CMRivdogs

I really believe it's almost embedded in their social DNA. Grand parents, parents, aunts and uncles all voted for Republicans. Especially after FDR, Kennedy (religious prejudice) Johnson (Great Society). In the south those who grew up with the Dixiecrats became Republicans with Nixon and Reagan.

OK no laws were broken but so called "christian" politicians did have an impact on the bottom line on the sale of a certain brand of beer. TBH I suppose you could say the same about the other side on businesses like Chick Fil A or Hobby Lobby (which has reportedly cut way back on their Hanukkah related crafts)

Something to ponder today

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external or internal controls on government would be necessary" James Madison, Federalist Papers Unfortunately Madison and company never took human nature into account with their philosophies. Heck, they never even envisioned political parties. Since only the white male gentry was allowed to vote in 1787.

Is this like the cheating spouse promising to do better next time?

The stories are good, we've enjoyed them. BTW the Bosch series continues with Bosch Legacy. I think it's either on Showtime or Freevee (my wife follow them more than I do) If you like Bosch you might also check out the Corman Strike. The first series are on HBO. It's based on the crime novels of Robert Galbraith (J K Rowling)

Like DeSantis with Disney? Or folks who don't like beer companies advertising to gay people.

Just going to throw this here. A nice little documentary on the production of the last Beatle song https://www.pbs.org/video/now-and-then-the-last-beatles-song-short-film-wflwzd/

There are a few Foundations out there actually doing something. DuPont is another one besides Gates, and a lot may be doing it very quietly. My wife does a bit of work on the edges non profit world.

We're heading back to the days of powerful moguls like Carnegie, Vanderbilt and Rockefeller. Just don't expect that any of the current Robber Barons will leave any monuments for the public good.

To me this is where it's different from 2016...they've had 7 years to organize for the Erdogan like takeover of the Republic. They have a blueprint (with the backing of the Federalist Society) including loyalty oaths and the complete takeover of the Justice Department https://www.axios.com/2023/11/13/trump-loyalists-2024-presidential-election?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

The Dude Abides

Nice block by Williams

Lomas Brown disagrees

Gambled once too often

Because three yards and a cloud of artificial turf is boring. And by the way 3 things happen when you pass, two of them are bad

He has absolutely lost it.

New promo for the 2024 version of The Manchurian Candidate

We saw Flower Moon this evening. Scorsese did a great job with David Grann's story. Both De Niro and DiCaprio deserve nominations. A lot of familiar faces in the cast as well. I guess the next Grann/Scorsese/DiCaprio movie has started production and should be just as interesting, the tale of the British warship Wager. I haven't started the book yet, but listening to Grann talk about the book has been interesting.

One more Benetti article https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/october-2021/the-storyteller-of-the-white-sox/

Interestingly the Apollo 8 crew was the last mission crew were all members were still alive.

That's what I get for reading message boards😉

I thought Dirks did a decent job on the radio broadcasts.

That makes sense