Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

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

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

We still have time to mess this up!

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

Usually wrong but never in doubt

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

… gradually, and then suddenly.

Republicans: The threats are dire, but my tickets are non-refundable!

A consequence of cucumbers

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

If you thought you’d already seen people saying the stupidest things possible on the internet, prepare yourselves.

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.

Israel is using food as a weapon of war. Unforgivable.

Donald Trump, welcome to your everything, everywhere, all at once.

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

Pelosi: “He either is stupid, or he thinks the rest of us are.” Why not both?

Even though I know this is a bad idea, I’m off to do it anyway!

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

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  3. 3.

    Stormy70

    This is so Darrell. I miss Darrell this week.

    Funny story. After Christmas I went out and got the boxed set of Angel with my Christmas money. Then I watched Seasons 2 and 3 of Buffy to get warmed up. When my husband went into his office, a boxed set of Angel was there. My “adopted” Brother-in-law had gotten for me for Christmas. Since mine was still unopened, I took it back to Costco. Weird. I have 110 episodes of Angel to watch now. It’s Angel-crack and I am adicted.

    Dork fest over.

    For now.

  7. 7.

    slide

    Dude, John’s a liberal

    . I think John thinks of himself as a libertarian not a liberal but compared to you stormy Atilla the Hun was a liberal.

  9. 9.

    Zifnab

    Liberal? Conservative? John’s just old school. I’m not sure what that means, but I feel confident that he’s it.

  10. 10.

    Stormy70

    It’s a joke, people. But I realize Slide and Paddy are too serious for jokes. Gotta keep up the OUTRAGE!

    But really, you guys can’t dampen my Angel fetish today.

  11. 11.

    Clever

    While Buffy and Angel are all well and good, I have one word for you all…

    BATTLESTAR

    I was wondering what would fill my TV void when Buffy and Enterprise [hey, I liked it well enough] were gone, and I am pleasantly surprised at how fraking good BG is.

  15. 15.

    Pooh

    Clever, I’ve been hearing that everywhere.

    Compare with Firefly/Serenity (which I just finished rewatching. Good god that show was good…)

  16. 16.

    John Cole

    Behave, Paddy. I didn’t soil myself with the previous pol, because quite honestly, polls outside of march-november of an election year are pointless. I just get tired of your obvious threadjacking attempts.

    Now stop with the other crap (the girlfriend pic) and behave. You have your open thread, do something productive with it. Surely there is a Dkos diary or an Eschaton post that you feel the rest of us have missed, or an online MSNBC poll saying Bush should be impeached that Atrios and the DU have freeped. Hop to it. here is your big chance to shine.

  17. 17.

    John Cole

    I mean honestly, Paddy. How long after Atrios posts something do you wait before you come post it in the comments here?

    2 minutes? 5? 20?

  18. 18.

    Paddy O'Shea

    Sorry John, but I’m going back to the original thread. That JT Snow trade is big news to me.

  19. 19.

    Uberweiss

    Steelers 31 – Bunguls 10. Can’t wait till Sunday. The playoffs are back. My favorite part of the year. Any predictions my friends?

  20. 20.

    Uberweiss

    NFC Wild Card:

    Tampa over Washington, Giants over Panthers

    AFC Wild Card:

    Steelers over Bengals, New England over Jacksonville

  21. 21.

    Paddy O'Shea

    Here’s something that has been bothering me. When I was a lad me dear old pappy had a thing about his sons laying about in bed when they could be out working and bettering themselves.

    He had 2 choice terms for the things involved in sleeping. A bed, to him, was a “fart sack.” And pajamas were known as “fart suits.”

    I swear that everytime I see that Pajamas Media logo I think back to my dear old dad and his problem with fart suits.

    Anybody else have that kind of reaction?

  22. 22.

    Uberweiss

    Not so much with the bed Paddy. However, whenever people start singing Bush’s praises it always makes me think of my dear old uncle who we had to put in a insane asylum.

