It’s not really off that straight path, though. That would lead into Burton’s. He had to have taken the corner just enough to avoid the front of Burton’s sticking out and go right into there Apple Store.

The murder charge means the prosecution thinks it was intentional.

They got married and stayed married.

I agree, when there are at least two reasonable parties. That’s not the case right now. I’ll vote for sanity, decency, and human rights over the ideal of “balance” when there is no balance at all.

See: Overton window.

Right now, we have a few left-wing voices in a moderate party (Democrats), and a far-right party with a few center-right voices and a sold segment of total crazies (Republicans). No other party really shows up other than faintly for the office of President and doesn’t have a cohesive platform - and also, ballot access for 3rd parties is very limited.

So there is one party for reasonable policy. Primaries allow us to choose options within the party, and there are definitely options there. Consider Democratic primaries to be the “real” election, and then make turn out the in the general for the Democratic primary winner. For several elections.

Only then will the crazy in the Republican Party shrivel, and maybe segments of both current major parties spin off, if there’s structural support to make them viable, with ranked choice voting, ballot access changes, and other reforms. That scenario can happen if we get involved to make it happen - and sure as shit won’t if we don’t.

Baker funneled money to the RNC, fought women's reproductive rights and trans* rights, sent our resources to Trump's border wall, and did his best to kick kids off healthcare. Democrats are the decent fiscally conservative, socially liberal party.

Donors look for investments that will give them a return.

... unless regular people get involved and dilute that faction. Which is not at all hard to do.

Definitely no lobster, meat, vegetables, or ice cream. Only suffering for the irresponsible poors!

Don't just look at presidential general election results. Plymouth County is probably the reddest county. It went for Diehl vs Warren. There are some extreme Republicans in our state legislature, and in town government (like the January 6 insurrectionist elected to the Braintree school board. To quote The Wolf, let's not star sucking each other's dicks just yet. There's plenty to fix in MA too.