In reading comments attributed to Clarence Thomas and put forth in the past week, I wonder to myself how those comments do not constitute 'judicial activism', one of the many bugaboos of the Right? Is such talk OK if it comes from someone from the Right, or even from 'one of the good ones' playing up to the Right? I suspect Uncle Thomas' comments are judicial activism, and yet are OK by the Right, because those comments were made by one of the Right. But that still doesn't make the comments right...

Big deal. What are they going to do about it? Vote? Support candidates who support their position? Take part in the political process? Or, will they just complain, look at their phones and decide 'all the candidates are the same', or 'I don't know much about the issues' so they don't vote and participate in democracy, and then wonder where all their rights went? Asking for a country...

Lankford is trying to excuse his comment by pointing out that he is not an attorney.

Here in okc the local paper featured this story today, probably as a way to call to the attention of the populace that their elected representative is either an idiot or complicit in child abuse. Given the general lack of education in Okiehomie the article was probably too subtle for the readers.

Lankfords TV ads state that he wants to do the right thing in the right way. Not really ...

It happened. They defaulted. Western bond holders will start going after oil tankers laden with Russian oil, and so long as those ships are in international waters the cargo can be claimed by the creditors.

Last week Vlad the savvy, stable genius said western sanctions are not bothering Russia. The default will hurt more than the sanctions, and for much longer ...

I'll wager she will be indignant when the next batch of Pulitzer and Peabody Awards are announced, and her name is nowhere on the list...

Where are the Lesbian Avengers when needed? They would have pulled the guy out of the vehicle, kicked him into next Tuesday and set his truck on fire. Of course, they then would all have been arrested and the guy let go, because, well, he's a guy victimized by some Lesbians...

Hey, Karianne: come again?

I guess that means the pre-election debate is off ...

Let's have a show of hands for those who feel sorry for these Russian dupes. Anyone? Anyone? Trump?

More Manchurian Candidates, eh? I'm sure some RW knob will soon object to this police action, because, well, it's the FBI, and Christians, and all sorts of other reasons, none of which have to do with the facts of the matter, but who needs facts...

The denials of these pardon-seekers will sound much more believable under oath, in front of cameras and the 1/6 committee. Now, who will go first?

Folks on the Right not watching? Maybe, outside the Beltway. In DC, GOPers are watching, and just hoping that no one will use their name and the word 'pardon' in the same sentence. Trumpers will not be persuaded. They will vote for their man, even if he were the one who hammered Jess to the cross, admit to it and state that The Son of Man had it coming.

These hearings have two audiences: swing voters nationwide, and Merrick Garland...

DOJ, eh? A bunch of these targets are learning that unlike for Congressional subpoenas they cannot easily dance around a subpoena from a law enforcement agency. Many of these knobs had better lawyer up and lube up...

Many people are saying that Melania is interested--she wants a rich, powerful husband with a lot of stamina...

My work for insurance companies has taught me taht selling insurance is hard work, and being good at it means a lucrative way to make a living. Being blackballed from that business because of racist stupidity is a good way to lose a good job...

Overheard outside the school:

"I'm a good guy with a gun, here to save my wife from a bad guy with a gun!!"

"Whoa, there bandito, not so fast. What gringo did you rob for that gun?"

The Trump endorsement is a flaming grocery bag of dog excrement left on the bad doctor's front porch--too big to stomp out or hide.

What's worse is that Ozzie cannot remember the name of the Pennsylvania town in which he lives...

Switchboard Susan, won't you give me a line?
I need a doctor, give me 999
First time I picked up the telephone
I fell in love with your ringing tone

I'm a long distance romancer
I keep on trying till I get an answer
Gimme gimme one more chance
She's a greater little operator

Switchboard Susan, let me off the hook
I've been this way since you give me your look
Switchboard Susan, you're all the rage
Come on sugar, let's get engaged
--Nick Lowe, "Switchboard Susan"

Lentils must be thoroughly cooked--even to the point of overcooking, and then they are fine and a supplemental source of protein. I add pureed cooked orange lentils to my butternut squash soup--that's eatin'!

Yep. Welcome to Okiehomie.

I can assure all DR readers that if this gun-toter was African American he would have been shot dead on sight. He was white, so it was all right.

As I move about OKC I continue to be puzzled about the lack of police visibility. No traffic stops, no bicycle cops in the parks, nuthin', except for cases where there is a response to some criminal activity in the parts of town populated by darker-skinned folk. Then the cops are all over it...

Ever seen a right-wing politician try to swim choppy waters while wearing the cute red, white and blue uniform of the MAGAts, and also while wearing a millstone in the form of a fat, orange insurrectionist? You are about to start seeing that, from coast to coast...

As of March 31, 2022 News Corp reported $1.865B cash on their balance sheet. They have the do-re-mi to pay, and probably will have to...

Any more of this and someone is going to get shot. They will be wearing a T-shirt with a pic of a jacked orange insurrectionist swinging a golf club, eating a turkey leg and being serviced by his daughter...

I'll wager that Der Dotard was concerned about being filmed in the right light, from the right angles, and in a manner which showed him to be smart, charming, well-groomed, physically virile and politically powerful--all image. He was probably shown a few minutes of "Triumph of the Will" and was told he would star in a similar cinematic monument and work of art.

What the camera probably captured was petty infighting, incompetence, a know-nothing cabal of toadies kowtowing to an oaf and imbecile and a whole lot of criminal activity on 1/6. 45 is probably too stupid and vain to realize that the viewers will be watching less and listening more. Talk about White House tapes...

These were the good guys with guns, out to disprove the NRA's key talking point, advertising slogan and mantra.

Memo to all you tough-talking gun owners and NRA toadies out there: as proven by the police, you aren't so tough, even with that Glock or Bushmaster in hand...