So I posted a totally non-political post on Facebook about how much I suck at meeting people in bars, referencing the fact that I had recently met someone I was interested in until I realized she was associated with a deeply homophobic … [Read more...]

ICE is making a lot of inappropriate arrests in state courts. here and elsewhere. But only because our elected and appointed officials let them. They have no right to be in a state courthouse. The state controls who can be there. It has the … [Read more...]

"Our Betters" are rushing to tell us that Hillary Clinton had better not pick Elizabeth Warren for VP or they'll cut her off. Well, so what? It's not going to cripple the campaign the way "Our Betters" and even some of us normal folks seem … [Read more...]

As anyone reading this blog is already aware from Petr's post, Antonin Scalia had died. Now we need to think about a replacement. In the comments on that post, Lrphillips made a suggestion that really got me thinking: pick a sitting US … [Read more...]

On a personal level, I think he's a good guy. Even in the depths of his issues, he was willing to go out of his way to help other students--including non-white ones. But certainly deeply misguided, and the evidence available to anyone who … [Read more...]

And congratulate Senator Kerry on his new job. Chicago Sun Times reports John Kerry has been chosen as the next Secretary of State. I know you're tired. I am too. But so are the Republicans. Just remember that when you're out in the snow … [Read more...]

In the last forty years: 93 incumbent Senators were defeated for re-election (not counting the two defeated this year, since we don't know their futures yet). 9 of those ran for Senate again 6 lost on election day 1 polled so … [Read more...]