Maybe “bonus” is not really the right word, but I do share most of these columns on Facebook — but not all. I am not sharing this one, hence “bonus.”
If you are new here, the Bykofsky Rule is this: If it makes me laugh, I use it. No political litmus test and, as you can see, not much of a taste test either. Humor is very personal and this is how I roll. Offense is not my purpose.
It is just a happy byproduct.
Journalist Michael Kinsley defined a gaffe as when a politician utters a truth he is not supposed to say. Right-wing Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich made a gaffe the other day (assuming what he said was not intentional). What he said was that returning the hostages held by Hamas was
Who were the villains and the loyal politicians?
Sorry, this was a mistake, good intentions gone awry. I am not going to accuse Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen of grandstanding, nor question his motives, but the optics and feel of what he did is not going to help Democrats, who bear the responsibility for the invasion of illegals.
“Rule of law” will be an issue in 2026, and will hurt Republicans