Baker's Dozen

  Today, Senator Lindsey Graham ended his presidential campaign.
  A victim of the Republican Party's lurch to extremism, he did rack up a few noteworthy moments during his run. He, correctly, noted that Donald Fucking Trump is an 'idiot' and 'jack-ass' and responded to Trump's giving away Graham's cell-phone number with a cuttingly funny video about methods of phone destruction. Satire is an effective and classy tool to deal with the likes of the evil clown that is Donald Trump. Graham also repudiated Trump's anti-muslim rants on the floor of the Senate, which may have been one of his finest moments.
  I said that Graham was a victim of right-wing extremism; he was also a perpetrator. Graham fully participated in the 'Party of No' strategy to deny Obama any political victories. That he failed in that strategy is a matter of fact. That he failed to realize, until too late, what was being nurtured under his nose, is a matter of integrity.

  There are now thirteen candidates running for the nomination of the Republican Party. Thirteen. A perfect number to fill a clown-car.

March 16, 2020. Note to readers, if any: I noted above that Graham's calling-out of Trump was one of his finest moments. Anyone reading today (At least one person? Please?) knows that it was his last fine moment, as Lindsey Graham has taken up residence on a shit-front lot in Trump's anal canal.
 

Send in the Clowns

  In the coming months a whole bunch of people are going to finally admit that what they've been doing is running for President.
  I won't deal with the Dems yet, because the Reepubs are so much more fun.
  Rick Perry is under indictment, and faces trial.
  Chris Christie is being investigated by a grand jury.
  Rand Paul has announced that he is running for reelection to the Senate, and Kentucky law prohibits anyone from appearing twice on a ballot (say as a Senator and Presidential candidate.)
  Rob Portman is declining to run.
  There have been many Romney sightings- something that only happens when he wants to be President.
  And Jeb Bush is saying that he won't cater to the extremists in order to win the primary.
 
  Wow.
  The only thing better would be if some of last election's superstars try to squeeze into the car.