Recent Comments

1. 2 days ago on Bob Gorrell

   The Democrats would be beyond stupid to try to keep Trump off the ballot. The best thing Trump could do for the Republicans is to drop dead, but most of the MAGAts would write him in anyway.Realistically, the Democrats don’t have a golden ticket for the 2024 campaign. I voted for Biden in 2020 mostly because there was no “none of the above”. I have been pleasantly surprised that he has done a good job.

   Trump is great for the Democrats simply because he is poison for the Republicans. Trump won’t drop out as long as he needs to try to confuse his legal problems and keep the money coming in, so he is quite likely to be the Republican nominee, simply because he has enough backing in the party that the sane members can’t stop him.

   If they do manage to stop him, he will run as a third party candidate and a pretty large part of the Republicans will vote for him. People who identify as Republicans are between 33% and 42% of voters, depending on the year and currently way down. It is very difficult with those numbers for the RNC to win a national election. If they lose the Trump voters, the Democrats will be able to elect pretty much anyone they want.

   Conversely, if Trump is the Republican nominee, a pretty significant portion of their party will not want to vote for a Democrat, but will also have some reservations about voting for a treasonous, sexually assaulting, dishonest sleazebag, so they will just not turn out to vote, again handing the White House to the Democrats, along with a bunch of down ticket races riding coattails.
2. 3 days ago on Mike Luckovich

   The Obama administration established White House’s National Security Council Directorate for Global Health Security and Biodefense after the Ebola epidemic of 2014. They set up 40 clinics in hot spots all over the world, whose job was to monitor the local situation and immediately send for adequate help to contain any threat. One of those clinics was in the Chinese province where Covid originated. To research this for validity look for “Playbook for Early Response to High-Consequence Emerging Infectious Disease Threats and Biological Incidents.”

   One year later, the Trump White House dissolved the office, as part of the budget cuts when he cut taxes. It’s impossible to assess the full impact of this 2018 decision, but it is clear that eliminating the office contributed to the federal government’s sluggish domestic response. What’s especially concerning about the absence of this office today is that it was originally set up because a previous epidemic made the need for it quite clear. When asked about the slow roll-out of coronavirus tests in the U.S. on March 13, President Trump responded, “I don’t take responsibility at all.” Trump is not just responsible for it. He owns it. The Trump Plague is not just his responsibility. It and all the problems it caused are his fault.
3. 5 days ago on Zack Hill

   Don’t care, couldn’t pick any of them out of a lineup, and really get annoyed when they waste time on them during a football game. I don’t even care about the players as actual human beings. The minute they step out of bounds they also cease to exist in my world.

4. 5 days ago on Doonesbury

   Gain what? Are you saying that Republicans will begin to doubt their opinions when faced with facts? I don’t think you need to worry. They don’t seem to be immune to anything other than facts.

5. 5 days ago on Clay Bennett

   There’s no growing rise in liberal teachers. We have always been mostly liberal. Why else would someone choose to teach? I like KK Karens. And you can’t ban Scarlet letter!! Hester is my favorite sports hero. In the sport with the most amateur and most professional players, I have never heard of anyone else who lettered.

6. 6 days ago on Andertoons

   Yeah, this apple didn’t far from the tree. The only difference is the monarchy, and I’m not so sure they don’t earn their keep by doing all the ceremonial stuff so the people you elected can do real work. Although they could survive with a lot less “keep”.

7. 6 days ago on Steve Kelley

   Actually she looked pretty darn good for 34.

8. 6 days ago on Frazz

   OK, I meant 3×3+9. I know football, but apparently not math.

9. 6 days ago on Henry Payne

   I could tell, I have my faults too.

10. 7 days ago on Frazz

    3+3=9, which is one short of 10, unless you are Philly, where that extra yard is a pretty sure thing on 4th down.