Author: Gatemouth

Krugman makes a lot of good small points here, but he misses the big one:

Here's a joke I can no longer tell now that I've taken up my campaign for decency:

Q: How can you tell a moderate Republican?

A: They only shoot to wound.

Blood Libel Joke of the Day: We're having Sarah Palin over for Matzoh Brie; for cocktails, we're serving Bristol Cream

New Republic gets it dead on. Incivility is allowable (sometimes maybe even merited); indecency is impermissible (but not outlawable). Henceforth this department will endeavor to always remember this important distinction.

I woke up in the middle of the night with a start.

Someone had asked me a question of political procedure on Gatemouth’s Facebook page yesterday. The question happened to be a matter of some personal expertise. Suddenly it occurred to me that many people might soon be asking this same unfortunate question, and I had to be the first to answer it.

While Katz may very well be correct here about the internal NYS Senate Democratic Conference (such that it is) politics, the title of her piece is just bizarre.

Last year every Latino in the State Senate was in the Majority and Chaired a committee; now none of them do.

As I always say, "Free Speech" is never free; there is always a price.

I know I’ve been hard on my State Senator, Dan “Nicely Nicely” Squadron, but his nominating speech for John Sampson was really something to behold:

Squadron: (Starting Trumpet in the distance–for the tune, think Fugue for Tinhorns):

FROM GATEMOUTH’s FACEBOOK PAGE:

Political targeting: Don’t Get Demoralized! Get Organized! Take Back the 20!

FROM GATEMOUTH’S FACEBOOK PAGE (1/6/11): It may be rude to say this, but I wonder if there are any good Italian restaurants in hell. (If there are, he will surely be holding court in one). 

I get it. It's a crisis; we need to consolidate, innovate, freeze and cut, even though it will mean suffering. It is time to bite the bullet. We must all share in the sacrifice.