Khan

I agree. Socialism (and communism) don't work any better than capitalism does. Those who call themselves socialist democrats are just frustrated beat poets who've got nothing better to do.

Who's freaking out? I'm not freaking out about last Tuesday's election results. I think it's important that the Democratic Party continue making strides, especially in state and local races. But I simply don't trust my country anymore when it comes to elections, because pendulums always have a way of swinging back. (Look no further than the past two presidential elections to understand what I'm talking about, lol). Most voters in this country, I have realized, don't want the kind of stability and common sense that comes when you elect reasonably sane people into office. They SAY they do, but then they freak out at the thought of drag queens named Sally Goodhead reading "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" to their kids at school. So, instead, they'll accept the kind of circus that only a conservative, neo-fascist government can give them; because, even though it's a given that they're all incompetent as hell and have no business running an Arby's let alone a nation, on the other hand, at least those fascist s.o.b.'s agree with Brayden and Haylee Jane that God is a white male who has a gun rack in the back seat of his pickup and thinks women should be tied down and forced to make babies all day long; and that all the "illegals" who are taking all our jobs that we didn't want anyway but still! should be rounded up and sent back to New Mexico where they belong. Amen, on all counts!

Frankly, I don't look at last Tuesday's election results as proof that the proverbial tide has turned or is turning for the Democrats. I know some in the media (begrudgingly) want to say that it is turning for the Democrats, but I think we all have been down this road enough times to know better. Now, if the next 2-3 election cycles result in even more major losses for the Republicans....

JG: "I wanted to do a big suspense story with Sharon and Nick at the center of it." Again? I thought that tired mess with Cameron sufficed!

For me, the better outcome would have been the opposite of what has happened, with the GOP finally agreeing to extend or lower the ACA subsidies, along with restoring full SNAP and WIC benefits and allowing federal employees to return to work, rather than the other way around. At the end of the day, however, I'm a realist. I know the GOP will never budge on that issue, because they will stop at nothing to kill the ACA and bury Barack Obama's legacy. Even if it means allowing thousands, if not millions, of tax-paying, law-abiding citizens to die to do it. So, am I being unfair to the Democrats in saying they "caved" to the GOP? Probably. After all, I don't doubt that they were stuck between a proverbial rock and hard place. Just as I don't doubt that the House - and Speaker Johnson in particular - will look even more heartless if and when they refuse to bring the Senate deal to a vote and/or vote not to pass it. Regardless, though, I do believe the Democrats are being terribly naive if they believe the GOP will hold to their faint promise of reviewing the issue of extending the ACA subsidies again down the road. It's like Gretchen Weiners trying to make fetch happen; it's not gonna happen. And when it doesn't happen, I worry that the Democrats will look even more like Boo Boo the Fool* in the end. Frankly, I'm at the point where I think the more reasonable Democrats - y'know, the ones who don't openly hate Blacks and Jews, whom the far-left would call "centrists" or "moderates" the same way we'd call the GOP "fascists" - would do well to let the (Socialist) Democrats have the party and start their own, third party. No doubt, if the far-left had full control of the Democratic Party, it'd collapse in no time under the crushing weight of own basic incompetence and bigotry. But maybe that's for the best. (*Thanks, @Vee, for that lovely name, I've been using it ever since I saw it your post-Election Day post, lol).

True, but the fact remains: eight Democrats caved to the GOP; and rightly or wrongly, other Democrats feel extremely betrayed by that action. At a time when the party needed to prove its' resilience, it proved instead just how weak it actually is. God, I miss the days when Bill and Hillary were calling the shots for my party.

I still think that that is the most ridiculous soap character name ever.

I remember all those years when Joan Rivers would mercilessly name her the Worst Dressed at every red carpet event, whether Sally was actually there or not. (I love Joan, but sometimes she could be a real bitch.)

Well, at least they played it for laughs (or so it seems in the promo), lol.

I think it would've lasted longer than that, but the initial casting was terrible (especially for the Blaisdel family) and it would've required a level of writing that the Shapiros simply weren't capable of producing.

I'm kinda with y'all on this one: it sucks that those eight Democrats broke ranks with the rest of the party in order to end the government shutdown, but there really wasn't much else they could do. I applaud their efforts to protect what's left of the ACA, but we might as well admit now that Obamacare is well on its' way to becoming history. Not only does the GOP wield all the power now (and probably will for generations to come), but they truly believe they are acting in accordance with their creator and that history will prove them to be right; and if I know anything at all about people, it's that you can't ever reason with those who believe they have God and history on their side.

I can't either. There is just so much about that storyline that doesn't work for me.

Also, if you look closely at that photo, Deidre has her back to Suzanne.

Best part of that episode: whenever a pre-Y&R Eric Braeden would appear in CN:DH and Mike and the 'bots would ask, "Where do I know that guy from?," lol.

Someday, I'd love to ask FV how he manages to cram so many :30 scenes into one episode, yet keeps most of the stories moving at a pace that is BEYOND slow.

When you write an abortion story that manages to piss off pro-lifers AND pro-choicers, you're either a mad genius, or just plain mad, lol.

Perfect example: our recent discussion about Bobby and Betsy Ewing's kidnapping in the KNOTS LANDING thread. Even though that storyline arguably was the peak both for KL and for primetime soaps in general, we still have unanswered questions about it. Issues, if you will, that would've been all the more glaring had it played out everyday rather than just once a week. Daytime and primetime soaps might have had some things in common; at the end of the day, however, they served two entirely different kinds of audiences.

Yep. She couldn't stand working with Linda Lavin either. That's why Celia Weston lasted as long as she did, I think. Jolene wasn't nearly as flashy as Flo or Belle, and Weston herself posed no threat to Lavin's supremacy on the set.

I agree! Hell yeah! "Fargo" is one of the few post-1989 films I actually enjoy. I'd totally be down for him appearing for a brief arc.

Ten bucks says Peter Stormare said the exact same thing when told he'd appear on GH.

I'd say "Alice" lost its luster BEFORE Belle left. Spinning Flo off was just the wrong thing to do (although, given how jealous Linda Lavin was of Polly Holliday's success on the show, the producers probably had no other choice).

"Duty" must not be very popular if they've been reduced to hawking it on GMA and GH.

Unfortunately, it turned out to be neither. It's just some stupid cameo for the latest "Call to Duty," or whatever the hell you call it. (Sorry, I'm not a gamer.)

I take it back: Erika Slezak's brief run as Monica's long-lost sibling is NOT the most pointless thing I've seen lately on GH.

In case you live in a compound or cave and you have NO idea at all who Peter Stormare is or why his appearing on GH is totally nucking futs (just keep your eyes on the dude with bleached blonde hair):