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“Poor George. He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.” Texas Governor Ann Richards at 1988 DNC teasing fellow Texan former Representative GHWB [R-TX] before the Dukakis [D-MA] defeat

As a general principle I don't endorse shielding murderers, rapists, or child molesters from the legal consequences they have earned. BUT ! I agree with the sanctity of the confessional. Doesn't mean I like it. But "freedom of religion ...". The Church shielding felons may seem the bottom of...

Quotations from Benjamin [go fly a kite] Franklin: “He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” - Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1739 “He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas.” - Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1733 “Better slip with foot than tongue.” - Poor Richard’s...

Satirical quip withheld to avoid potential federal disinterpretation. Live long and proper Mr. president. 🖖

"The most effective gun safety device is education." NRA Exec.V.P. Wayne LaPierre "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," NRA Wayne LaPierre Guns the problem? Guns the SOLUTION ! Right Wayne?

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car." Dr. Laurence J. Peter [S2's point w/ #64 scare quotes] Pete ! In matters theological / philosophical it helps to distinguish faithful practitioners from poseurs that falsely claim the mantle...

Supercilious critics prop up their dismissive condemnation of holy scripture based only on >99% of its contents, thereby dismissing the vast remainder of ancient wisdom disclosed therein. "The Golden Rule": "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye...

HeadScratch Who would want Rob dead? If it was personal, why kill his wife? With almost no information about this crime, I suspect a crime of opportunity, a n'er-do-well that thought he could get away with it. Kill the wife? Dead women tell no tales. The plumber? Mom wouldn't loan son Nick the...

The nut doesn't fall far from the tree? There's a grey cloud in every Silver lining. This Fulnecky has at least detailed the contours of this category of bigotry. It's easier to battle the dragon when we know what she looks like.

How an Oklahoma student's gender essay became a national culture war fight Conservative activists and politicians have rallied around a college student who received a zero on an essay. Some grad students said they’re worried about what happens next. Samantha Fulnecky, a college junior, contacted...

#60 meme summons to mind the expression "spoiled brat". Constructive dialogue can involve more than one person. Involving more than one does not necessarily render a conversation constructive, particularly if there's a MAGA involved. Utopian fantasies tend to fizzle.

"in jail" S2 MLK & prestigious others had an arrest record. I do not. In some ways I could be proud of that. In other ways not. - jail: Americans more esteemed than me have been there - drugs: every U.S. president in the new millennium has tried drugs, some prescribed, some not - dead: ever...

I'm not wild about the never ends part of this. But the It part is also dispiriting. Trump's Machiavellian excuse for disregarding the hearing impaired reflects Trump's own ego. Not what's more important, but what's important to Trump. It's a simple cost : benefit calculation, tantamount to...

Trump likes 'em young. Biden likes 'em young, and tender. caption: Is it as thin on the inside as it is on the outside President Biden? Check the child's chicken costume: A Foghorn Leghorn hat, and rubber gloves for chicken feet.

It's a familiar debate. The name of the holiday is "Christ"mas, not "Santa"mas. BUT ! It's jovial injection-molded plastic Santa (made in China) that welcomes us to the local shopping mall. Sensible. We haven't abandoned the nativity scene. But we've dodged the appearance explicit or implicit...

"increased the rights of women" but still subordinate to men. Malala Yousafzai won a Nobel Prize for surviving a gunshot wound to the head. For what unpardonable sin did the Taliban shoot her? For attending school. If the reports are true, representative, the criticism is well deserved. a)...

Out of the context of the fluidity of child-rearing this may seem obvious. As a single point issue, "support your kid" may seem uncontroversial. Real life over a period of decades is more complicated. While discussing child-proofing a home Craig Ferguson characterized toddlers as "miniature...

Nice tat Don. Wile E ! The cartoonist cut you at the knee, giving us paws. Perhaps you may wish to taste some refreshing pond scum, instead of that hideous Kool-aid you've swilled. Please do not conflate political conservatism with the U.S. Republican party. In the Goldwater era the two may...

Did this occur during the Trump administration? Do you think the outcome would have been different if you stood 20' back, capturing the action on video camera? - grim - fine If Trump likes the U.S. so much, why all this?

Please cite 3 examples of Ukraine inflicting territorial conquest on Russia, to permanently expand Ukraine's sovereign territory. In Gaza both Palestinians and Israelis can cite a previous event as justification for the next atrocity. Is there any evidence Ukraine has been a threat to Russia...