{"id":55705,"date":"2024-12-05T06:10:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=55705"},"modified":"2024-12-04T17:11:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T01:11:02","slug":"open-thread-december-5-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/open-thread-december-5-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread December 5 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the exterminator came and checked inside and out. He said there was a little activity indoors, which didn’t surprise me because last time he came too early and didn’t check inside. I just need to make sure that either the email specified an afternoon time or else I call to confirm that. Here are a couple of extras –
\nAndy Borowitz<\/a>
\nRichardson on the failed coup in Korea<\/a><\/p>\n

This is from Driftglass<\/a>, though I found it through Crooks and Liars. Sometimes a really crude analogy is what is needed to make a point (and this one is about as crude as it gets.)<\/p>\n

This is a history from Heather Cox Richardson<\/a> specifically of how the liberal consensus, which I grew up with and so did many of you, was formed – and of what happened to it. And why we need it back – but not exactly how to do that. In my opinion, it’s a keeper – not that I expect to be able to do much of the work. And I have no children or grandchildren. But those of you who do will want, I am sure, to preserve for them as much of it as possible.<\/p>\n

Robert Reich<\/a> endorses Ben Winkler for DNC Chair, and makes what I would consider a strong case. But, you know, there are a lot of Democrats in leadership positions who would disagree. We’d need to convincing that it isn’t just that we are losing with their mode – it’s that their model is causing the losing trend. (BTW, everyone else spells it “Wikler” so Robert Reich may be wrong in his spelling.<\/p>\n