Thanksgiving Randomness

• I have serious issues with Nancy Pelosi's promise to reinstate some kind of PayGo policy. But it also seems that she is the most liberal of all the potential Speakers, so there ya go. Maybe some of the new members will keep her in check. PayGo simply plays into the hands of the Repubs. Repubs are never punished for profligacy; and Dems are never rewarded for "fiscal responsibility".
• Now we have the inevitable cases being made that the Dems need to move to the center. We  need to remember that the "center" gave us both the Vietnam and Iraq wars; Glass-Steagall repeal; welfare "reform"; Simpson-Bowles; stop-and-frisk; the list goes on. Spare me please.
• And while you're at it, also stop the tiresome narrative (I saw one in the Sun-Times today) that the racists and neo-Nazis on the Right, and those on the Left opposing racism and Fascism, are equally "strident" and if only both sides would just tone it down we could find common ground in the center....Puhlease!
• On a lighter note, I just added something to my list of things I wish I could do before I die: a selfie with Alexadria Ocasio-Cortez.
• I don't know why all those rich folks in Orange County threw the Republicans out of the House. But unlike some of my leftie friends, I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. It's Thanksgiving and I am thankful for their votes. Better late than never!