Category Archives: Politics

Why did one of Trump’s attorneys have to pat his head when taking a sip of water?

Posted on February 10, 2021 by a1skeptic

This may be an odd thing to focus upon for the 1st day of the 2nd impeachment hearing, but the second attorney for Trump (David Schoen) had to cover his head with his hand whenever he took a sip of … Continue reading →

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The first day of Trump’s second Impeachment Trial

Posted on February 9, 2021 by a1skeptic

Today, as most of you know, is the first day of the 2nd impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, the former President of the United States. The presentation this week from the House Impeachment Managers is likely to use a … Continue reading →

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Will the GameStop short squeeze lead to any kind of useful change?

Posted on February 8, 2021 by a1skeptic

If there is one thing that the Trump years have proved, it’s that there is almost no relationship between the stock market and the rest of the economy. “The stock market hates unpredictability,” I’ve always heard, and there is no … Continue reading →

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You owe it to yourself to watch Steny Hoyer’s takedown of Marjorie Taylor Greene

Posted on February 6, 2021 by a1skeptic

If you haven’t seen Steny Hoyer’s epic takedown of Marjorie Taylor Greene during the debate on stripping MTG of her committee assignments, you really owe it to yourself to watch it.  Hoyer, for those of you who don’t know, is … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the Comedy just writes Itself (#2)

Posted on February 5, 2021 by a1skeptic

There has been a lot of commentary recently relative to Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of two Q-Anon believing Representatives now in the United States Congress (the other being Lauren Boebert). Both of these are Trump-style chaos agents interested in disrupting … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the Comedy just writes Itself (#1)

Posted on February 4, 2021 by a1skeptic

L. Lin Wood, a conspiracist attorney who has been backing Donald Trump’s big lie that the election was stolen from Donald Trump, is now being investigated himself for illegally voting in Georgia while actually living in South Carolina. Ooops. It … Continue reading →

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Republicans shocked to discover that Democrats are Really Pissed

Posted on January 30, 2021 by a1skeptic

It seems that Republicans are shocked to discover that Democrats are actually really angry with them and not interested in just “uniting” with them for the sake of the country without any accountability. I had blogged previously about the work … Continue reading →

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The Grand Old Party is now the Party of Chickenshits

Posted on January 27, 2021 by a1skeptic

Oh my friends in the Grand Old Party, WTF has happened to you all. You’ve turned into the Party of Chickenshits. Today we had an early and completely unnecessary test by the new Head Cockswaddle, Mr. Rand Paul, who also … Continue reading →

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We’re getting a Preview in how the Republicans are going to defend against the “Big Lie”

Posted on January 26, 2021 by a1skeptic

If you watched “This Week with George Stephanopolous” on Sunday and watched his interview with Rand Paul, you got a good idea of how the Republicans are planning to defend against the “Big Lie.” Apparently, the best defense is a … Continue reading →

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There is Something about Bernie that can’t be Denied

Posted on January 25, 2021 by a1skeptic

As readers of my blog know, I’ve been a Bernie fan for a long, long time, although I did not get caught up this time around with the Bernie Mittens Memes. (I was, to be fair, caught up with Bernie’s … Continue reading →

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