Apparently Mike Johnson Isn’t The Answer As GOP Reps Call It A Week and Head Home For The Weekend

Imagine that! After all of the noise and smoke around finally selecting Rep. Mike Johnson (R -LA) as Speaker of the House…and all of the praise he received…and promises that he could bring the caucus together and get things done…”House Republicans abruptly scrapped their legislative work on Thursday and left…

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Thursday Music: Led Zeppelin: Four Sticks

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Somehow, Speaker Mike Johnson Has NO Bank Accounts! He’s just a man of modest means…

Now that he’s been elected Speaker of the House, Louisiana Republican Representative Mike Johnson has come under new and deeper scrutiny. And it has been reported that he hasn’t listed any bank accounts on his federal financial disclosures. And this past weekend, when asked about it, Speaker Johnson said it…

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Thursday Music: Ron Lazzeretti: Countdown By Threes

Bandcamp track today: so music and info here! If you want to catch more of Ron’s stuff, here’s more from the album. and his home page is here…

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Thursday Music: Cover of Rage Against The Machine: Killing In The Name

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Easy Solution To House Speaker Issue: Dems Support Rep. Tom Emmer:

Despite being the biggest vote getter in today’s Republican House Speaker lottery and earning the role of speaker designee, Representative Tom Emmer has withdrawn from the race to replace former speaker Mike McCarthy. So here’s what we need to see happen. Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries needs to walk…

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Thursday Music: Blondie: The Tide Is High

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What About That Public Funding Of Am Fam Field: aka where the Milwaukee Brewers Play Baseball.

Apparently American Family field needs some upgrades and the Milwaukee Brewers are looking for help from the public sector again. Originally Governor Evers came up with a modest plan but the Republicans, out of pure animus toward the governor, shot it down. And then they came up with a bigger…

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Thursday Music: The Peanut Butter Conspiracy: Too Many Do

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Thursday Music: Johnny Cash: A Boy Named Sue

quick, enjoy this little ditty from Johnny Cash before the homophobic branch of the GOP bans it for being woke:

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