Category Archives: Feast of Saint Ronnie

Ah, Texas!

Posted on February 25, 2021 by tengrain

Ayn Rand’s Grave That’s Texas’ Lt. Governor Dan Patrick telling people to read the fine print of their electricity contracts, you know, because it’s their own fault that the electric company made serious coin off of them. Patrick, as you … Continue reading →

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News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on February 23, 2021 by tengrain

Happy Hour News You cannot make up merde like this: “Five board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — the entity that manages and operates the electricity grid that covers much of Texas —will resign on Wednesday, according … Continue reading →

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Ah, Texas!

Posted on February 21, 2021 by tengrain

Ayn Rand’s Grave From the You-gotta-dance-with-them-whut-brung-you files: Griddy customers face $5,000 electric bills for 5 freezing days in Texas In our deregulated market, Griddy and some other power suppliers charge customers wholesale variable rates. Those plans are relatively new — … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayn Rand's Grave, Crazeee States, Feast of Saint Ronnie, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy | 11 Comments

News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on January 21, 2021 by tengrain

Happy Hour News Officially 5 years too late, irrelevant tall person and noted saboteur James Comey has come to a startling conclusion after blowing up Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016 and ushering the the 4th Reich: Now, Mr Comey told … Continue reading →

Posted in Feast of Saint Ronnie, James 'Air Kiss' Comey, Lord Damp Nut, The Russian Usurper, The Coup Klux Klan (Republicans) | 7 Comments

Rudderless Republicans

Posted on December 18, 2020 by tengrain

The Dumbest Multi Millionaire in the Senate: Sen. Ron Johnson blocks Hawley bill proposing $1,200 stimulus checks Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Friday objected to Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) motion to pass a bill via unanimous consent that would provide … Continue reading →

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News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on December 16, 2020 by tengrain

Happy Hour News Bloomberg tells us that scholars are studying Reagan: “Tax cuts for rich people breed inequality without providing much of a boon to anyone else, according to a study of the advanced world that could add to the … Continue reading →

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The Deficit Hawks Return to Old San Juan

Posted on November 30, 2020 by tengrain

Just like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, so too have the Deficit Hawks returned to Wingnuttia after gorging at the public trough: The Hill: Republicans are preparing to reembrace their inner deficit hawks after greenlighting big spending bills … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayn Rand's Grave, tax reform, Taxes | 8 Comments

The Future of Movies?

Posted on November 11, 2020 by tengrain
Posted in Nancy 'Jaws' Reagan, Pop Culture, snark | 7 Comments

The Miracle of the Trump Economy

Posted on October 17, 2020 by tengrain

W$J: U.S. Budget Gap Tripled to Record $3.1 Trillion in Fiscal 2020, Treasury Says “The U.S. budget deficit tripled to a record $3.1 trillion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 as the government battled the global coronavirus pandemic … Continue reading →

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Very Fine People, Cont.

Posted on October 10, 2020 by tengrain

I don’t like amplifying domestic terrorists (Wolverines!), but these White Nationalist doofuses, who used Facebook to organize, naturally, their attempted kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, have such interesting friends: h/t to @AaronParseghian of our sister station in Grand Rapids. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayn Rand's Grave, Domestic Terrorism, racism, White Punks on Dope | 17 Comments