Depressing

The Russians helped Donnie Nachos win by helping Jill Stein take votes away from Hillary Clinton? And if the votes that went to Stein in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin had gone to Hillary instead, none of this fucking nightmare would've happened? And enough Bernie Sanders voters switched to Donnie Nachos in those three states to give him the win? Goddamn, it's getting hard to decide who to blame for this shit.

Senators

It's hard to stomach, but I've almost decided that the only chance we have for future security rests with the U.S. Senate. Depending on them is risky, but it's all that's left.

Germany 1930

NIXON: "Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal."

Hint to TrumPutin: I don't believe this means what you think it means.

It looks like the United States is moving in the direction of a right-wing dictatorship, and North Carolina has a head start.

The U.S. has made a lot of mistakes in the last six weeks. The biggest one is allowing a psychopath with an out-of-control ego like TrumPutin to believe none of the rules now in place apply to him. He needs to be busted hard and busted soon, and forced to understand how the system works.

Changing the game?

I let my subscription to Time lapse several years ago because there weren't enough things in the magazine worth reading to justify the expense. Now I can find the few interesting magazine columns online for free.

Overconfidence?

If the story had been posted anywhere other than Washington Monthly, I might suspect it was right-wing propaganda planted to give HRC's supporters an unwarranted sense of overconfidence and cause them not to turn out to vote in November. It's the kind of stunt I would expect from Republicans who believe Karl Rove is a genius, and liberals being the way they are, it isn't hard to imagine they'd start gloating in late October if they think they can win in states like Georgia.

I see Obama is trying to convince Democrats they need to treat this election like a dog fight that won't be over until November 9th at the earliest. He's an intelligent and wise man.

Negotiated Settlements

Should HRC negotiate with the Republican Party before the election? Not just no, but fuck no.

Conventional

For the sake of my mental health and overall happiness, I avoided watching any of the shit bath in Cleveland, Ohio this week, but I kept up with the main events via news feeds on Yahoo and Facebook. The obvious conclusion is that Trump has acquired power in the GOP with the support of the same kind of assholes who made it possible for Hitler to acquire power in 1930s Germany.

Germans believed the stuff Hitler told them about why their country had the problems it had, and that only he could make Germany great again. Republican voters believe what Trump tells them about why they have the problems they think they have, and that he alone can make America great again. Hitler wanted to get rid of the Jews and other undesirables; Trump wants to get rid of Mexicans, Muslims and other undesirables. Simple solutions for simple-minded assholes.

There are three kinds of Republicans: Those who love Trump, those who love Ted Cruz, and those who love both of them. Republicans are already among the Worst People on Earth, and if they succeed in electing Trump in November, they'll have the title all to themselves.

Added 11:08 AM on Saturday 23 July:

And then there's this. Now, everything is starting to add up.

Reds and Blues

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Conventional

I liked a comment posted in response to a Talking Points Memo item on the potential problems facing delegates to the Republican convention this summer. Here's a paraphrase:

An angry mob of uneducated yahoos carrying concealed handguns? What could possibly go wrong?

Serving Hillary

Right-wing assholes live in a world where Doing Something Conservatives Don't Like is a misdemeanor charge punishable by six months in a federal prison, ten years probation, and a fine of up to 250,000 dollars.

If someone commits the act of Doing Something Conservatives Don't Like more than once, the charge is upgraded to the felony level.

Since Hillary Clinton has Done Something Conservatives Don't Like at least 250-300 times, Republicans believe she's eligible for the death penalty. They expect that hanging, a firing squad, lethal injection, or all three, will derail her presidential campaign.