  24. 24.

    capelza

    At another more raucus site I inhabit (it is attached to a metal music board) we were discussing finding a “sexy” name for the moderate middle. Moonbats and wingnuts don’t give the middle any respect. Thw middle needs their own moniker. It would give them a “place” of their own. Instead of getting labeled Dino/Rino or fence sitter (yawn), they could then say “Hey, fuck you! I’m a (insert name) here” when someone says they don’t stand for anything or misidentifies them as a bat or a wing. A way to be fiestier.

    Any good suggestions?

  25. 25.

    Paddy O'Shea

    Capelza: Sphincters. They’re stretchy, adaptable and can accomodate just about anything, in or out.

  26. 26.

    Stormy70

    While Buffy and Angel are all well and good, I have one word for you all…

    BATTLESTAR

    I need to see a series from the beginning. I can’t jump in midstream. Do you know when they will be running the 1st season again? I may have to keep an eye out this summer when they tend to rerun series. I did that with 24, and have progressed to Season 4, which starts Monday on A&E. This way, I can Tivo Season 5 and watch it after Season 4 is over.

    TV is hard.

  27. 27.

    Stormy70

    Do you know what I hate?

    Rhetorical questions.

    Carry on.

    Hah! {snifter clink}

    Any good suggestions?

    Wishy-washy.

  28. 28.

    capelza

    Paddy…I thought that name was already taken by politicans.

    Stormy..why are they wishy washy? Seriously. They are looking for someone who believes like they do. Because of the two party system, they go back and forth depending, but never happy with either side.

  29. 29.

    Stormy70

    I was just being snarky. I am pretty middle ground, being pro-choice (with regulations), pro gay marriage, pro-legalization of some drugs, etc.

  32. 32.

    Uberweiss

    Oh yeah. I really enjoy sex and violence on my TV.

    Please tell me you are not be sarcastic.

  33. 33.

    Davebo

    I’m coming out as officially pro Vince Young and anyone who doesn’t agree will be whisked away to Gitmo!

  34. 34.

    capelza

    We come together like that Stormy…if we could somehow get Naveen Andrews distilled into a name for moderates then the sexy would be on!

  36. 36.

    jg

    Oh yeah. I really enjoy sex and violence on my TV.

    Careful! You don’t want to damage the TV now. LOL

  37. 37.

    capelza

    Pooh Says:

    Somehow I don’t think that “The Sayid Party” has a lot of mileage around here.

    Hahahahaa…true.

  39. 39.

    Stormy70

    We come together like that Stormy…if we could somehow get Naveen Andrews distilled into a name for moderates then the sexy would be on!

    Oh yes. I don’t care what Naveen thinks about, just as long as he brings the pretty and shiny.

    Careful! You don’t want to damage the TV now. LOL

    Gutter People!

    How about the Liger Party?

    Here is the mascot. Sweet!

  40. 40.

    jolly

    I was just being snarky. I am pretty middle ground, being pro-choice (with regulations), pro gay marriage, pro-legalization of some drugs, etc.

    Sorry, torturing innocent people and accepting corruption as the norm is hardly middle ground.

  41. 41.

    ATS

    “2 minutes? 5? 20?”

    That’s more Q&A than Bush gave the past eminences the other day. It took Eagleburger longer than that to get out of the car!

  42. 42.

    Halffasthero

    Has anyone else ever noticed that things are a lot more like they are now than they used to be?

    Something to think about.

    Carry on.

    I love open threads.

  43. 43.

    ppGaz

    Sorry, torturing innocent people and accepting corruption as the norm is hardly middle ground.

    We also might want to open the floor to discussion of whether “lighting up Palestine” is a moderate position.

  47. 47.

    Krista

    We come together like that Stormy…if we could somehow get Naveen Andrews distilled into a name for moderates then the sexy would be on!

    It would be the sexy party! (Oh wait, Seth McFarlane already stole that idea…)

    How about…the Rational Party of America? RPA? Motto: extremism is for the unimaginative.

  48. 48.

    BlogReeder

    Being President is hard work.

    Aren’t these working vacations? Aren’t these just a way for him to get away from Washington so he can get some work done? His schedule in Washington must be filled with a lot of nonsense. Sure they show him clearing shrub but that’s something he would still be able to on work days.

  49. 49.

