It is quite stunning that Kate would be seen in a car with him. I have to assume this was forced on her. But after making suuuuch a big deal about how hard it was to be around Meghan (supposedly, according to palace leaks) when the queen died, she’s a-ok about being seen with this jabroni? Girl, please. I would…

The dirt that Andrew has on King Charles must be dark.

Nothing makes me happier than when Kate and William reveal themselves anew as the total assholes they obviously are. I’m not surprised that the woman who wore high heels hours after giving birth for the sake of the crown is happy to ride in the backseat so that Mr. No-Sweaty can ride in the front. They don’t HAVE to…

One of the theories I’ve seen which could hold some water is that the family cannot completely ice Andrew out due him knowing too much that no one wants sold. Not family stuff but government issues and secrets. In Harry’s case, he doesn’t have that info due to not being around or not having interest. But Andrew has…

Especially this one: “I suppose the best conclusion is just that the Royals are generally not...good people”

Yup. I think there are plenty of pro-life people, like my mother, who aren’t keen on abortion, but know that abortion is necessary in some situations, like fetal abnormalities, life of the mother, rape, incest, etc. And those pro-lifers are seeing what is happening in states like Texas or Idaho, where abortion is…

If these assholes were being honest, they’d stop acting shocked that their highly unpopular theocratic position on abortion gets taken to the woodshed every time voters have a fair shot to decide. I’d like to see them move past that and flat out say that they need to consolidate white power and aggressively suppress…

Ah, but the issue of abortion rights shouldn’t be decided democratically, if by that you mean by vote of the people. Having people vote on their fellow citizens’ basic rights is immoral. We do it, yes — for years, the right to gay marriage was decided state by state — but that doesn’t make it just. Eventually such…

Oh, please.  The only thing the GOP ever learn from losing is to double-down.  

Huckabee said Republicans have just “done a very pitiful job” of explaining their position.

Honestly, what is left to “explain”? Everyone understands what abortion is. Singing “Life begins at conception” in a different key isn’t going to change any minds, and the hard-line pro-life crowd has consistently fought any attempts to moderate the official GOP position.

And they are a shrinking vocal minority. Look, they generally come from 2 demographics.

I live in Ohio and have to say that yes, Republicans actually did do a fantastic job of reframing this awful thing. They made it almost entirely about abortion, but the problem with that is that abortion is no longer the slam-dunk they think it is. It was also extremely blatant misdirection on their part, and people…

The problem is that most people aren’t anti-abortion fanatics. Even people I know that wouldn’t personally consider having an abortion still think it should be freely accessible for others. This is going to keep happening because the people that actually want abortion outlawed are just a vocal minority.

In your list of the state-by-state fallout of Dobbs, I didn’t see mention of the 10 year old Ohio girl who had to go across state lines to obtain abortion services. In post-vote interviews I heard, her case was cited as a reason to ensure the Measure 1 failed.

The right have caught themselves in a rhetorical trap of their own making. The evangelical base has been very consistent in their belief that life begins at conception. (Like many Americans, I think this is a ludicrous position, but that’s what they’ve stated over and over.) If that’s your starting point, there is no…

republicans know that the “policies” they have are garbage and that a majority of Americans hate them. That’s why republicans do everything they can to make voting difficult if not impossible.

I would go a step further and say they seem to do their absolute best when they take away the option to vote altogether. That’s when we really see their success rate skyrocket.

Yeah, I think the more clearly they explain their position, the more people reject it. Republicans seem to do best when they lie about their positions.

I’ve watched that video half a dozen times and it gets a hearty chuckle out of me every single time. The mysteriously loud clanging followed by the rag doll floppy exit. The coup de gras is that piece of his Batman belt flying off.