Category Archives: Best gubmint money can buy

One Lump of Stupid or Two?

Posted on December 18, 2020 by tengrain

Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie) wants us to know that… Congress to receive first batch of Covid-19 vaccines, but uncertainty lingers …and you’ll never guess why! (Emphasis mine) Top congressional leaders will receive the coronavirus vaccine in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Amply Be-Chinned #MoscowMitch McConnell, Best gubmint money can buy, NeoCons, Pandemics, The New Confederacy, Vaccine, Wingnuttia, Y'all Qaeda | 8 Comments

Republicans Throwing Cinder Blocks From The Overpass. Again.

Posted on December 1, 2020 by tengrain

If you wanted something to worry about, you came to the right place. This Twitter thread kept me up late the other night: This is an extremely important story that isn't getting the attention it deserves. After GSA initiated the … Continue reading →

Posted in Best gubmint money can buy, Lord Damp Nut, The Russian Usurper, NeoCons, The New Confederacy, Wingnuttia, Y'all Qaeda | 9 Comments

Today’s Trump-Virus Eff’ery News

Posted on May 19, 2020 by tengrain

Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) tells us… (emphasis mine)  “More than 40,000 National Guard members currently helping states test residents for the coronavirus and trace the spread of infections will face a ‘hard stop’ on their deployments on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bastards, Best gubmint money can buy, Billionaire Bastards, blood sucking leeches, CEO Bastards, Lord Damp Nut, The Russian Usurper, Pandemics, Rat Bastards | 8 Comments

The Miracle of the Trump Economy: $1.3T Deficit in 2020

Posted on January 29, 2020 by tengrain

Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) tells us: The federal deficit under President Donald Trump will top $1 trillion this year, the Congressional Budget Office announced in its annual fiscal outlook on Tuesday. The gap between the amount of … Continue reading →

Posted in Best gubmint money can buy, The Miracle of the Trump Economy | 14 Comments

UPDATED: When Local Politics Go National

Posted on November 5, 2019 by tengrain

So this happened: Surprise: Amazon is trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections in their favor. I’m with the Seattle council members and activists who continue standing up to Amazon. Corporations aren’t people, and I have a plan to … Continue reading →

Posted in Best gubmint money can buy, Big Questions | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Claim Chowder is Served: Infrastructure

Posted on February 12, 2018 by tengrain

We’ve been saying since, well, forever, that the big infrastructure plan was going to consist of selling off public commons to private industry, and here we go: “The Trump administration’s infrastructure plan released Monday proposes that the federal government consider … Continue reading →

Posted in Bastards, Best gubmint money can buy, blood sucking leeches, Claim Chowder, class warfare | 7 Comments

Open for Bidness

Posted on February 9, 2018 by tengrain

Last night our government shut down for the second time in three weeks and re-opened this morning. Take it away, Axios: AP bulletin, midnight: “The U.S. government shut down at midnight, as Congress misses deadline to pass spending bill.” AP … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayn Rand's Grave, Best gubmint money can buy, Rand 'Schrödinger's Senator' Paul | 3 Comments

Happy Shut-Down Day (Again)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by tengrain

The Senate made some sort of a budget deal that would increase this year’s defense spending by $80 billion and domestic spending by $63 billion. If the bill passes, our gubmint will not shut down. E-Z peas-y, right? No. House Dims … Continue reading →

Posted in Best gubmint money can buy, immigration | Comments Off on Happy Shut-Down Day (Again)

BURN THE LIFEBOATS* (Just Sayin’ )

Posted on January 4, 2018 by tengrain

Republicans could be standing up to Comrade Stupid instead of wringing their hands, declaring their powerlessness and voting for his agenda (they do it because it is their agenda, too, Susan Collins), and as proof here is one GOP Senator … Continue reading →

Posted in 4th Reich, Best gubmint money can buy, Wingnuttia | 5 Comments

500 Quatloos Says…

Posted on January 2, 2018 by tengrain

Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) morning email thingie tells us that “Hell is empty. And all the devils are here.”: The Senate is in. The House is out. President Trump is back in town. House Minority Leader Nancy … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Pie Fight, 4th Reich, Best gubmint money can buy | 3 Comments