Happy Hour

One hour per day.

Suicide Pact

 

Afternoon Thread

I got nothin'.

Now Is Not The Time For Politics

This is the kind of thing people say when there is a natural disaster, but as they are saying it lobbyists are figuring out how to loot the Treasury by charging $100 for a bottle of water for hurricane victims, or whatever.

A similar thing happens after losing elections, as the people who run the campaign try to preserve their careers and new boat funding sources.

Robby Mook still works.

I don't claim to know what the perfect Harris campaign would have been. I did my best not to play shadow campaign manager because there wasn't any point to that. But they made some decisions - centering Liz Cheney, for example - that did not pay off!

Maybe they should not be responsible for spending your campaign contributions next time!

Not Our Fault, Nothing We Could Do

Say the people who had a billion bucks (give or take) to spend.

Scattered To The Winds

I will say what I say every election cycle - win or lose - a lot of money was spent on a political organization that has already dissolved, with no interest in building lasting institutions.

There will be a lot of fretting about the lack of media outlets to counteract the Right's large networks, but nothing useful will be done with that biannual revelation.

Morning

Finding out stage.

Welp

...

Late

I'm probably going to bed soon, as nothing is going to be resolved soon. See you in the morning!

I Got Nothin'

I loaded up the 2020 map to remind me.

More Thread

I'll try to post the important state calls, but stuff like "Trump wins Alabama" isn't exactly news.

STATES CALLED

Trump: Indiana, Kentucky

Harris: Vermont

No actual important information.

Election Day Happy Hour

Good time to start drinking.

Almost All Over Except The Counting

And the lawfare.

Matt Drudge Ruled Their World

I am remembering how, for several elections, being online meant monitoring what nonsense Drudge (who is good now?) was feeding to willing gullible journalists (like NEW BLACK PANTHER PARTY THUGS AT PHILADELPHIA POLLING PLACES).

Thread

Gotta work the evening shift tonight.

Who Amongst Us Doesn't Love NASCAR?

Kerry didn't win 20 years ago, but I do think "we" - the early blogosphere - made it possible for him to get close. It was a long time ago and I think you had to be very online at the time - most people weren't - to understand what was going on.
 
The fundamental premise that George W. Bush was the perfect embodiment of real America, and a brilliant "wartime president" who was smoking out the evildoers, was rarely questioned. You get echoes of it now, and plenty of bad coverage, but "why do good Godfearing Americans hate those nasty Democrats so much, Candy and Mara?" was the premise of almost all coverage in a way that isn't the case now.

I actually felt like I had some power and therefore (Uncle Ben voice) some responsibility. I don't feel that way anymore. Just a singer in a big chorus, not a soloist.

Morning

Not much going on.

Monday Night

Rock on.

Happy Hour

Do your best.