2 If, say, a Japanese government had performed as badly as the Bush administration has, there would be no one left to turn out the lights.
“The Buck Doesn’t Stop,” by Richard Cohen, The Washington Post, Tuesday, April 6, 2004
If you know anyone who still thinks the #FILIBUSTER makes sense in a democratic system, ask them to listen to this short talk by @AJentleson https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1381246406908768257
Mitch McConnell says the filibuster is ‘the essence of the Senate.’ Other Republicans say it’s how the framers envisioned the Senate and that it has a noble place in governing.
That’s all BS, says @AJentleson
160 yrs ago today, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, launching a war to secure the ugly principle that some people are created to be dominated by others. Thankfully the Confederacy was defeated, though at unfathomable cost. Today’s insurrectionists want to refight that war
This is a truly wise and lovely essay, about both dogs and writing. Brava. https://lithub.com/leaning-into-mystery-on-the-inner-life-of-an-aging-shelter-dog/
America in a nutshell. http://wondermark.com/c1526/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wondermark+%28Wondermark+by+David+Malki+%21%29
I think your timeline probably needs this bluegrass cover of "Take On Me."
https://youtu.be/QxSaNc8LFPM
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Custer pie
“Yes, and had Custer known he was attacking so many Indians, he might have chosen to wash his hair that day instead.” Great line.
And good column. In Japan, the officials wouldn’t just have resigned if they’d bungled things as badly as the Bushies have. They would commit seppuku.
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Re: Custer pie
Yes: the streets of Tokyo would run with cabinet-level blood. As opposed to the streets of Washington, which run with cabinet-level horseshit.