Category Archives: Fucking Morons

Awful At Governing: The State Department Edition

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

If someone were to write a novel in which a team of consultants were hired to ‘fix’ the U.S. State Department, this would be seen as too over the top (boldface mine): One State staffer on the redesign team complained … Continue reading →

Posted in Fucking Morons, Resistance Rebellion And Death | Leave a comment

Will Rank-And-File Democrats Ever Grow Up And Learn To Be Transactional?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Given the reaction to one line in a recent Sen. Sanders speech (during the Q&A no less), I’m guessing not. While the reaction to Sanders’ comments about Obama is overblown (while also foolish for Sanders to make at that time), … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Fucking Morons | Leave a comment

The Problem With The GOP Tax Cut Is It’s Not Big Enough For Most People

Posted on April 8, 2018 by

Republicans want to tout their tax cut plan, but the problem is the cuts aren’t big enough (boldface mine): Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin also said Americans would see benefits of the bill in their paychecks by February, but a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Taxes | 1 Comment

Dear Political Press Corps, Stop Abstracting Conservatives

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

Martin Longman makes a very good point about the Laura Ingraham boycotts (boldface mine): Imagine for a moment that you are Brian Stelter. Your job is to talk about how the media are performing and your platform is CNN. Do … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Fucking Morons, News Media | 1 Comment

Cuddly Nazis Aren’t So Cuddly After All

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Just a quick reminder that when the NY Times was giving Nazis–actual fucking Nazis–the opportunity to rehabilitate themselves, Nazis were always shitty, vile people. Because Nazis. That one of the poster boys was arrested for attacking his group’s co-founder after … Continue reading →

Posted in Fucking Morons, News Media

Amidst Of All Il Trumpe’s Insanity, Keep An Eye On EPA’s Pruitt

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Because EPA chief Scott Pruitt is likely to do something like this (boldface mine): John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, has killed an effort by the head of the Environmental Protection Agency to stage public debates challenging … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Global Warming | 1 Comment

A Hypothesis About Why NY Times Op-Ed Writers Obsess About College Students

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

So Ben Mathis-Lilley asks “Sweet Jesus, will the NYT’s conservatives ever write about anything but the “Intolerant Left” ever again?” In a statistical sense, I’m sure they will. But there’s a reason, among several, why they obsess about college campuses: … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons | 1 Comment