ITEM: Hong Kong has a new and improved election system that - we are assured - will result in more democracy than we’ve ever had before.

Here’s how RTHK put it on Twitter:


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A while back, I posted my wrap-up assessment of Trump’s POTUS record. I usually also post my feelings about the new incoming admin, but in this case I decided to wait until the traditional 100-day mile marker, if only because my writing schedule ain’t what it used to be.

And yes, I know, 100 days is a completely arbitrary measurement, but then so ( Read more... )

So the debate about making Washington DC a state is now a thing again, and boy do I have opinions about that. Let’s blog them!

1. I should lead off by pointing out what ought to be stupendously obvious: the argument over DC statehood is chiefly about getting more Democrats in Congress, particularly the Senate. That’s pretty much the only serious ( Read more... )

The outcome of Impeachapalooza 2 is old news by now, I know, but in light of the spectacle of Donald Trump headlining CPAC - which is packed with his minions parroting his election fraud conspiracy theories - I thought I might as well post some thoughts.

1. In regards to Trump’s acquittal, I mean, sure - we knew more or less how this would end. The ( Read more... )

It’s a tradition of mine where I write a review of an outgoing US President to assess his accomplishments, failures and overall legacy.

Now it’s Trump’s turn and I’m like, “Man, why bother?”

I mean, seriously. Why bother to assess the legacy of a man who not only was easily the worst and most corrupt POTUS in my lifetime, but also was a POTUS who ( Read more... )

One of the strange hallmarks of US elections is that it’s over when the TV news channels say it is - which is not the same as when all the votes have been counted. Officially, at least, Joe Biden hasn’t won just yet. And of course Trump is going to contest this with every lawyer he can throw at it.

But close enough.

I’ll have more to say later once ( Read more... )

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but I made a playlist for Election Day. You know, in case you have to stand in line for a couple of hours, or just need something to distract yourself from the horror of it all.



Rock the vote,

This is dF
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If you’ve been following this blog for any time at all, you know that I’ve been predicting a Trump re-election in 2020. Now that we’re down to the wire and Trump is down an average of eight (8) points in the polls below Biden, the obvious question is:

Would I care to change my answer?

Well, if that’s not a blog post, I’d like to know what is.

1. As ( Read more... )

I’m a little behind on political commentary and I know you’re all dying to hear what I think about that debate and the thing about his taxes, etc.

So:

1. I didn’t watch the debate, because (1) I already know which candidate I prefer, (2) I already know that debates never tell me anything I don’t already know about the candidates - it’s all ( Read more... )

As you may know, the US Postal Service is in big big trouble - thanks largely to the guy who’s running it and the guy who appointed him.

And we all know why.

It’s actually one of several ways that Trump and the GOP are going out of their way to make it as hard to vote as possible - unless you think COVID-19 is a hoax or just another flu, in which ( Read more... )