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Trial Offer

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 John BranningLeave a comment

"I'll play your waiting game / I'm gonna win this game, my friend / And forget you in the end" ~ Todd Rundgren

Tagged congress, democrat, GOP, impeachment, insurrection, mcconnell, Republican, trump

A Riotous Success

January 12, 2021 John BranningLeave a comment

"You want more and you want it fast / They put you down, they say I'm wrong... Hot tramp, I love you so" ~ David Bowie, "Rebel Rebel"

Tagged GOP, insurrection, integrity, rebellion, reconciliation, riot, sedition, supporters, temper, trump

A Texas-Sized Defeat

December 12, 2020 John BranningLeave a comment

"And as I go my way alone / I find it hard for me to carry on / I need your strength, I need your tender touch / I need the love, my dear / I miss so much" ~ The Supremes, "My World Is Empty Without You"

Tagged election, giuliani, GOP, lawsuit, Paxton, rigged, supreme court, Texas, trump

A Man’s Speech Should Exceed His Rasp

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 John BranningLeave a comment

"I'm out of money, I'm out of hope / It looks like self-destruction / Well how much more can we take / With all of this corruption" ~ Molly Hatchett, "Flirtin' With Disaster"

Tagged acceptance, GOP, government, nominee, speech, trump

Electoral Collage

August 25, 2020August 29, 2020 John BranningLeave a comment

"An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry." ~ George Eliot

Tagged biden, convention, democrat, GOP, guns, Haley QAnon, housewives, optimism, pence, re-election, trump, virus

Clash Of The Frightens

January 7, 2020January 10, 2020 John BranningLeave a comment

"Did you buy your tickets for the war game / Aren't you glad that you're sitting in the back / For the game is deadly having all the players / Aren't you glad it's a spectator sport" ~ The Monkees, "War Games"

Tagged Esper, GOP, iran, iraq, JCPOA, middle east, netanyahu, Republican, stratego, trump, war

Out Of Option Plays

October 24, 2019 John BranningLeave a comment

"Turned away from it all like a blind man / Sat on a fence but it don't work" ~ David Bowie/Queen, "Under Pressure"

Tagged ambassador, GOP, human scum, never trumper, pompeo, taylor, trump

The Burden Of 80 Proof

October 7, 2018February 1, 2019 John BranningLeave a comment

Absence of evidence is not evidence of abstinence.

Tagged allegations, ford, GOP, kavanaugh, Senate, sexual assault

Mid-squirm Elections

August 25, 2018February 1, 2019 John BranningLeave a comment

Forget the 24-hour news cycle -- these days it's down to 24 minutes.

Tagged china, drain the swamp, election, GOP, impeach, midterm, north korea, trump