The Mucky Muck

February 19, 2026

By Ray DeGraw

As we see special election after special election overwhelmingly go the way of the Democrats, even in traditional GOP strongholds, one has to think the midterms will go the way of the Donkey. The Republican party knows the shitstorm that is coming. They've been playing dirty pool since the Orange Turd blossom somehow returned to office. The United States, whose collective memory lasts as long as a single news cycle, somehow forgot the madness of the Tyrant King's first term. Sure, Biden was a disaster, but why not bring in somebody new from the right? Why him, again!?

Yup, first they tried to Gerrymander the lines mid-census in Texas. How did the Dems combat this? They pulled the same maneuver in California. Tit for tat. Sauce for the goose, Mr. Savik, the odds will be even! Now they are trying to pass new voting legislation that requires an I.D. to vote. On the surface this sounds good, a no-brainer really. That is until you dive a little deeper into the logistics. Such as...and this will come to a shock to affluent white Americans...not everybody drives or has a driver's license!

So if you don't have a driver's license, you have to get something to prove who you are...such as a passport or a real I.D. These things cost money and take months to get, so if you're on a strict budget, you might have to sit this next election out. Advantage, GOP. Ah, but there is another way, you can use your birth certificate and perhaps a utility bill to prove you are not an alien replicon from the moon! But if the last name on your birth certificate doesn't match your daily mail, that won't suffice! So, essentially, every married woman in the United States who doesn't have a driver's license, passport or real I.D., won't be able to vote! Advantage, rich white folk and Republicans.

This happened to my mother after 9-11, when the Department of Homeland Security wanted every driver to have a photo I.D.. My mom, had a driver's license with no photo, as did most older Americans who drove at the time. So my mother did her due diligence and tried to rectify it. Of course the DMV told her they couldn't give her a photo license unless she provided her marriage certificate. The State then told her she couldn't get a copy of her marriage certificate unless she had a photo I.D.! Yes, government at its best. Months of red tape followed until the situation was finally resolved, as my mother wasn't the only person dealing with this ridiculous red tape dilemma.

This is the ultimate objective of the new voter I.D. law that will be voted on in the coming weeks, if not days. If it passes, the storm of red tape might be just enough to stop the blue wave from toppling the sand dunes at the palatial GOP beachfront. They have the votes, but not enough to stop the filibuster. The Combover king wants his minions to change the rules and end the filibuster all together. Of course any God fearing Republican die-hard knows deep down this has been something their party has fought against since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as it is the only power the minority party has as a stopgap against the opposition. But you studious types on the right who study how government works already knew that, so silly of me to even write it!

When you change procedural rules of governance, you hand over those new rules to the next party that takes over. Just ask Harry Reid how that worked out when he eliminated the filibuster when it came to nominating federal judges. If you don't manage to run into him to ask, I can tell you, it didn't work out too well. Let this be a warning the the GOP, one day, and one day soon, you will no longer be in charge of all three branches of the United States Government. So don't be tinkering around too much, as you might end up fucking yourself in the proverbial ass!

And, just for shits and giggles, don't forget that a lot of those Maga votes reside in trailer parks, where the conspiracy theories run amok! Those, too, are the kind of folk who don't have identification for whatever insane stupid reason. So I end by saying this, the more you conservatives stick yourself in the mud, the easier it will be for the rest of us to climb over you! Oh, and don't build those sandcastles too big on that beach of yours, because come November, they won't be there anymore.

Hey, that looks like Mitch McConnell!