"You Have To Admit His Heart Is In The Right Place! YOU HAVE TO!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because hangin' 'round, downtown by myself.

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Remember all those times I noted that the bloom was off the rose for Muir as regarded Trump, and he was increasingly forcing himself to mimic an enthusiasm he didn't really feel.

It's hit the 'on bath salts' stage.

For All Not Of The Red State Are Filth!

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Persona.

As we look at the hateful paranoia, the failure to understand how disease works, and the posturing, let's remember that Muir lives in Florida, which is seeing a nasty outbreak in some regions.

Which causes me to suspect that Muir has finally moved on from 'Disease? What disease?'

Okay... Okay...

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because it's dinner theatre.

You know, there's just so much wrong with this entire strip which exemplifies just how grotesque this fictional reality has gotten that I'm going to focus on the fact that Javier's hair somehow blots out letters in his dialogue bubble.

At least one of which is hard to guess.

"I Am Certain This Is What My Degenerate Foes Do Behind Closed Doors!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Sweet Century.

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As usual, Muir has revealed a great deal about himself while imagining he's revealing things about his opponent.

Behold Their True Wickedness!

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because rendang curry.

So... notice how Muir's evil imaginary Democrats say something that sounds like something the real Donald Trump actually said?

Yeah, Muir's hypocrisy is really looping back on itself this year.

"How Dare They Question Him!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because I swear that I've changed since then.

Remember--every Democrat president has to answer every question, no matter how crazy or manifestly bad faith they are.

No Republican president has to answer any question at all, and how dare you imply they have to.

"That Is So Diabolical It Must Be True!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Janey needs a shooter.

So, now the Left are traitors for trying to stop the spread of disease, which has to be a foreign plot, because...

You know what, this entire strip is a pretty good illustration of everything particularly pathetic about Muir--the cowardice imagining it's courage, the insecurity imagining it's confidence, the gullibility imagining it's wisdom, the naked treachery imagining it's loyal patriotism. We've seen it all before, but the one-two punch of the Trump presidency and the Covid-19 pandemic have left it all more exposed, and also, more neurotic than ever.

Clearly, This Is A Brilliant And Rational Plan.

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Juno was a man.

The new awful thing about Muir's brand of reactionary sexism and racism in its present form (as opposed to all the pre-existing awful things that have carried over from previous strains of this bullshit) is that it would now victimize most--or at least many--white men as well, not that he realizes it, making the entire thing even more of a demonstration of Muir's ignorance and self-destructive tendencies. But that will show people for... not wanting to die en masse.

I guess.

"We Are Such Horny Fascists!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because it was easy.

Man, I haven't wished for bears with power tools in so long, I might have to explain the reference.

"Brutal Mass Murder Is THE ANSWER!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because look out, there's a plane coming.

It's interesting how in moments of awful like this, Muir will sometimes show a glimmer of awareness that his great hero is actually a stupid piece of shit.

But just a glimmer.

"This Is Totally Like Nazism, Somehow!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because turn around, Bright Eyes.

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You know, as nutty as this is, it is totally in character for the awful Flanagan sisters.

"That'll Show Them, Trying To Collect Data!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Black Silk.

I'll say this for Skye's joining the hivemind--she remains as awful as she was before it, it's just that the occasional good points getting made vanish.

"Ice Cream, Mandrake!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because hi, Johnny!

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You know, Muir's ability to reach new levels of awful shouldn't surprise me after so long, but in this case, it kind of does.

"Pfft. Why Would People Want To Track Disease, Eh?"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because what we need is to cut out the middle man.

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So, you hear how Palm Beach is one of the new hotspots?

Let's see if it cracks the bubble and gets warped into more proof of Democrat perfidy, or if Muir just goes on ignoring it.

Confirmation--Muir Hasn't Read 'The Wizard Of Oz'.

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because one hundred years of treats.

You know the fascinating thing about Muir's incoherent ramblings--and they are hella incoherent--is that when you break them down, it's the old fascist standby, "We are the good and pure who've seen the nation through dark times, they are the degenerate traitors, and ignore what actually happened, and how we fucked everything up, because feels, and also, herrenvolk." It's an endless loop that's people convince themselves that this time of siding with people who hurt them will go differently, frequently while declaring the people they used to see as good guys were of course, always impure traitors.

