Moran's a hard-right Republican but not a complete idiot. He knows that if Medicaid is gutted every KS hospital west of Hutchinson collapses within ten years.

It *should*, but too many Democrats buy into Ryan's 'wonk' persona and assume he's actually interested in policy. [Looks straight at Ezra Klein, scowlingly]

Absolutely. Evangelicals took over the Republican Party because they voted for Republican candidates no matter how antithetical they were to their ideology (see: Trump!) The left has never coalesced into a reliable voting block (and they absolutely disappear in midterm elections).

Exactly. Insurance companies have to think ahead; if they know Obamacare ends in 2019 and there's not likely to be a replacement they'll start pulling out of markets immediately.

'I know feeding kids is a challenge, and yet, I’ve raised a kid who, so far, snacks on Castelvetrano olives and chomps raw kale leaves the way other kids (and her dad) mow down potato chips.'

Thanks!

No, just that personally I feel that I can only fairly comment on the hipster element of his fan base.

Speaking from experience, if he's like most professors 'forgotten' means 'I remember but I was too busy/lazy to deal with your request until right now'

That's my thinking. It would also potentially end an unpopular plot line.

It's a bit meta, but I thought the Sand snakes. Having them fall quickly to the Greyjoys would be an interesting way to cap off characters nobody seems to like. Plus, they killed Cercei/Jamie's daughter, so it makes plot sense as well.

I though Sansa would be the one who turns bad this season, but the exchange you highlight really makes me think that Jon will eventually be the one in the wrong. I agreed with most of what Sansa argued–the Stark's sense of fairness and justice has done nothing for them, and Jon seems like he learned to well from Ned.

This is an anemic flaw in weekly television recaps: table setting episodes are initially considered boring, even if they're making necessary moves to set up the plot and characters for the season. It assumes every episode has to be an event (event though we're at a point where GoT critics complain that the show is…

Yeah that one goes into the 'bullshit criticisms' hall of fame. 'Unmotivated' is a weasel word. Tell us why you find the scene lacking motivation!

'Not sure how he got both to Oldtown and locked up so quickly, but I’m pretty sure Game Of Thrones considers geography an illusion now.'

Kelly should have been shunned from polite society a long time ago; it's absolutely disgusting that he still has a fairly substantial hipster following.

DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY

For years Jim Derogatis has been following up on Kelly and reminding people that Kelly is a pedophile–most notably he laid into Pitchfork for letting Kelly headline their music festival a few years back. Derogatis is a hero. And hopefully Pitchfork can finally stop treating Kelly like he's just some misunderstood…

the virginal brides file past his tomb…

He should have won the Oscar for Crimes. Also, I wish Woody Allen had one more Crimes and Misdemeanors in him.

It's been this way for a long time. Read the old 30 Rock reviews where Simmmms complains that it told too many jokes.