    The Other Steve

    Farming brush is hard work! You ever worked on a brush farm before? It’s a never ending struggle to keep the land clear!

    Think of how much work it’d be if he actually had animals, or was planting crops. You know, like real ranchers and farmers do.

  50. 50.

    MAX HATS

    Reading this stuff makes me want to get a hobby slightly less gay. Like anal sex. With a man. Whom I love. Dearly. You know, nothing too queer.

  51. 51.

    donald

    Don’t democrats lead in all these polls all the time? When it comes time to walking into a voting booth more people will hold their noses and vote for republicans, as opposed to holding their noses and voting for Democrats. They’re both sick, bloated, and corrupt party’s, however the republicans actually believe in the concept of capitalism and the concept of national defense. The democrats believe in the democrats (I don’t think they believe any of the bullshit they spout).

  52. 52.

    donald

    OOH, one more for Jolly…Corruption as the norm huh? I don’t know, something about missle technology to China, The Aaaron Tonknen case, ah hell, what does it matter huh? You have no grasp of reality, you’re just bleating out whatever is at the top of your mind. Glass houses baby, glass houses. The corruption of the Democratic and Reopublican partys is sickening, you just need to be honest about the whole thing.

  53. 53.

    Paddy O'Shea

    Well, it happened. After the extreme anger exhibited by John Cole yesterday over some poll posting, many here expressed fear that a domestic violence incident was possible.

    The NSA tapes are now in, and he did it. He beat those lovely little kitties.

    (Warning: Contains sounds of helpless little creatures suffering unspeakable acts of cruelty. Listen at your own risk!)

    http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/animals/catscreech.wav

  54. 54.

    Jolly

    You have no grasp of reality, you’re just bleating out whatever is at the top of your mind.

    Start a war based on lies.
    Cut taxes for the very wealthy.
    Attempt to cover part of those tax cuts by cutting programs for the poor, working class, and middle class.
    Ignore signs of an impending attack.
    Create a welfare program for pharmaceutical companies.
    Incompetent cronies placed in important positions.
    Etc. etc.

    Congratulations, asshole. Your prez is doing a heck of a job.

  57. 57.

    demimondian

    Question for everybody:

    What do people think are the right rules for when and how to unmask an effective sock puppet?

  58. 58.

    capelza

    How about…the Rational Party of America? RPA? Motto: extremism is for the unimaginative.

    Krista..I love the motto! I’m stealing it…:)

  59. 59.

    Paddy O'Shea

    capelza: And how long do you think it will be before someone shortens that one to “Rats?”

  60. 60.

    capelza

    Paddy, I don’t think so..that moniker is already given to the DemocRATS. It’s the motto though that is cool. The middle gets no respect.

  62. 62.

    Paddy O'Shea

    Yeah, saw that. Maybe old Tom’s finally coming to a better appreciation of reality.

    Who knows, maybe the G-Men will wire DeLay up and send him over to visit some of the folks at the White House.

    I’m sure it would be an interesting conversation.

  63. 63.

    capelza

    Somehow I don’t think that Tommy boy will be visiting the WH.

    Remember how Ken Lay was suddenly someone Bush really didn’t know very well after Lay got in trouble. And Bush is probably pissed that Delay will drag him down further. Bush has stepped up to the plate publically for Delay more than once…why I do not know.

  64. 64.

    Paddy O'Shea

    I hate it when old friendships die over something as foolish as politics.

    Can’t they just remember the good times?

  65. 65.

    The Other Steve

    Delay has officially stepped down from the House Majority Leader position.

    Let me know when he resigns and goes back to hunting cockroaches.

  66. 66.

    capelza

    Let me know when he resigns and goes back to hunting cockroaches.

    As opposed to just being one? I’m feeling some Kafkaesque metaphors coming on.

  67. 67.

    moflicky

    Any good suggestions?

    uninterested – unfettered – uninformed – uncommitted

    how about uncles – as in crying uncle

  68. 68.

    The Disenfranchised Voter

    and the concept of national defense.

    The Libertarian Party believes in the concept of national defense. The Republican Party believes in the concept of International Offense.

    Don’t confuse the two.

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