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“It is good to be praised by those whom all men should praise; it is better to be reviled by those whom all men should scorn.”–A.C. Swinburne
The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), is similar to one the House blocked last week but does not include a $16 million fine for Schiff.
Realpolitik isn’t pretty
And Washington reacts to ProPublica's latest SCOTUS investigation.
Vintage Onion
Representative George Santos: “My mother had an abortion when she was pregnant with me, and I vowed right then and there to make sure no other child suffered the same fate.”
Senator Rick Scott: “Abortion is healthcare, so Americans have no right to it.”
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito: “I don’t think of myself as a ‘politician,’ actually. But, yeah, these pills should definitely be banned, and I’ll do so at the first opportunity.”
Mifepristone, more commonly known as the abortion pill, is a prescription drug that can end a pregnancy at 10 weeks or less. The Onion asked politicians why they are fighting to ban the drug, and this is what they said.
Science? We don’t need stinkin’ science!
He was for the COVID-19 vaccines before he was against them, but now Florida’s governor is all-in on vaccine skepticism—and hoping to use the issue to outflank Trump on the right. With the presidential primaries looming, and MAGA activists angling to turn Trump against the vaccines he helped fast-track, experts fear anti-vaxxism could soon become an official plank of the Republican Party.
The comparison to The Godfather is apt, or Cat Herding 101
The Problem Solvers Caucus, Republican Governance Group, Main Street Caucus, Study Committee and Freedom Caucus negotiate as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a four-seat majority.
Yikes! That’s a scary thought!
Republicans who want to stop Trump?s renomination need a better argument than ?he can?t win.? We?ve been there before.
Stay proud, Texas
Texas Republican chairman Matt Rinaldi urged them to “go on offense.” Apparently, you do that by being offensive. Their stance on gay rights is so 2004 but may be the most progressive thing in their platform (they want to repeal the Voting Rights Act).
The convention offers a window into how the faithful are shifting the GOP to the right and how the rejection of Biden?s 2020 election victory has become a key principle.
The Democrats are so cute and adorable and naïve
They think evidence matters and will sway public opinion (and maybe even some votes).
More than 500 days removed from the violent attack on the US Capitol, the committee investigating it is ready to show its work.
It’s now or never
The party doesn?t even seem to realize that it?s blowing a once-in-a-decade chance to pass meaningful climate legislation.
