“National honor is the national property of the highest value.”
–James Monroe
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Honor.
What a notion.
Now the mid-term elections are behind us. Anyone who predicted the "Red Wave" is pretty much still feasting on heapin' helpings of crow.
I think I see in those results, a clear realization that honor…honesty…compassion are the missing ingredients in Americas' struggle to reflect its promise and its purpose.
If you haven't seen the response from Pew-Pews' mouth to Adam Frischs' concession, I hope you don't. Graciousness is far too big a word for that cheesy train wreck of a woman to have a clue about it.
Nothing much will change, except she will cement her career as a RWNJ show pony and Evangelical darling. On that note, however, I forsee the possibility of a shift in the loyalties of our Congressionl Golddigger. It seems many in the Christian Evangelical influence industry are taking this opportunity to join the right wing Christian exodus away from the Orange Destruction. If Boebert is faced with a choice between Jesus and Fat Donnie from Queens, I wonder which direction she will slide?
Jesus pays better, but Fat Donnie gets most of the press…
Hmmm…
Is it possible that Justice Coney Barrett and Rep Boebert are more alike than is commonly thought?
Entirely possible…👍
That IS a dilemma for her – money? unending attention? Poor thing.
I just saw that she is saying SFB is great, but she is now backing desantus because is America's governor. Uck.
SFB = Shit Faced Bastard?
S = S F= For B= Brains
Yours is quite valid too
In addition to conceding gracefully Adam filed to run in 2024 at about the same time……CLASS ACT!!!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrat-adam-frisch-files-for-rematch-in-2024-against-lauren-boebert-after-conceding-in-tight-colorado-race/ar-AA14hjbj
Just digging into Erwin Chemerinksy's new book, "Worse than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." So far it's a great takedown of the ridiculousness of originalism, which sadly has taken hold of much of the federal judiciary. About 1/3 of the way through it, and from what I've read so far, I highly recommend it. Unfortunately, the federal judges (and other federalist society members) that need to read it, probably won't.
Dobbs's leaning on deep historical context is certainly present to 1640 and before for "originalism."
The problem is selective originalism.
The constitution has never been color blind – quite the opposite.
Slavery and the 3/5ths of a person rule was based on skin color is obviously and originally in the constitution. And the 13th, 14th &15th amendments specifically deal with racial categories.
Dobbs would have no trouble finding racism with deep historical context.
These are judges playing bad amateur historians, and cherry-picking history to suit results-oriented decisionmaking. And the Court's clearly ignores the racial historical context when it suits its desired result.
Colorado’s CO-03 House race between Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch effectively ended yesterday, with Frisch conceding after all of the votes were in and counted. He lost by 554 votes — In a district drawn with active voter registrations of “31% Republican, 25% Democratic and 43% unaffiliated,” and showing a 9% Republican average advantage in 8 recent statewide races. So what does that look like?
…………………..PARTY…….ACTIVE REG…..% OF REG………VOTES…..PERCENTAGE
Adam Frisch…..DEM………116,221…………….23.56%………….163,278……49.92%
Lauren Boebert.REP……….151,166…………….30.65%………….163,832……50.08%
DIFFERENCE………………….34,945………………7.09%………………554……..0.159%
Why did virtually everyone miss that this would be a highly competitive race? One editorial columnist offers 10 reasons experts missed Adam Frisch’s viability against Lauren Boebert
Boebert, in her victory claim:
And if you believe a House Republican agenda, with a narrow majority (222 versus 213 seems likely) can do ANYTHING to get inflation under control, increase domestic energy, or secure the southern border, there is a fundamental misunderstanding of basic civics, macroeconomics, corporate governance in the energy industry, physical security, and the causes of migration. And it could well be that the idea the House Republicans can organize an agenda or do anything at all is also at odds with reality.
They can investigate the workforce of the White House — and I hope they get more cooperation than the Trump Sad!-ministration provided. But the outcome is likely to be tales of purely partisan attack and defense, with little ability to legislate from whatever they find.
I hope the Republicans shout all the time about how they're going to fix everything. Great quotes when running against them in '24.
Milady and moi just sent a c-note to the Warnock campaign. He was one of 9 national candidates we backed: five won Nevada, AZ, CO, NH, PA,
We lost in NC, Fl
WI and Ohio.
Yes, this was mostly the quest for a majority. But Warnock is very special. I am proud to stand in his ranks against wife-beating abortion boy win, lose or runoff.
Thank you and yours – that's very nice.
Thank you … I appreciate you standing up for Sen. Warnock against the wannabe werewolf.
