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First of all, I guess we got our answer on Marco Rubio; as of this morning, he was still a "no," but sometime between then and newstime, he flip-flopped like a soggy pancake ( Read more... )

(This is overflow from a previous post that I couldn't fit into an in-line footnote ( Read more... )

A couple years ago, I stopped my compulsive reading of Muppet fansites and Muppet news and such because it was getting to be a strain on, and a distraction from, my real life. I decided to temper my Muppet-related consumption and bring things back into balance. However, there has been a recent development in the Muppet universe that I must address ( Read more... )

A while ago I was looking for something in the Daily Show archives--I don't remember what, specifically--when I came across this interview with conservative pundit Bill Kristol from 2009, before the Affordable Care Act went into effect, and healthcare reform was the main topic of conversation ( Read more... )

I have a whole case to make against the continued existence of the electoral college, but I don't have time right now. But first, I would like to point out this shocking but true fact that supports my larger case ( Read more... )

Per my Hamilton wall calendar, I found out that today is Aaron Burr's birthday.

If I have one criticism to make about the musical Hamilton, it is that it makes Aaron Burr far too sympathetic.

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Today I was still trying to figure out the differences between Kristi Noem and our two senators, that she would be targeted by pro-refugee protestors and the other two wouldn't. Is it only the obvious differences they are seeing, or are there more subtle differences that go beneath the surface ( Read more... )

In the last two weeks, I've written letters to my congresspeople in my regard to my opposition to repealing Obamacare. Recently, I've been making phone calls as well to their offices in Washington. Wow, that really takes a lot out of me ( Read more... )

"A dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government. History will teach us that the former has been found a much more certain road to the introduction of despotism than the latter."

--Alexander Hamilton, ( Read more... )

About a month ago, I praised Lin-Manuel Miranda for writing Hamilton and "providing the perfect rhetorical tools to deal with the current political situation." And while I don't retract what I said, I feel a little bit bad about it because I'm afraid that maybe it shortchanges Alexander Hamilton, the man himself--who, after all, was a pretty good ( Read more... )