The Rooster

D.J. Byrnes
Weekday morning ramblings on Ohio politics, culture, and sports.
Created 19 Dec 2018
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  • There is Only One Way to Hurt Jimmy Haslam
    05 Jul 2022 • 1 day ago
    Photo by Fabian Blank on Unsplash Oligarch Jimmy Haslam is an organized criminal who would be in prison in a functioning democracy. In the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, however, he is de...
  • The Mind of Extremism
    01 Jul 2022 • 2 0
    HOUSEKEEPING: NO DISPATCH ON MONDAY, JULY 4TH. ENJOY THE NO. 1 DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD. NORMAL SERVICE WILL RESUME TUESDAY, JULY 5TH. Photo by Worshae on Unsplash There is a trope in sports that winnin...
  • The Hilariously Predictable Downfall of P.G. Sittenfeld
    30 Jun 2022 • 2 0
    Disgraced forrmer Cincinnati Council President P.G. Sittenfeld, caught in the rare instance where he was remembering the pain he caused the world. It’s a mark of good fiction writing to establish thro...
  • Dave Yost Put Ohio's Abortion Ban on the Books and Immediately Got Sent to Hell
    29 Jun 2022 • 3 1
    Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, another classic study in the accelerated physical aging that happens after a lifetime of conservative politics. There is a saying in the abortion movement that “everyo...
  • Failures of the Machine
    28 Jun 2022 • 1 0
    Photo by Mike Hindle on Unsplash There are things you realize while visiting the Communist Workers’ Republic of Illinois. Chief among them is that they have a governor with swagger and a mayor with a ...
  • Park with the Freaks
    27 Jun 2022 • 6 0
    Photo by Mike Benna on Unsplash I know what you’re expecting. Another alcoholic missive downloading my personal failures onto some mid-level bureaucrat. Especially after this week. But today, I’m tryi...
  • Some Dick Sniped a Bald Eagle for Some Reason
    24 Jun 2022 • 1 0
    Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash The blessed tribe that is President Xi’s Patriots Caucus doesn’t need a refresher on my views of the American regime. For those that do, let’s just say it would gr...
  • Who's This Legislative Dipshit? Meet Stte Rep Adam Miller (D-Columbus)
    23 Jun 2022 • 4 1
    It’s easy to serve as a politician within a minority party.. Nobody expects you to govern. You can blame any societal ill on the genocidal ruling party. It’s also easier to fundraise. Democratic seats...
  • There is No Proof Any Member of Columbus City Council Can Ride a Bike
    22 Jun 2022 • 1 1
    I understand why most Columbus residents have no interest in riding a bike. It requires a touch of insanity in a city that believes sharrows are adequate bike infrastructure. Think about all the peopl...
  • The Breaking Point
    21 Jun 2022 • 4 1
    In a past life, I was a freshman at the University of Montana with dreams of majoring in political science. It was like a lot of my dreams—dumb and stupid. I was naive enough to believe I could master...
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