Grateful Calvin

5 days ago | twitchy.com | Grateful Calvin

No, the reason that the death of the cult is inevitable is that the culture has shifted. And politics is always downstream of culture. You might not notice it if you pay attention to Hollywood, which has always been a lagging indicator, not actually a trendsetter. But if you look in other places, you will see the signs. This weekend, BBC presenter Martine Croxall was reading a news item about the dangers of the coming heat wave this week.

5 days ago | twitchy.com | Grateful Calvin

We're about to show you something that might get labeled as 'TV-MA' if it had aired on cable television. But no, this mature content was shown to viewers without any warning this morning on CBS's Face The Nation. An absolute SPANKING from Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered squarely to the backside of smug CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan. Don't worry. You won't need to send the kids out of the room or dim the lights. This spanking was entirely verbal.

6 days ago | twitchy.com | Grateful Calvin

The perpetual drama queens at The Bulwark have never met a ridiculous hyperbole that they wouldn't wholeheartedly embrace. From crying about government workers not being forced to include 'preferred pronouns' in email signatures anymore to declaring that a person must be completely soulless to call Rep. Tim 'Sarah' McBride a male (which is what he is), the publication never misses an opportunity to go apoplectically hysterical at the drop of a hat.

6 days ago | twitchy.com | Grateful Calvin

The musical chairs game of 'Who Is Leading the Democrat Party?' has apparently landed on Representative Maxwell Frost for a few days this week. Ever since President Trump won the presidential election, Democrats have been trotting out a new 'leader of the week' to see if there is anyone -- anyone at all -- in the party capable of stepping up as a prominent national figure. So many have had their turn at the bat.

6 days ago | twitchy.com | Grateful Calvin

'It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from youuuu ... There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever dooo ... I bless the rains down in ... Galveston?'  No, we're not playing 'Name That Tune' this morning. Today's game is called 'How Many Brain Cells Does Joe Biden Have Left?'But given the fact that Biden's mental record is skipping again, we thought we'd add a little theme music to today's game.