Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

There are a lot more evil idiots than evil geniuses.

They’re not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Battle won, war still ongoing.

It’s easier to kill a dangerous animal than a man who just happens to have different thoughts/values than one’s own.

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

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

Consistently wrong since 2002

with the Kraken taking a plea, the Cheese stands alone.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

“In the name of Zandar, I will fight the Stupid!”

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

This really is a full service blog.

Republicans don’t trust women.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

Many life forms that would benefit from greater intelligence, sadly, do not have it.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

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At first, this seemed a little odd as a campaign technique:


Young members of the Mahdi Army, Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr’s militia, flagellate themselves as they pass election posters in Baghdad. Photo Credit: By Ellen Knickmeyer — The Washington Post

But then I remembered that our candidates have a long history of self-flagellation:

So maybe we are not all that different after all.

In all seriousness, this is an interesting piece in the WaPo about Iraqi political parties embracing the electoral process.

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  1. 1.

    Steve S

    Actually, this is a far more appropriate pict. I realize you didn’t use it because you’re a partisan shill, but still… :-)

  3. 3.

    John S.

    So maybe we are not all that different after all.

    You libertarians sure are a bit sharper than the conservatives you spawned from.

    =P

  6. 6.

    Mr Furious

    Honest, emotional and excited. We wouldn’t want any of that in Washington, would we?

    We get the government we deserve. (Well, you Republicans do. I didn’t sign on for this shit…)

  7. 7.

    jaime

    I guess, John, you would prefer a candidate with Joe-mentum.

    Until you can tell me what victory is and when and how we will achieve it, Dean is right and you are wrong.

  9. 9.

    aop

    The kneejerk “nuh-uh” responses to attempts at humor on this site get really, really, really tiresome.

  10. 10.

    Marcus Wellby

    Honest, emotional and excited. We wouldn’t want any of that in Washington, would we?

    Amen, but don’t blame it all on the republicans. Dean was torpedoed by his fellow dems. Honest, emotional and excited are just not “electable” qualities, hence, we wound up with the “electable” John Kerry, who one cannot accuse of being honest, emotional or excited

  11. 11.

    Another Jeff

    We get the government we deserve. (Well, you Republicans do. I didn’t sign on for this shit…)

    Good one, I think I’ll use that here in Philly, only substitute Democrats for Republicans.

  12. 12.

    Nikki

    The kneejerk “nuh-uh” responses to attempts at humor on this site get really, really, really tiresome.

    Well, if the attempts at humor were actually any good, you wouldn’t be getting the kneejerk reactions.

  15. 15.

    aop

    Well, if the attempts at humor were actually any good, you wouldn’t be getting the kneejerk reactions.

    I don’t think it makes any difference whether or not the jokes are funny (and no, this one wasn’t).

  17. 17.

    DougJ

    Global Warming- “What’s Inuit For me?” had to at least make you smile.

    It made me a smile. Took a little of the sting off being outed at JustOneMinute. One of the posters here went over and stabbed me in the back.

  18. 18.

    John Cole

    Took a little of the sting off being outed at JustOneMinute. One of the posters here went over and stabbed me in the back.

    LMAO. What thread? And who ratted you out?

  20. 20.

    DougJ

    Anon ratted me out. Then I told them it was a different DougJ, which amazingly they bought. But then they were suspicious and one of them checked me out on google (a week later) and found out I was reporting back here on my trolling over there.

    Here’s where anon ratted me out

    http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2005/12/sometimes_nothi.html

    Here’s where one of the brigher ones (Cecil Turner) figured it all out

    http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2005/12/dems_in_disarra.html#comments

    It was interesting to see their response. One was cool and thought it was funny. The rest were indignant.

  21. 21.

    Krista

    Geez John, couldn’t you have at least Photoshopped a whip into Dean’s hand or something?

    Or a hairless cat. That would have been interesting!

  22. 22.

    Kimmitt

    I just do not regret, even a little bit, all the time I put into Dr. Dean’s candidacy. He would have been magnificent. Hell, he is magnificent, just on a smaller scale.

  23. 23.

    ppGaz

    There’s self-flagellation. Then, there’s self-congratulation.

    America is all about having choices. I haven’t seen much of the self-congratulating, self-justifying lying mealy-mouthed qualities in Dean that I see in most politicians.

    I can only assume that this is why so many politicians, and blogsters, can’t stand him.

    And it’s exactly why I like him. Give me more yellers and fewer of these self-back-patters we’re stuck with now.

  25. 25.

    Zifnab

    Hey, at least when Dean screamed, he wasn’t saying “Misson Accomplished”. But no, I take that back. Rehashing an old imagine like that would be silly and childish as it has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion at hand.

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