Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, supports the keeper in his efforts to accept prevailing thought that the way to deal with a problem is to do things that make the problem so bad that it becomes unsolvable and therefore it is useless to even think about it; …
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Category:Politics
Kickass and Political Posts
Photo by Artem Beliaikin from Pexels By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper was advised by a friendly reader that if he would keep his political views to himself, his writing would be appreciated by more people, which caused the keeper to announce that, in light of the fact that the Repubs wouldn’t …
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Sinking
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter In the last couple weeks, spring seed catalogs have been starting to appear in the mailbox. This is usually the time to start thinking about spring and planning the garden, but it’s the middle of winter. Nights are long, cold, and bleak. Imagining a green and bountiful backyard …
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Kickass and Capitol Hot Air
USCapitol, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in watching the clouds of condensing hot air expelled by Madison Gas and Electric as it wafts over the distant State Capitol in the early morning; and he—the keeper, sees the symbolic absurdity of a money-dominated, minority-responsive government composed …
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Kickass and High Speed Rail to Nigeria
vige, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper hopes to ride Wisconsin’s high-speed train—from Madison to Nigeria as soon as the Repubs get the rails down, which is being done by a company headed by Scott Walker who, as Wisconsin governor, …
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Kickass With His Own Eyes
Tyler Merbler from USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, having researched the growing inclination of people to put their own spin on things they see “with their own eyes,” suggests that in the interest of lessening the political divide, the following be accepted as …
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Big White Lies
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter On the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol Building, some of our leaders stepped forth to condemn the actions of the rioters as well as those who encouraged and enabled the violence. The enablers have described the attack on the Capitol as an “insurrection” or even—in …
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Kickass and Yon Yonson
The Strobridge Lithographing Co., Cincinnati & New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that in the clutter of the keeper’s cranial closet is a version of the nonsense song, “My name is Yon Yonson, I come from Wisconsin….” as it was long ago recited by boyhood pal …
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Boil Over
Nayan j Nath, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Mark Mamerow Anybody who’s spent any time in the kitchen has experienced a pot boiling over. You fill the kettle with water, add the pasta, cover the pot, set it on the stove, and turn up the heat. Then the phone rings, or you check the …
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Kickass and Compression Helmets
Fred Kissel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is working with the keeper in developing the “Compression helmet,” which will work like compression socks to improve cranial blood circulation, particularly in the brains of those Republicans who suffer from the varicose big lie. Republican mandates to wear the compression …
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Give and Take
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter We hear a lot about rights in this country. After all, the concept of inalienable personal rights is woven into the very fabric of our democracy and is explicitly delineated in the Constitution. The right to enjoy a free press, to peacefully assemble, to practice free speech, to …
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Kickass and January 6th
TapTheForwardAssist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis will socialize later today with their blind friend Michael Christopher, a fellow resident at Vista West and a former Madison alderman. Mike deals with his circumstance amazingly, and with the occasional help of friends, doesn’t miss a …
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