Look, I know Republicans have never been big on cleverness or wit, but certainly they could do better than this…word that rhymes with wit. Get a load of this hopelessly lame, hideously corny ad now contaminating television screens in Massachusetts, paid for by one of the junior-varsity GOPers running to win the September 4 Republican […]
Billy Joel
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Trumpsters on Parade
The racists marching today will embarrass themselves and the country.
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Keith Olbermann’s Famous Last Words
As soon as I heard the news, I thought back to the fall of 1993, when Billy Joel began hinting in the wake of the release of the River of Dreams album that he wouldn’t be releasing any new material, and Michael Jordan announced his retirement from professional basketball. Yes, the Piano Man did return […]
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Stealth Care: So Much for the “Pro-Life” Party
The man lies the way the rest of us eat, sleep and breathe. Listen to him, if you can stomach it. Then again, it might actually make your stomach sick, and then you’ll have to go to the hospital–and get ripped off, thanks to what this man’s party plans to do to our health care […]
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We Will Not Yield
Years ago, Billy Joel used to close his concerts with the following line: “Don’t take any s___ from anybody!” It’s worthwhile advice, especially now–and it’s advice we at the Washington Monthly plan to follow. We won’t take it from the Trump administration, that coterie of cretins determined to wipe away the advances of the 20th […]
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From All Class to Jackass
The psychological shock progressives felt on November 8 will be minor compared to the shock they will feel on January 20. Not since Bill Clinton turned the White House over to George W. Bush has their been such a disparity in terms of decency and dignity between an outgoing and incoming President. They may play […]
