Of all the baffling, cringeworthy, infuriating things that Trump has said over these past 99 days in office, I think this is the one that will stick with him to the end. What makes it so striking, I think, is its incredible simplicity and uncharacteristic truthfulness. In an age so full of lies, and so […]
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“I thought it would be easier.”
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged complaints, Donald Trump, hard work, Jesus, Night of the Living Dead, Shirley MacLaine 25 Comments
If we lose in November, will it be the fault of the “professional left”?
It started a few months ago, in the wake of the national health care debate, when White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the criticism of Progressives over Obama’s decision not to pursue a public option as the delusional complaints of the “professional left” – those individuals who, in his words, wouldn’t be satisfied until […]
Posted in Media, Politics Also tagged crazy progressives, elections, enthusiasm gap, Eugene Robinson, FireDogLake, hectoring, Jane Hamsher, Joe Biden, Joe Scarborough, Morning Joe, Obama, Peggy Noonan, professional left, public option, Robert Gibbs, stop whining, taking balls and going home, the language of alienation and estrangement, the progressive agenda 34 Comments