tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post4358943704388449506..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: You can't draw Republicans out of a fantasy with factsNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50702425842243786672019-12-21T07:29:56.207-06:002019-12-21T07:29:56.207-06:00Yes to Bernie / Stacy ! Yes to Bernie / Stacy ! FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65924336409078710822019-12-20T19:02:47.150-06:002019-12-20T19:02:47.150-06:00No, not dumb. Yes, vacation. We are only allowed t...No, not dumb. Yes, vacation. We are only allowed to carry five vacations days into next year. The rest we lose, so I have to burn off surplus vacation days in December. Semi-vacation. I'm still working on stuff, just nothing running in the paper. Back on Monday. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-23173246953055588522019-12-20T17:10:07.166-06:002019-12-20T17:10:07.166-06:00Republican support of Jill Stein worked wonders fo...Republican support of Jill Stein worked wonders for trump.Jack of All Tiradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793541460471870149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33732030478345274462019-12-20T14:49:24.718-06:002019-12-20T14:49:24.718-06:00Dumb question but are you on vacation Neil? I have...Dumb question but are you on vacation Neil? I haven't seen you in the paper this week...Holgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563793475575423663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64749335580610572352019-12-20T14:14:11.436-06:002019-12-20T14:14:11.436-06:00Yes, turnout. But who's going to turn out? If...Yes, turnout. But who's going to turn out? If the candidate is not a person of color, will African Americans stay home? If it's not Bernie, will his supporters pout instead of voting? Will millennials be sufficiently moved to put their phones down and go vote? If it's not a woman, will the PUMA cry start again? <br /><br />If Biden continues leading the polls (for whatever they actually mean), how about a Biden/Stacy Abrams tickets. People like Biden and you get a smart, capable African American woman as VP. Abrams needs to be every Democrat's choice for VP.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682070791854744446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71075323525397994072019-12-20T12:53:52.736-06:002019-12-20T12:53:52.736-06:00In the early 80's I was involved in some upgra...In the early 80's I was involved in some upgrade work at the Allerton Hotel. The top floor was closed, but had signage for the Clouds Room. The ceiling was a black dome with white dots. Beautiful even while undergoing renovation, it was like looking up at the night sky. The sub-basement had a large boiler converted from coal to natural gas. There were small gauge tracks on the floor leading to a heavy iron door, no doubt access to the City's underground tunnel for coal deliveries.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12212825423977956292019-12-20T11:15:56.057-06:002019-12-20T11:15:56.057-06:00That turnout will have to be for Biden, with the B...That turnout will have to be for Biden, with the Bernie Bros and the rest of the pinkos getting behind him. The real question right now is: CAN he win? Can he get the fence-sitters and independents to back him? Without their support, it's four more years of American Hell.<br /><br />And, hey, I'm so old that I can clearly remember when the Allerton Hotel was one of the tallest buildings on Michigan Avenue, back in the heyday of Don McNeill and His Breakfast Club on ABC Radio. I marched around the breakfast table with my grandmother, as a pre-schooler. Don McNeill had a longer run on the airwaves (1933-1968) than either Johnny Carson or Bob Barker. At various times in the Fifties and Sixties the program originated from the Allerton's Tip Top Tap, and the show was my very first thought when I saw the sign in the image. Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9865134356798996242019-12-20T10:02:40.360-06:002019-12-20T10:02:40.360-06:00Turnout! Turnout! Turnout!
The picture brings to ...Turnout! Turnout! Turnout!<br /><br />The picture brings to mind Chicago in the middle of the last century, when one took a date for a drink at the Tip Top Tap and looked down on the splendid spectacle of all the lights coming on in the city. An unobstructed view.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89959981795941070282019-12-20T09:39:31.939-06:002019-12-20T09:39:31.939-06:00The only hope for Republican sanity is a movement ...The only hope for Republican sanity is a movement of the rational conservatives who have been silent thus far. The recent announcement by Rick Wilson about such a group that includes Steve Schmidt and others, urges Republicans to swallow hard and vote for anybody but Trump. If they can strip just a few percent from 2016 Trump voters, it could be enough.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71241559267511865822019-12-20T08:42:49.385-06:002019-12-20T08:42:49.385-06:00Given the current state of political buffoonery, I...Given the current state of political buffoonery, I've reached the conclusion that Trump will win the 2020 Presidential election. Here is a scenario that could work for the best. If Congressman Justin Amash agrees to run as the Libertarian Party candidate, he would be a viable spoiler. There are Republican conservative voters who are displeased with Trump's antics, like his total disregard for the growing deficit. Democrats would be wise to help a third party candidate like Rep. Amash to participate in the presidential debates.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-3016078432167549552019-12-20T08:33:10.118-06:002019-12-20T08:33:10.118-06:00Democrats need a strong, clear and reasonable voic...Democrats need a strong, clear and reasonable voice to rally every progressive voter and rational fence sitter behind the Democratic candidate, followed by a campaign targeted and thorough in the swing states that elected the Cowardly Liar. This means no reservations or recriminations from the losing candidates but unequivocal and enthusiastic support from them for the party's choice. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-25278773321243007172019-12-20T06:18:09.449-06:002019-12-20T06:18:09.449-06:00Truth Neil. For those of us who believe that facts...Truth Neil. For those of us who believe that facts and truth will change all people it is a hard pill to swallow. But the sooner we do, the better. Facts and policy tweaks won't change most of these Trumplings. Winning the next election is our only shot. Or Trump completely screwing something up so badly even his supporters have to see it. He has been the luckiest sob on earth so far. No ecological, economic or foreign policy disasters to deal with. Can that hold?Dziedzichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403323455431769380noreply@blogger.com