Americans Don’t Approve of Anyone’s Handling of the Shutdown
Lost in coverage of polls showing Americans overwhelmingly blaming the president for the shutdown was a warning sign for Democrats.
Tagged: Republicans
Linky Friday: For the 116th Time…
Linky Friday is Ordinary Times’ end of week tradition of bringing you linked stories from around the world and across the web. This week, “For the 116th Time…” a look at the many stories of the incoming US Congress, plus remembering the music of Roy Clark.
Ignoring the Lessons of Donald Trump
As Donald Trump continues to make a mess domestically and internationally, have his opponents learned anything? Nope.
You are Going to Die
Is it possible that the idea of death tickling at the back of our mind is pushing us to be more ideologically rigid as our population ages? Is fear driving our new partisan gulf? As a thought experiment let’s be brave and think about death for just a moment.
What Happens Next?
Another breakdown on the election and, in particular, where the Democratic Party goes from here.
Paul Ryan & The Blood of the Tiger
The short answer for “Why Paul Ryan”? Because he’s bigger than they are.
Carly vs the Demon Sheep, the Sequel, or: Second (or Third and Fourth) Republican Debate(s) Reactions
I think the same evil media forces anointing Carly! and blowing up her balloon have a sheaf of needles at the ready, but what matters infotainmentwise now (or all that matters, really) is that everyone is bored of Trump…
Walker’s Education
Criticizing Scott Walker for not having completed his college degree may or may not be elitist. Because something is elitist, however, doesn’t make it invalid. So is it valid? Will Truman considers…
For What It’s Worth, I Kind of Hate All of Y’all
James Hanley reacts to reports of an academic using a rather strong word about Republicans.
Bringing Things Down to Woman Level
As if to prove that they want to give women as many reasons as possible not to vote for them, members of the Republican Strategy Committee explained their latest voter outreach plan last week.
Linky Friday #57
Burt Likko fills in for Will Truman for this week’s aggregation of dozens of links to themed web randomness!
Bizarre Political Ads, Part IV
The Republicans’ hope for capturing the governorship of California in 2014. No, really.
Toxic Relationships
Masses of people agreeing to vote for officials who want to go to war, continue using the death penalty, and tend to oppose programs that would support the poor all so those officials will do little more than pay lip service to the virtue of female chastity surely isn’t the ideal arrangement for a democracy.
Thoughts on Double Down
I plowed through Double Down, which I recommend if you are one of the relative few who belong both to the set of people who like politics and the set of people who are not...
