Category Archives: politics

The GOP: Divorced From Reality

Bill Maher’s op-ed for the LA Times last week: If conservatives don’t want to be seen as bitter people who cling to their guns and religion and anti-immigrant sentiments, they should stop being bitter and clinging to their guns, religion and anti-immigrant sentiments. The conservative base is absolutely apoplectic because, because … well, nobody knows. …

April 27, 2009 – 17:25 | By Taylor | Posted in politics | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Quoted: Rage Against the Man-chine On Tea Parties

If the average middle-class suburb-dwelling telecommunications salesman couldn’t pat himself on the back for having achieved a bunch of shit that was actually handed to him by a society designed to meet his needs, he’d have time to think about his life and might actually realize just how uninteresting and unnoteworthy he really is. These …

April 14, 2009 – 23:36 | By Taylor | Posted in politics | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Norm Coleman’s “Minnesota Goodbye”

Via the Star Tribune. Norm Coleman is doing the “Minnesota Goodbye.” That’s when your last party guest is about to leave and finally go home but instead they linger by your half-opened front door to chat. “Well, it’s getting late, Norm. … Thanks for coming. … Yup, talk to you later, Norm. … I need …

April 4, 2009 – 14:05 | By Taylor | Posted in politics | Tagged , , | Comments (0)