Perhaps you should be more selective in where you're giving money, VG. I backed three national candidates and all three won:
Michael Bennet, Colorado. Mark Kelly, Arizona. Adam Schiff, California
Thought about funding Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), who also won. But I chose to keep the money closer to home. My focus now is finishing off the 2022 charitable giving cycle.
Well, without Warnock and Fetterman we would have both chambers fascist. We also weighed in on Caraveo,
Petterson and the AG,Sos , treasurer Trifecta.
I appreciate your feedback. The bulk of my available coin goes out as charitable gifts to various non-profits. My way of being able to write off my property taxes and it's also a feel-good thing. Not much left for campaigns.
The Federalist Society controls the federal judiciary, so why can’t they stop whining? Ian Milhiser at Vox.
Ian Milhiser is always worth reading. Probably the best legal writer out there. Here he describes his attendance at this years' Federalist Society conference.
Conservative intellectualism has mostly walked off a cliff. Today it's a tension between christian nationalists, culture wars and John Galt fascism. But, if there is ANY conservative intellectual tradition left, the Federalist Society is both holding the torch and has significant political power within the judiciary.
Bork was rejected by a bi-partisan majority of 58. One Republican Senator who WANTED to support the Republican nominee, who had clerked for a judge who was by the year of the nomination fight was the chief judge of the Circuit Court where Bork served, voted against him, saying
Also involved — Bork was the member of the DoJ who carried out Nixon's order to fire the Watergate Independent Counsel, after two others refused and resigned rather than carry out Nixon's demand.
In fairness to Bork, he also offered to resign. Former AG Elliot Richardson and deputy ag William Ruckleshouse talked him out of it because somebody had to mind the store.
Version I've read from a couple of sources is Bork was willing to fire Cox, outrage erupted, and then Bork offered to resign.
That was when Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus convinced Bork to stay to avoid an entirely rudderless DoJ.
UGH! Another mass shooting in Colorado!
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/colorado-springs-nightclub-shooting/73-d72938b9-e958-4105-bcc0-44d1ef4ca77d
And, most likely, promoted by right-wing hate (and certainly by right-wing bullshit constitutional arguments about gun safety). Focus On Your Own Damn Family.
Why am I not surprised that the shooting occurred at an LGBTQ club. Despite the heavy presence of far right wing Christo-fascist organizations in the Springs, there is a thriving gay community there.
If I gambled more than occasionally buying a scratch ticket or driving I-25, I’d wager that the shooter is from one of the local hate groups.
Numb yet? I’m not. Mass murder at a Springs nightclub. Dano, the link you posted doesn’t work.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/colorado-springs-nightclub-shooting/73-d72938b9-e958-4105-bcc0-44d1ef4ca77d
https://www.foxnews.com/us/multiple-dead-several-others-injured-shooting-colorado-springs-club
I include a right wing outlet for our local reality deniers.
It is difficult to respond to political issues this morning in the wake of such violent insanity as took place in CO Sprgs last night..but that act has, I suspect, a political component, as well as being propelled by hate. I haven't familiarized myself with the details…they will permeate my awareness soon, I am certain.
But..Mike Pence is spreading a stench across the airwaves ( the likes of which we have never seen) 😉, filling every olfactory orifice with a reek of cowardly equivocation.
Much like Trumpstench, it is revolting.
As my good friend V. suggests in these situations… move upwind, my friends.
I can think of no better word for Pence than "revolting."
For those still playing on Elon's endangered blue bird platform, you might want to check out Heidi Beedle's thread on what's going on in the world of hate. I don't claim to know the motives of what happened in C-Springs, though.
https://twitter.com/HeidiBeedle/status/1594317038167592961
Tribel is an alternative to Twitter. Many users quit Twiiter and enrolled in Tribel, in protest of Musk’s policies and reinstatement of TFG.
I've been thinking about Tribel and Mastodon. Also thinking about cutting social media time drastically, though I don't think I'm ready for cold turkey. It's possible to dodge the worst parts of human nature in the short-term, but they always seem to find their way into things!
Hard to say which alternative will be come the most active – Mastodon, Counter Social, others. But Musk has doomed Twitter with his idiocy. Really unfortunate – has been a good platform for the exchange of a lot of ideas and information.
Agreed. I wouldn't want to base my worldview on Twitter, but I get lots of takes on lots of things faster than solely relying on mainstream media. And I fully understand much of what reaches social media is stolen/borrowed from mainstream media.
Yeah, 9news changed the URL when they updated the story.
Here’s Channel 7s coverage. https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/5-killed-18-injured-in-mass-shooting-at-colorado-springs-nightclub
Mass murder is the right term. Mass Shooting doesn't convey what happened.