Friday Stuff

As actor Bradley Whitford said, then as now, when it comes to the Repugs, tax cuts are their Jesus, and we continue to live with the result (and for “The Big Dog” a bit too, but some of the opportunism shown here is just the way politics is generally, though – by the way, the gas tax bankrolls the federal highway trust fund, which is about to run out of money)…



…and speaking of faux religiosity, Rachel Maddow tells us the latest on the “right to life” Repugs and the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR (the fact this this verdict was unanimous turns my stomach)…



…and turning from disgust to humor (only slightly, I realize), I give you Jon Stewart (here)…

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...and who can say no to this "Friday with Frank" summer tune?

Wednesday Stuff

I find this to be utterly depressing…

Attention, Mississippi Democrats – do you really think Thad Cochran is going to give a crap about you now that you’ve basically helped to ensure that he’ll have another term in the U.S. Senate?

As much as I can’t stand Republicans, I have to admit that their mindset is that the campaign never ends, and that’s the mindset we should have had last night. Meaning that it would have made a hell of a lot more sense for Dem nominee Travis Childers to face Teahadist nut job Chris McDaniel than Cochran.

Cochran was sinking, but we tossed him a metaphorical life preserver. We should have tossed him an anvil instead (doing to him what his party gladly would do to us - Update: And yes, Joy Reid, I understand that MI is only about 36 percent Democratic, but gosh, don't you think a Childers/McDaniel matchup would have splintered off at least SOME Republicans to make the contest closer?)…



…and since only Walter Jones among U.S. House Republicans opposed this, that means Mikey the Beloved voted Yes on a bill to gut financial reform - the following clip points out why this still matters a lot...



...and in a related story, it looks like Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman really is this big of an a-hole (NSFW)...



…and OMIGOD, The High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR actually did something right (call me a skeptic, though; I think this will get rolled back in a heartbeat if it conflicts with corporate interests in a future High Court case – love to be wrong)...



...and RIP legendary character actor Eli Wallach...



...and happy birthday to Mike Kroeger of Nickelback.

Tuesday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

God, this is delicious indeed – pass the popcorn…



…and silly me, I thought the stoning scene in “Life of Brian” was comedy; apparently, Scott Esk of Oklahoma (natch) thought it was a documentary…



…and Rachel Maddow tells us about Dems quite probably trying to play “choose the wingnut” in the Repug Colorado governor’s race (my favorite Tom Tancredo moment, though there are many to choose from, might be this…by the way, Lawrence O’Donnell returned last night from a nasty auto accident; when O’Donnell is on, he’s really on as far as I’m concerned, but when he’s off, he’s off by a mile – glad he’s back, though, but he might want to lose the beard)…



…and five years ago today, former South Carolina Gov. Mark “Take a Hike on the Appalachian Trail” Sanford came clean (here) – here is a tune for the occasion.

Monday Stuff

Billo and the rest of his foul ilk need to be held accountable at every opportunity, including this one (“I’ll talk slowly so you understand it”…what a pig)…



…and by the way, millennials and everybody else, vote for Democrats as if your life depends on it, because it probably does (and boy, are those numbers sad – just means we have to work harder as opposed to giving up)…



...and I give you some truly inspired stuff from John Oliver on Dr. Oz and dietary supplements here (and shame on Tom Harkin, something I don't think I've ever said before and hopefully will never say again - par for the course for Orrin Hatch, though; wonder how many hokey "I Love America" hymns he's written lately?)...



...and like it or not, I guess it's time for a summer tune.