Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

Donald Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.

Just because you believe it, that does not make it true.

GOP baffled that ‘we don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

Hot air and ill-informed banter

We can’t confuse what’s necessary to win elections with the policies that we want to implement when we do.

The words do not have to be perfect.

The revolution will be supervised.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

I really should read my own blog.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

Let there be snark.

I desperately hope that, yet again, i am wrong.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires Republicans to act in good faith.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

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Limbaugh

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I didn’t hear any of it, but it sounds like Limbaugh may have learned something in rehab:

Emerging from a self-imposed exile in which he was treated for an addiction to painkillers, Rush Limbaugh returned to the air today, and listeners who tuned in the first few minutes of his radio program would have been forgiven if they thought they had tuned into a self-help program that might have ordinarily been presided over by Orpah Winfrey.

“I have to admit I am powerless over this addiction I have,” Mr. Limbaugh told his listeners, just after noon on the East Coast. “I used to think I could beat it by force of will.”

…Even one of the first calls he took, from Mary Jo of Montgomery, Ala., was a question not about politics – Mr. Limbaugh’s stock in trade is to carry the message of the right – but about a friend in trouble.

“You have a friend who’s an addict?” Mr. Limbaugh asked.

Mary Jo responded that she did, and wanted to know “what strengthens someone.”

“Are you ready to listen?” Mr. Limbaugh asked. “I want you to know something now. You are not responsible for what your friend does.”

He is lucky he has his resources to fight this- a lot of people don’t.

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I Just Don’t Get It

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I guess since I was sick most of last week, and then had a full weekend of sports and other things going on, I did not spend enough time reading the blogosphere, and in particular, I did not spend enough time reading the reactions to Mark Byron’s political murder scenario. I have to admit- the responses appear to me to range from the hopelessly overwrought to the seriously deranged. Some quick notes:

1.) This is for the trolls- I am not in favor of the assassination of any Democrats.

2.) Although the author himself calls this a ‘fantasy,’ I think that term has jaded many of the responses. This is, as the author notes, clearly not a fantasy of his, in that it is clearly not something he wants to happen (Me in bed with Hedi Klum, Halle Berry, and Liz Hurley- that is a fantasy). This is a hypothetical scenario, and not really a fantasy.

3.) I do not understand the outrage- he clearly did not advocate this- he simply stated a scenario, and then listed, from his perspective, how this would be a thoroughly objectionable occurrence.

4.) The most absurd response to this whole affair came from (not surprisingly), Tom Spencer, who first condemned the post and then posted an hour by hour update calling the Instapundit a hypocrite for not immediately condemning the post. Most amusing is that Spencer’s blog is titled “Thinking It Through.” Note to jerk-offs, if you want my reaction on something, let me know about it- don’t play the absurd game Tom did and state that just because someone on your blogroll writes something, you must immediately have a response. BTW- This is the same Tom Spencer who can’t even get basic facts straight.

For the record, Mark Byron is not on my blogroll, also for the record, aren’t the attempts by the lunatic fringe to attack the Instapundit about anything rather transparent and amusing. I mean, horror of horrors- Hesiod is delinking Glenn. I am sure he is traumatized.

5.) If there was one shred of evidence that Byron was actually advocating, planning, or in favor of this scenario coming to fruition, I would call him all sorts of names myself. However, there is no such thing, so I am not sure why everyone has their knickers in a twist.

6.) Several people have stated that the real problem is that he listed the names of the Senators from Republican governed states. This is an idiotic condemnation- in order for the scenario to work, of course the senators would have to be from states with Republican governors.

I have read the Byron piece ten times now, and other than the idea that something this horrifying could happen- really, I think everyone would agree that this sort of mass assassination would be horrible, I simply see no reason to condemn Byron for writing this- again, there is nothing in ANYTHING he has written about this to assume he would advocate such a horrible scenario.

People need to grow up.

