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I agree, more serious work is in order to work out details of a solution to reform or replace ICE.
But the subject is salient right now, and it's not plausible for politicians to say "we'll figure out a solution soon". They need to tell the public, at least in broad strokes, what they want to do.
But the subject is salient right now, and it's not plausible for politicians to say "we'll figure out a solution soon". They need to tell the public, at least in broad strokes, what they want to do.
January 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I agree, more serious work is in order to work out details of a solution to reform or replace ICE.
But the subject is salient right now, and it's not plausible for politicians to say "we'll figure out a solution soon". They need to tell the public, at least in broad strokes, what they want to do.
But the subject is salient right now, and it's not plausible for politicians to say "we'll figure out a solution soon". They need to tell the public, at least in broad strokes, what they want to do.
Tom, I was only familiar with the quote out of context. I'm still no fan of Reagan, but I genuinely appreciate you correcting the record.
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Tom, I was only familiar with the quote out of context. I'm still no fan of Reagan, but I genuinely appreciate you correcting the record.
We were apparently ahead of our time in recognizing it as overly tourist-y!
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We were apparently ahead of our time in recognizing it as overly tourist-y!
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". I'm not sure that bodes well.
December 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". I'm not sure that bodes well.
🎶 Watching in slow motion as you turn around and say...
Take my tree away... 🎶
Take my tree away... 🎶
December 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🎶 Watching in slow motion as you turn around and say...
Take my tree away... 🎶
Take my tree away... 🎶
I agree that Carol's past isn't essential to the plot. But it helps give us another reason why she's going to fight *so hard* to resist when other un-Joined people have given up or don't see the point.
December 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I agree that Carol's past isn't essential to the plot. But it helps give us another reason why she's going to fight *so hard* to resist when other un-Joined people have given up or don't see the point.
Uh...which one are you dreaming of?
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Uh...which one are you dreaming of?
And you might say "good", but if he wants to do that, he shouldn't be an officer of the DNC, which has a policy about not taking sides in Democratic primaries.
May 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
And you might say "good", but if he wants to do that, he shouldn't be an officer of the DNC, which has a policy about not taking sides in Democratic primaries.
So the *way* the DNC has chosen to oust him seems like bullshit, but I can't blame them for *wanting* to oust him. After being elected vice-chair, he announced his intent to use his PAC to primary insufficiently progressive Dems in safe seats.
May 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
So the *way* the DNC has chosen to oust him seems like bullshit, but I can't blame them for *wanting* to oust him. After being elected vice-chair, he announced his intent to use his PAC to primary insufficiently progressive Dems in safe seats.
The man is practically an ascetic.
May 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The man is practically an ascetic.
To be fair, if my spouse had arranged a car bombing fourteen years ago, I would absolutely still be bringing that shit up.
May 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
To be fair, if my spouse had arranged a car bombing fourteen years ago, I would absolutely still be bringing that shit up.
Every time I see Ben Shapiro, I remember that that nasty little homunculus graduated from the same college and program that I did. But congrats, this is worse.
May 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every time I see Ben Shapiro, I remember that that nasty little homunculus graduated from the same college and program that I did. But congrats, this is worse.
They hear other people making arguments, but they don't understand the arguments so they think "if I make vaguely similar mouth noises I am participating." Like a dog who starts barking when people are shouting.
April 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
They hear other people making arguments, but they don't understand the arguments so they think "if I make vaguely similar mouth noises I am participating." Like a dog who starts barking when people are shouting.
Judy Chu is my rep! Thinking I should call her office to register my approval.
February 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Judy Chu is my rep! Thinking I should call her office to register my approval.
I almost always sit with my back to the door in restaurants. My wife's ex *was* shot and killed in a public place, so she (and the kids) like to face the door. And that's fine with me, because "acting like a man" should mean making your family comfortable, rather than pretending to be John McClane.
January 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I almost always sit with my back to the door in restaurants. My wife's ex *was* shot and killed in a public place, so she (and the kids) like to face the door. And that's fine with me, because "acting like a man" should mean making your family comfortable, rather than pretending to be John McClane.
I met the parents of one of the Sandy Hook victims a few years after it happened. Only for about ten minutes, but they are seared into my brain like few other experiences I have had.
December 15, 2024 at 11:41 PM
I met the parents of one of the Sandy Hook victims a few years after it happened. Only for about ten minutes, but they are seared into my brain like few other experiences I have had.
I thought he was dead.
September 27, 2024 at 5:23 AM
I thought he was dead.
I'm honestly more curious how they got the names Kayla and Rhonda.
September 25, 2024 at 8:20 PM
I'm honestly more curious how they got the names Kayla and Rhonda.
Like others above, I reread this every year when you post it. Thank you.
July 4, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Like others above, I reread this every year when you post it. Thank you.