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RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Reflections on the Loss of HopeLet’s start with an experiment: think about Hope Hicks, the departing White House Communications chief. What are the first few words that come to mind...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Mar. 2, 2018Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Mar 21, 2018 at 11:17 am | 142 comments | 5791 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Everything Old is New AgainIn the aftermath of this past weekend’s sordid displays in Virginia and New Jersey, it may be reassuring to recognize that our country has been through...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Aug. 14, 2017Last comment by update, on Oct 25, 2017 at 4:15 pm | 134 comments | 11214 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Art Project du jourWith no intent or likelihood of horning-in on the Art Space blog of Messrs. Barry and Carmel, I invite your critique of the following work:
"Please...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Mar. 24, 2018Last comment by BobB, on Apr 7, 2018 at 9:14 am | 112 comments | 6586 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Salami, Salami … BaloneyThose GOP butchers at the Congressional deli are playing a losing game. ‘Salami’ is a set of competitive bargaining tactics. In it, the negotiator...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Jan. 19, 2018Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Feb 3, 2018 at 10:21 am | 111 comments | 6461 Views
TIM TALK
NFL protests have nothing to do with free speechThe NFL protests have been completely mischaracterized by most of the media as well as players, owners and coaches. It is not a free speech issue. There’s no...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Sep. 28, 2017Last comment by DKHSK, on Oct 3, 2017 at 4:51 pm | 110 comments | 7072 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Sometimes, they just write themselves.With apologies to Gene Vincent, as The Prez breaks into song: ==I Fewer friends out in the West Wing, To...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Dec. 1, 2017Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Dec 9, 2017 at 3:10 pm | 102 comments | 5406 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Sound and Fury over Vile and Slur-ryThis is a day when I feel like Michael Corleone, not out of guilt or self-delusion, but because of my tattered New Year’s Resolution. You see, I promised...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Jan. 12, 2018Last comment by patrick, on Feb 2, 2018 at 6:30 pm | 101 comments | 6308 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Edifice MexKenny Rogers was right: a good gambler knows when to hold ‘em … as well as when to fold ‘em. Take a lesson Mr. Trump. After showing a weak...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Jan. 9, 2019Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Jan 16, 2019 at 11:00 am | 92 comments | 5208 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Young Girl, The Roy Moore StoryNote: I didn't really intend two consecutive song parodies, but Sue was playing Oldies yesterday, and the Union Gap's ode to pedophilia came on the box....
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Dec. 10, 2017Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Dec 17, 2017 at 11:32 am | 86 comments | 4942 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Much Ado About NunezThere’s been a lively discussion warming (if not lighting) the dark shadows of the local blog cemetery, so I thought I’d add a few thoughts and let...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Feb. 3, 2018Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Feb 19, 2018 at 4:32 pm | 84 comments | 5642 Views
TIM TALK
Happy Birthday AmericaToday we celebrate America’s birthday. Despite the flood of rhetoric from the politicians, we live in the country that provides amazing opportunity for those...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 4, 2019Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Jul 12, 2019 at 3:07 pm | 73 comments | 4632 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Preserving DisorderChicago's Mayor Malaprop, Richard Daley the Elder, earned a kind of fame in 1968 for announcing "?the policeman isn't...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Aug. 14, 2014Last comment by Formerly Dan from BC, on Aug 20, 2014 at 7:04 pm | 73 comments | 14437 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
A fish out of waterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-IkWpm7TS0 (safe for work) ==I Self-referential Blogger note: It’s been a while – all those tribal drumbeats. Your...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Oct. 1, 2018Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Oct 7, 2018 at 11:28 am | 70 comments | 4261 Views
PRESSING ISSUES
Anonymity: Good for bringing issues to light or only a license to troll?The lead from a recent Associated Press story caught my attention. The author, Barbara Ortutay, wrote, "Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL...
Original post made by Gina Channell-Allen on Dec. 26, 2013Last comment by Right, on Jan 2, 2014 at 7:22 pm | 68 comments | 10787 Views
TIM TALK
Let's get elementary students back in schoolGov. Gavin Newsom imposed a state decree on local school districts last Friday when he declared that any county on the state’s watch list could not re-open...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jul. 21, 2020Last comment by Chris, on Jul 24, 2020 at 6:19 am | 67 comments | 3884 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Corruption in the Balance?Item: per the NYTimes report of Press Secretary Sara Sanders, on the White House view of EPA Secretary Scott Pruitt: “Ms. Sanders said that Mr. Pruitt’s...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Apr. 7, 2018Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Apr 11, 2018 at 12:00 pm | 67 comments | 5661 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
I’ve been Hacked! Insulted, too.I awoke this morning to an ominous-looking email – it announced that I’ve been hacked. Uh-oh. Now, I consider myself to be a reasonably competent,...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Doug, on Mar 27, 2019 at 10:40 am | 66 comments | 6516 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Huddled Masses 2015In France, they call the loss of 129 lives to gunfire a national tragedy. Around here, such a toll is just known as any Friday night. Indeed, on a typical...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Nov. 22, 2015Last comment by Doug Miller, on Dec 6, 2015 at 11:27 am | 63 comments | 7977 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
We’ll Always Have ParisWithout some putative 'bad hombre' to oppose, this President is lost. If one does not exist, it must be conjured. So it was that phantom demons were invoked...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Jun. 2, 2017Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Jun 10, 2017 at 7:29 am | 62 comments | 6011 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
The Meetings That Nobody’s Talking AboutPredictably, the West Wing’s walls are steadily crumbling under the crush of lies intended to sustain them, and Americans are transfixed by each new revelation*....
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Jul. 12, 2017Last comment by Adam009, on Oct 10, 2017 at 3:21 am | 62 comments | 5951 Views
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