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Democrat Identity Politics

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This is rather irritating, and has not received enough coverage:

November 7, 2001/To: Senator Durbin

“The groups singled out three–Jeffrey Sutton (6th Circuit); Priscilla Owen (5th Circuit); and Caroline [sic] Kuhl (9th Circuit)–as a potential nominee for a contentious hearing early next year, with a [sic] eye to voting him or her down in Committee. They also identified Miguel Estrada (D.C. Circuit) as especially dangerous, because he has a minimal paper trail, he is Latino, and the White House seems to be grooming him for a Supreme Court appointment. They want to hold Estrada off as long as possible.”

What would happen if Trent Lott were the author of this memo?

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Good Riddance

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I am against the death penalty (let the flaming begin), but other than Tim McVeigh, I am hard pressed to find a better candidate for the ultimate penalty that this asshole:

jury convicted John Allen Muhammad of capital murder Monday, concluding he used a rifle, a beat-up car and a teenager who idolized him to kill randomly and terrorize the Washington area during last year’s sniper spree.

Jurors will now decide whether the Army veteran should be sentenced to death or life in prison. The penalty phase was to begin in the afternoon.

Part of me even wishes the execution will hurt, and I am embarassed to admit that.

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I Feel His Pain

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I completely understand this mentality:

Fan Blames Himself For Team Losing Game

SILVER SPRING, Md – The Washington Redskins lost today and its all Oliver Willis’ fault. The 25 year old fan failed to wear his lucky jersey, which caused his team to lose in the fourth quarter to the Carolina Panthers. “Stupidly I thought that what I wore during the game had nothing to do with the outcome. I assumed that it ws up to the coaches and players to win the game, but it’s pretty obvious I was wrong.”, said the lifelong hater of the Dallas Cowboys.

Willis’ mistake dropped the Redskins to 4-6 on the season and puts them on the brink of missing the playoffs yet again. “When I dropped that pass in the fourth quarter, I knew it was Oliver’s fault”, said Redskins wide receiver Darnerian McCants. “Sure, I get paid millions to catch the ball and I was wide open, but I can’t shake the feeling that Oliver is to blame.” Redskins head coach Steve Spurrier echoed McCants’ concerns: “You’ve got two choices – either I could have called better passing plays in the first half, or Oliver could have worn his lucky jersey. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that Oliver is the one who screwed up today.”

The Steelers meet the 9er’s tonight for MNF, and I didn’t know if it was appropriate to wear my new Steelers shirt, because I didn’t wear it last week when they broke their losing streak. Now I have to spend the whole day worrying about where I can watch the game. The Steelers are 1-0 when I watch at my friend Sean’s house, 1-4 when I watch at home, and 1-1 when I watch at my friend Chad’s house. Looks like I am off to Sean’s.

Also, I have no idea what sort of ritual I am supposed to go through tonight, because this is our first MNF game of the season. I have all my rituals down for the day games. This is quite a problem.

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Matrix II

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So I am watching the Matrix: Reloaded on DVD, and it occurred to me that every movie about the future, with the exception of 2001, seems to be grimy and dirty. Do we outlaw soap in the future, you think? Is Windex a goner?

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Down Home Irony

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SO, CSI is a repeat, and I am flipping through the channels looking for something to watch, and you will never guess who is hosting the Morning After: The Greatest Drinking Songs on CMT.

Wynonna Judd. Yes- this Wynonna:

The country singer’s Land Rover was clocked by one of Nashville’s finest going 47 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone early Thursday morning.

According to the arrest report, Judd consented to a Breathalyzer after cops smelled booze and noticed her watery, dilated eyes. She registered at 0.175, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent.

Cops also said Judd had no memory of how many drinks she’d imbibed.

She did, however, remember why she’d been out drinking: “I had been out celebrating my upcoming wedding and a girlfriend’s birthday last night and clearly let my excitement get the best of me,” Judd said in her statement, adding, “I am always thinking about the safety of others and that of my family and have learned a very serious lesson.”

Paging A. Morissette, paging A. Morissette.

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