Bottom line: Yes, employers are not laying off many right now, but they are also not hiring. (From Morningstar:).

I did nazi that coming.

George Santos: "Hey, that was supposed to be my award!"

Then, buddy, you're a goddamned coward. The two survivors in the water who were blown to bits were unavailable for comment.

Don't know if everyone can access this article, so here is a gift link (I hope)
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Good point. I think adoration would be appropriate. It gets at how he sees his reign as akin to the divine right of Kings. Come and behold him. (although maybe he thinks he's also the divinity...)

Sigh. So many artists with feet of clay.

Ouch, and I really like Coe, too. Sort of like that quandary I feel when I hear Sinatra artfully sing love songs, and then realize he liked to beat up women.

Or, "Try That In A Small Town." People used to hate "Okie from Muskogee" but I think there's a difference, in that Haggard's had a genuine feeling of proud defiance against perceived disloyalty, while Aldean makes it clear he's okay with sundown towns and lynching as an answer to dissent.

Just your typical Kavanaugh Stop. "Sorry for the minor inconvenience, lady."
/s

I liked your "anal adulation" part, but I gotta tell ya, "anal osculation" was right there.

Also, in your section on laughing at themselves, you forgot Tricky "Sock it to me?" Dick. I guess the difference is that Nixon was well-aware of how people saw him, & made some attempts to humanize himself.

Double tap is the hair of the dog that bit you?

malicious prosecution, for sure.

“No, but I could smell you!”

If this isn’t featured in every DNC ad campaign in 2026, they might as well give up.

I’ve got one word for those who think DC drivers are bad: Boston

Cuellar’s voting record makes it pretty clear he was already a DINO.