financial analyst in Las Vegas, … 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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Some Thoughts on DeMAGAfication

Posted on October 23, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Brian Beutler makes a good point about Republican Rep. Jim “Gym” Jordan’s attempt to become House Speaker (boldface mine): Trump, and his loyalists like Jordan, don’t accept defeat in any context that offers them a pretense of deniability, they keep … Continue reading →

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The End of Chevron Deference

Posted on October 3, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

While the post title sounds like a bad spy thriller, Chevron deference is actually a cornerstone of the modern administrative state in the U.S., so naturally, the batshitloonitarians on the Supreme Court (aka ‘Republican appointees’) might obliterate it (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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What Is the Freedom Caucus’ End Game?

Posted on September 27, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

With a shutdown looming–and given the (relative) advance planning happening at federal agencies, it appears the Biden administration isn’t going to knuckle under, so it’s pretty likely–I can’t figure out how the Freedom Caucus thinks their little tantrum will play … Continue reading →

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Biden Administration to Supply More Free COVID Antigen Tests

Posted on September 21, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

The good news is Monday, September 25, you can go to http://www.covid.gov/tests and request four free tests. While I would like to see a much larger program, along with free N95 masks, it’s something at least. One reason the Biden … Continue reading →

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Aging and Letting Biden Be Biden

Posted on September 13, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

In the previous round of columns about Biden’s age, some asshole with a blog noted: While I’m not a Biden fan (cuz New Democrats gonna New Democrat, as we’re seeing now with the debt ceiling negotiations*), despite what polls state, … Continue reading →

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Fani Willis and the Failure of Conservatism as Policy

Posted on September 11, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

And by conservatism, I mean conservatism as it is espoused and done, not think tank white papers. A recent Messenger article describes how District Attorney Fani Willis, who has indicted Trump and many others on RICO charges related to attempts … Continue reading →

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