[Wow. The Mercury wrote A LOT of stuff in 2019, and here’s a post that we think is worth remembering from April 25, 2019. (Which holds up REALLY well, if I say so myself!)—eds] “Relax, everybody! The white guy has arrived!” Scott Olson / Getty News As expected, Joe Biden—former Veep and two time failed […]
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Democratic Debates: Wine Caves, Smoke-Filled Rooms, and the Problem with Primaries
Mayor Pete and Elizabeth Warren got into it last night trying to prove the other is more elite. JUSTIN SULLIVAN/Getty Images Thursday night’s debate had the smallest field of candidates thus far, which made for much better viewing. For one, it was a blissfully short two and a half hours, which I assume was due […]
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Trump Marks Impeachment with Campaign Rally/Temper Tantrum
Meanwhile in Michigan, Trump was talking about Tom Cruise and hot fighter pilots. Scott Olson/Getty Images On Wednesday night, while the House of Representatives was voting along party lines to impeach the President, the President himself was talking about Tom Cruise. At a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, the President went, you could say, […]
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Kamala Harris Drops Out of the Presidential Race
Senator Kamala Harris. Alex Wong / Getty Images According to The New York Times, Senator Kamala Harris’s campaign unraveled long ago (at least in political time) due to her own clumsy campaigning and florid dysfunction among the campaign staff she oversaw. According to Harris today, she “simply doesn’t have the financial resources we need to […]
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Impeachment Update: Fiona Hill Tells Republicans They’re Playing Into the Hands of the Russians
“I would ask that you please not promote politically driven falsehoods that so clearly advance Russian interests,” Fiona Hill says to Congress. “Our nation is being torn apart.” CF Fiona Hill, the scholar and nonpartisan foreign policy expert who has served under Republican and Democratic presidents, and who witnessed John Bolton call a meeting to […]
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Local Shame Gordon Sondland Transforms Into Local Hero Gordon Sondland by Throwing Everyone He Ever Met Under the Bus
Pool / Getty Images A year ago, Portland hotel magnate Gordon Sondland seemed to be pretty unextraordinary, at least in this, our blessed Trump Era. For all intents and purposes, Sondland was just one more Ayn Rand-reading, self-proclaimed “pillar of the community” who gave Trump so much money that he bought himself an ambassadorship he […]
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Apropos of Nothing, Here is the Presidential Line of Succession
Apropos of nothing, here’s a picture of Gordon Sondland testifying before the impeachment inquiry today. Win McNamee/Getty Images AHEM! Just in case anyone is wondering… because it’s always good to have an informed electorate… and apropos of absolutely nothing… here is… THE US PRESIDENTIAL LINE OF SUCCESSION If the president dies, resigns, or is removed […]
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Republicans Try to Get Lt. Col. Vindman to Break the Law During Impeachment Hearing
After a stirring opening statement, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (on the right) came under attack from Trump’s stooges. CF At least the day didn’t begin with Devin Nunes talking about “nude pics of Trump,” like the previous two impeachment hearings did. Maybe he forgot. Maybe he was consumed with thinking about how he was going […]
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Trump’s Offer to Testify at His Own Impeachment Hearing Is Proof of How Popular the Impeachment Is
The actuality of his voluntary presence at the hearings is pretty low. But damn, that audience of many millions watching the impeachment hearings is such an enticing carrot. Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images There is no mystery here. The ratings for the impeachment are impressive. Nearly 14 million people tuned into the first day of the hearings. […]
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Portland’s Gordon Sondland Reverses Previous Lie; Throws Trump (and Pence!) Under the Bus
Gordon Sondland: His memory is now conveniently refreshed! U.S. MISSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION In a damning piece of testimony released today, European Union Ambassador (and Trump-supporting Portlander) Gordon Sondland has reversed his previous testimony (read: he’s caught and can no longer lie about it), and now admits that there definitely was a “quid pro […]
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Liberals That Don’t Get It: Booing Trump Is the Most American Thing Ever
“Waitasecond… I’m starting to think that maybe people dislike me.” Courtesy MLB I’m sure you’ve heard all about it, but the joy this clip brings is a thing of national pride. Full on “LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!” chants heard throughout the crowd at Nats Park after President Trump was announced and shown on […]
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Trump EPA Revokes Protections for Waterways
Drink up. TOA55/GETTY IMAGES Bad news for Americans who drink water: On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final repeal of the Clean Water Rule, an Obama-era protection that expanded federal protections for waterways and wetlands across the country. This is not great for people who enjoy their drinking water without a […]