Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

You cannot shame the shameless.

“Perhaps I should have considered other options.” (head-desk)

People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls 2 years from now.

The republican ‘Pastor’ of the House is an odious authoritarian little creep.

I really should read my own blog.

Anne Laurie is a fucking hero in so many ways. ~ Betty Cracker

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.

Their shamelessness is their super power.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

There are no moderate republicans – only extremists and cowards.

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

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. ~Thomas Jefferson

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

You passed on an opportunity to be offended? What are you even doing here?

I’m starting to think Jesus may have made a mistake saving people with no questions asked.

The words do not have to be perfect.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Decision time: keep arguing about the last election, or try to win the next one?

Of course you can have champagne before noon. That’s why orange juice was invented.

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I woke up this morning and was reminded of the stunning Red Sox victory over the hated Yankees (although as a Pirates fan I always root for the NL, I also root for anyone but the Yankees). My first thoughts were: “How long before this is part of the Kerry campaign?” According to a conversation I had with Matt Yglesias, all the DC insiders think this is a sure sign that Kerry is going to win, so apparently we will hear this a great deal in the next few weeks.

In a related vein, all of the cable news coverage of the celebrating fans really drives home how accurate the Jimmy Fallon skit spoofing Boston really was- and it is frightening. I always thought the skit wass hysterical, now I have a new found appreciation.

Finally, as far as sports and prediction goes, there is this piece of information that is always interesting:

FOOTBALL + ELECTION

Did you know….??

The Washington Redskins have proved to be a time-tested election predictor. In the previous 15 elections, if the Washington Redskins have lost their last home game prior to the election, the incumbent party has lost the White House. When they have won, the incumbent has stayed in power.

According to Snopes, this has been accurate for every election since 1936. This year the matchup is Green Bay (2-4) vs the hometeam Redskins (2-4) at 1 pm, 31 October.

Go Skins! Does this mean Oliver will be rooting for the pack?

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  2. 2.

    camber

    There are acouple other “predictors”. This is from an article back in 2000.

    politicalhumor.about.com/library/blpredict.htm

    Polls are fairly useless when it comes to predicting who will win presidential elections. For accurate fortune-telling, we need only look to the Washington Redskins, Halloween mask sales, the stock market and other time-tested indicators.

    The Washington Redskins

    In the previous 15 elections, if the Washington Redskins have lost their last home game prior to the election, the incumbent party has lost the White House. When they have won, the incumbent has stayed in power. This year, the Redskins lost that game to the Tennessee Titans, 27-21.

    Winner: Bush

    The Dow Jones

    A bad year for the Dow generally spells doom for the incumbent party. During years in which the Dow has fallen by 10 percent or more, the incumbent party has been bounced from the White House. This year, the Dow is off just slightly from January.

    Winner: Gore

    The Kids’ Vote

    The Weekly Reader has conducted a poll of kids aged 9 and up that has proven right in the last 11 elections. This year kids picked Bush by a 66 to 33 percent margin.

    Winner: Bush

    Halloween Masks

    Costume sellers have said that the winner of every presidential election for nearly three decades has been foretold by sales figures for rubber masks of the candidates. In other words, the bigger freak usually wins.

    This year, BuyCostumes.com reported that Bush masks led sales. However, other sellers said Gore narrowly edged out Bush. Of course, the overall political bestseller continues to be Richard Nixon, so by that measure, he should have won every election since 1968.

    Winner: Nixon

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    Ralph Gizzip

    Of course Oliver’s gonna be rooting for a pack. A pack of Ho Ho’s, Ding Dongs, or Twinkies.

  4. 4.

    John

    You’re forgetting the laws of Karma.

    Boston gets one winner, else the world would tilt out of balance and armaggedon would be on our doorsteps.

    I think it self-evident that Boston would choose a Sox vistory over a JFK victory. So there.

    Of course, both winning actually would mean armaggedon.

    Imagine… we might be watching the last World Series ever!

  5. 5.

    Matthew

    Boston gets one winner, else the world would tilt out of balance and armaggedon would be on our doorsteps.

    They had the Pats win the Superbowl this year..

    I bet if Kerry shows up at a game he will get more boos then cheers even in Boston. The fans know he’s a fake. He has been quoted as saying he was a big fan of “Manny Ortez”.

    sports.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/story?id=1842904

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    M. Scott Eiland

    [Scene: The Red Sox locker room after they have beaten the Cardinals in the World Series]

    [phone rings]

    Clubhouse Attendant: (answering the phone and listening, then yells) “Hey, is there an Eddie Yost here? John Kerry wants to congratulate him!”

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