Joe Kent, the Republican who delivered a safe GOP House seat to the Democrats in the 2022 elections, finally admitted defeat on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 (see story here). “While I’m disappointed that we did not prevail, our campaign and our supporters have a lot to be proud of,” he[...]
Archive for December, 2022
It’s time for patriotic Americans to turn off Tucker Carlson
Voldymyr Zelenskyy is a towering figure on the world stage. His country is the victim of an unprovoked attack by Russia. The invaders shelled apartment blocks and hospitals; and kidnapped, tortured, and murdered helpless civilians. The Ukrainians took it and fought back with incredible bravery. With[...]
December 21st, 2022 - 6:50 pm § in Politics, Republicans
How Republicans spend taxes
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (photo, left) used the state airplane to fly to out-of-state political gatherings and a family wedding. That’s against state law. But the state ethics board decided behind closed doors, which is a violation of the state open meetings law, that she didn’t com[...]
Why the GOP has lost all credibility
Let’s skip their baseless election fraud claims, QAnon silliness, etc., and look at a concrete example of why nobody takes Republicans seriously anymore. CNN reported (here) on December 21, 2022, that “House Republicans on Wednesday released a report focused on security failures at the U[...]
December 20th, 2022 - 6:25 pm § in Law and Courts, Republicans
Kari Lake’s “power of prayer” flops
Kari Lake, who prayed for a legal win and got a tiny one, turned it into a big boast: The tiny win was the judge ordering a trial on two of her factual claims. Where her prayer flopped was his dismissal of her malfeasance allegations against Katie Hobbs, making Hobbs’ testimony irrelevant. As [...]
December 20th, 2022 - 12:48 am § in Schools & Colleges
GOP governor wants kids indoctrinated, not educated
Businessman Glenn Youngkin got elected governor of Virginia by pretending to be a moderate Republican, which he’s not. He was helped by a clumsy Democratic opponent who said, “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” Gong! (The Democrat happens[...]
Do facts matter in politics?
To Republicans, no. But that comes with a cost in credibility and social standing. No one trusts liars. If you can’t get facts straight, people won’t listen to you. Climate deniers, anti-vaxxers, and election deniers are considered flakes, and aren’t taken seriously. And Republican[...]
December 19th, 2022 - 6:32 pm § in Donald Trump
They paid $99 for this?
I don’t know if this is a Trump NFT or a spoof, but if this is what his fans paid $99 for, they’re even dumber than I thought. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
December 19th, 2022 - 12:30 pm § in Misc.
Why comments aren’t posting
Comments go into a moderation folder, and have to be manually approved for posting. That’s not happening because the editor died. Instead, they’re automatically deleted. That’s why your comment didn’t post; it wasn’t read by anyone or saved. Return to The-Ave.US Home Pa[...]
December 19th, 2022 - 2:52 am § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Bullet in flight
This famous 1964 image was a marvel of photographic technique for its time. Read here how it was done. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]