The thinking is that liberal rhetoric on sexism and racism is too progressive for Middle America and by highlighting racism and sexism liberals alienated Middle America, handing the election to Trump.

I think I figured it out, Rep. Robert Marshall is a Vampire. A vampire cannot enter a building unless they are invited into it. If they do, the dark magic binding them to unlife fails and they disintegrate. An invitation can be as simple as an open sign or in this case a public restroom with a gendered sign on it.

I have a theory on this that’s worrying. There’s a pattern to Trump’s insane policy suggestions. At their core there’s a more sensible (relatively) republican orthodoxy that has somehow been twisted into something else. Nuclear modernization becomes expansion. Border security becomes a 40ft concrete wall. Trade reform…

Yeah, that needs to reiterated. Trump is literally so unpopular that the biggest act at his inauguration is only doing it because their boss, who is not a performance artist, is contractually obliging them to.

I’m not outraged, but I am sympathetic. I’ve had to work with people and organizations that I dislike, but I’ve always had the benefit of doing so in an office behind a desk. As performance artists, they don’t really have that benefit but because their particular brand of performance art lacks the clout of say, a…

Yep. The F-35 is like ordering delivery food when you’re starving and having it show up late. You’re hungry, so you order a whole bunch of stuff you’re probably not going to eat. You shop around a bit, but there are only so many delivery places nearby. You place the order and then snack a bit while you wait. The order…

It’s absolutely a delaying tactic, but it also complicates things for Trump and the Republicans. Their hope was that they could paper over the Muslim Registry by calling it an expansion to an existing program that’s been in place since the Bush administration. Now, they’ll find it more difficult to diffuse the blame…

These numbers are really bad for Trump when you break them down even though I totally agree with your sentiment that it’s still too high.

Yeah, it was easy to hit raid ready relative to Vanilla, Dark Below, and The Taken King. There were a few road blocks that were an artifact of the loot system and certain LL ranges, but on the whole it was only slightly more difficult than how easy it was in House of Wolves.

I’m a little concerned about this, though I hope it’s just marketing. Dragon Age Inquisition was a good game, but it was like 20 hours of story content with 80 hours of “exploration” content. Mass Effect’s exploration wasn’t bad, but without substantial alterations it’s not something I’d want more of.

The media is protected by the First Amendment and is allowed to espouse views with bias. This applies to the news media as well and has always been the case. Reporters in 1942 weren’t required to give equal weight to Japan’s grievances when reporting on the Pearl Harbor bombing. This is a central and essential element…

It’s going to be just Chris Christie, all alone in the West Wing, trying to answer dozens of phones while getting berated because Trump’s McDonald’s order is two hours late.

As Paul Ryan spoke of the inauguration, Donald’s mind raced. This is what he wanted, right? All those months ago, he was so certain. Standing in the curiosities shop in the sweltering June heat, he knew he wanted to be President. He was certain of it when he made that wish, Monkey’s Paw in hand.

I’m feeling better today. The Republicans have enough rope to hang themselves and are eagerly preparing the noose. Our job now is to make sure that all the dumb, vile, and evil things they do for the next two years are laid squarely at their feet.

Another thing to remember is that Trump is a proven incompetent, is likely to lose the popular vote, remains broadly unpopular even in his own party, and his campaign has damaged his businesses (because they’re primarily located in blue areas). The electorate that he brought out largely did not vote in 2012 or 2014,…

Agreed. Long distance relationships are like especially buggy video games. For every person that chimes in with a positive experience, there are 5 that crashed at the loading screen or had a corrupted save.

It’s lazy thinking on the part of Green and Libertarian leadership. Contesting hundreds of achievable races across the US is difficult. It’s replicating the organization that goes into a Presidential races hundreds of times (albeit in miniature). It’s what actual parties like Democrats and Republicans do.

If we’re talking about weak minded cowards, you are the one defending your choice of third party candidate by implying the two major candidates are history’s greatest monsters and the two third party candidates are history’s greatest heroes.

There are several crucial differences. First, the material in question was stolen. This individual collected classified information that he was not authorized to have in any capacity.

Yep. As someone that has self-esteem issues it colors your thinking. Someone can be flirting with you and, because your self worth is low, your brain just refuses to recognize it. It becomes this blind spot that takes a lot of effort to work around.