And so we wait for Trump to join Muir's pile of discarded idols, in time.

"I Have Not Moved For The Last Day!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because my dad's not a phone.

Ahh, yes, more accusations of treason from the wannabe secessionist who adores the dimwitted puppet of a foreign leader. Always fun.

"Youse Is Da Real Crooks!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because zamabamafoo.

It says something that this is the most generic 'Democrats are baddie bads!' strip that Muir has pulled out in a while.

"The Most Crab Bucket Thing We Can Do Is Try To Help One Another!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because the Final Fantasy Theme remains one of the best video game themes ever.

You know there's a lot of irony how Objectivism and Libertarianism have become some of the most suppressive ideologies that encourage people to invest in their own subjugation when they tend to paint themselves as the exact opposite.

"Man, Why Hasn't Anybody Tried This Before...?"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because I threw it on the ground.

So, trying to control a plague is JUST LIKE taxation without representation.

And not just like, I don't know, seceding because the more populous section of the country elected someone you don't like, which you made easier by dividing the vote, and that guy might just try to limit slavery, crazy thought.

Russian Guyovitch. Proof That Muir Ruins Everything, In The End.

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because please please me.

You know, as we watch Russian Guyovitch explain that we should just let the disease rampage, because things would be fine, I'm reminded of Harold Gray bitching about FDR throughout the entire Great Depression, and well, going into WWII, insisting that if Americans just tried a little harder, things would be fine.

Of course, there's a big difference between Gray and Muir's respective brands of wrong-headedness--first, Gray really was a great comic artist, and Little Orphan Annie is a classic.

Second--Little Orphan Annie wasn't made JUST to bludgeon people with Gray's politics. (Even if it wound up doing that quite a bit in that era.  All of which illustrates why Day by Day is such a terrible strip, one that seems to be getting exponentially worse every year.

"He's Like Nixon! Somehow!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Kimberly-Clark.

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You know, I'm not even going to guess what ass-backwards conspiracy theory is ripping its way through the Wingnutosphere right now, as they try to declare up down and good evil.

"All Is Well!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Kona Blend.

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You know, this strip is interesting in a way, because it highlights how Muir's tendency to write the Democrats as various contradictory brands of awful has reached the point where their actions contradict each other from panel to panel, instead of strip to strip.

"Dinosaur CAVALRY, Man!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Kenya Supreme.

And we continue to fall down the rabbit hole that was at the bottom of the last rabbit hole Muir fell through. What strange and baffling universe will we end up in next? Time will tell!

"This Massive Abuse Of Justice Is A Good Thing!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Brazil Primo.

So, the latest thing buzzing on the Right Wing internet, and celebrating Flynn getting out of something he confessed to.

Muir's getting stir-crazy.

"We're Right Because We Say We're Right, Infinity!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because John Cheever.

It says something that Muir's lost what little ability he ever had to create a credible strawman--at this point, he's down to having his fonts of conservative rectitude simply declare victory when they've managed to make worse arguments than their opponents.

"Hey, We Haven't Hated Muslims In A While!"

It's a Day's Day of Days! Because Quest for Glory.

Ahh, yes. Muir taking comfort in this time of trouble by being a bigoted, paranoid shit.

"They Should Let Us All Die!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because the baby-eating fox.

Muir once again demonstrates he wouldn't know genuine tyranny if it slapped him in the face.

Which it actually has while he cheerfully declared "Thank you sir, can I have another?"

"The Awful Parasites That We Get Money From!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because wax my nosehair.

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The second wave of COVID-19 is gonna hit the South like a fucking bomb.

So Many Issues, So Few Panels.

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because the old rocking chair won't go nowhere.

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More proof that whenever you think Muir's hit bottom, he finds new depths to plumb.

"Given Time, You Will Be As Awful As We Are, Girls!"

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because what?

And this is different from how they've isolated the girls from the rest of the world, how?

She's A Terrible Cook, As Well As A Terrible Human Being!

It's the Day's Day of Days! Because hot & spicy.

I am so sick of hearing about Sam's freaking lousy turkey.