Hillary Clinton is a woman

In case that’s floated right past you, the Democratic candidate for president is a woman. I know, right? Who cares? Besides: Early on, she wasn’t even my candidate, but old age has rendered me pragmatic, and now she is. She, of the two candidates with the greater likelihood of winning the race, most closely aligns …

Good God, we look stupider and stupider

Canada’s Prime Minster Justin Trudeau (seen here with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto) is lifting visa requirements for Mexican citizens who want to go to Canada, effective this December. Trudeau made the announcement on the eve of the Three Amigos meeting between the two above, and Pres. Obama. Meanwhile, the Republican’s presumptive candidate for President is still …

Dear evangelical friends who love Donald Trump:

From Bruce Wydick: I also am white, identify as an evangelical Christian, but do not share your support for Mr. Trump. And the purpose of my writing this is to try to persuade you that, even in your disillusionment with the status quo, even in a world troubled with terrorism and economic turmoil that may …

So…who’s ahead, again?

Mother Jones has an interactive map where you can go, read ’em, and perhaps weep.

Can a feminist vote for a man?

Is this even a question? Lately, some old-school feminists — some of whom I deeply admire — have been quoted as “chiding” young feminists who support Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Because Bernie’s a man, and Hillary’s a woman, and, well, if you’re a girl, you need to vote for a …

This guy just won the internets

And thanks, Mike the Heathen, for the link.

So who’s running for President?

It’s almost easier to figure out who isn’t. I’m not. Are you?

Bobby Jindal shows his stripes

Earlier this month, Gov. Jindal’s Executive Order BJ 15-8 essentially cleared the path to discriminate against the LGBTQ crowd, just ‘cos. This order seeks to accomplish what an earlier Louisiana state bill addressing so-called “religious freedom” tried to do, but it was rejected by the state legislators. Read what the National Organization for Women says …

Bro. Mike Huckabee has joined the Presidential race and for that?

We say thank you Baby, Teen-age, and Young Adult Jesus, for where else can you get such gems as: “I hope we answer the alarm clock and take this nation back for Christ.” — Vintage 1998 stuff If you felt something incredibly powerful at Auschwitz and Birkenau over the 11 million killed worldwide and the 1.5 …

Not everyone’s ready for Hillary

I wanted to run for President, too. But I didn’t.