Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

Don’t expect peaches from an apple tree.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

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

The Giant Orange Man Baby is having a bad day.

We’ll be taking my thoughts and prayers to the ballot box.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

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

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

This blog will pay for itself.

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

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  1. 1.

    Paul Wartenberg

    I’m with the Talking Points Memo guy, I can’t really watch the SOTU speech anymore. The damn thing’s practically a pep rally anymore, with 5 minute applause breaks every 2 minutes. Half of Bush proposes never make sense, or end up as bureaucratic nightmares. The other half are attempts to cover up his screw-ups and illegal activities. We’re better off waiting for the Daily Show assessment later on.

    Oh, and about the Oscars: dammit, when will Luis Guzman get his props?

  6. 6.

    yet another jeff

    Man, that thread is even better than the SOTU drinking game. I’ll play that for a while, but I have a feeling that LOTR, Return of the King will be in the cards tonight before the speech is done.

  7. 7.

    demimondian

    What’s Darrell’s new nickname? Greasemonkey has edited his prattle out of my life, so I’ve kind of missed out on this?

  8. 8.

    John Cole

    Be nice to Darrell. You guys have driven off every other Republican. I haven’t seen Stormy in several days, Rick is gone, Al Maviva quit, and SCS is AWOL today.

    DougJ still thrives, though.

  9. 9.

    Steve

    It actually has occurred to me, John, that the site would get awfully boring if we did run them all off. I do miss “Cordially…” Rick, he was good with the snark. As for Al Maviva, sometimes you think he’s been gone for a week, when he’s actually just spent the whole time just typing a long post.

    Anyway, the Senator is made of tough stuff. He can take a little ribbing.

  10. 10.

    Paul Wartenberg

    How did Revenge of the Sith not get nominated for best visual effects?

    For some godforsaken reason the Academy limits the special effects awards to only three movies at a time. Which is ridiculous when you figure there’s usually 10-20 good movies deserving of the chance that there ought to be a solid 5 titles to nominate.

  11. 11.

    DougJ

    Almost beaten to the punch by pooh — Layer Cake rocks.

    Those of you who wonder why I say “almost” there need to reacquaint yourselves with the Cole Porter of post punk.

  12. 12.

    Paul Wartenberg

    Be nice to Darrell. You guys have driven off every other Republican. I haven’t seen Stormy in several days, Rick is gone, Al Maviva quit, and SCS is AWOL today.

    DougJ still thrives, though.

    Have you considered the possibility they’ve all gone into hiding to avoid any Abramoff subpeonas?

  16. 16.

    yet another jeff

    Al Maviva is a Republican?

    Stormy is probably doing what I’m doing…preparing tequila over ice for SOTU. We Texans (even the temporarily displaced ones) love to drink when the President is jabbering.

  17. 17.

    demimondian

    We Texans (even the temporarily displaced ones) love to drink when the President is jabbering.

    What do the President’s mouth noises have to do with you Texans’ wanting to drink?

  22. 22.

    Joey

    For some godforsaken reason the Academy limits the special effects awards to only three movies at a time. Which is ridiculous when you figure there’s usually 10-20 good movies deserving of the chance that there ought to be a solid 5 titles to nominate.

    That is ridiculous. ILM usually has three deserving movies out in a year by themselves. I can’t argue with Kong or War of the Worlds, but Revenge should really be nominated instead of Narnia, which had very good special effects, but not Revenge level. Kong will probably win, but War of the Worlds should (Since Revenge didn’t get on the list).

  23. 23.

    yet another jeff

    Why does he make we Texicans drink? Hard to say…I’ve been under Bush Rule of one form or another since I turned 21. It just seems natural…

    A good buzz always makes an idiot easier to bear.

  28. 28.

    Krista

    Layer Cake – Best. Movie. Ever. Loved it.

    I AM nice to Darrell, and he still twists around everything I say and then calls me dishonest. But, if you want us to roll over and show our bellies to the right-wingers in order to keep them from being scared off…well, it’s your site. Your prerogative.

  33. 33.

    Stormy70

    A good buzz always makes an idiot easier to bear.

    Why do you think I can still hang out with you guys? I am made of sterner stuff, and the buzz will blunt you idiots posters who sling your arrows. ( I always feel wax eloquent when my boy, Bush is speechifying.)

    I was gone this weekend celebrating my BD in Austin, where I whupped my family in Pitch.
    Plus, my dad made me hotcakes and Peanut-butter French Freedom toast. We also dined on green chili stew and Manuel’s fine Tex-Mex dining.

    Texicans drink because we can. We can.

    Does anyone else’s BDs start going backward once the 35 threshold has been met. Mine do.

  38. 38.

    Krista

    Happy belated birthday, Stormy. Good to see that we terrifying, scary liberals haven’t scared you off. :)

  41. 41.

    Stormy70

    Happy belated birthday, Stormy. Good to see that we terrifying, scary liberals haven’t scared you off. :)

    Please. I am a Texan. We are the ones who scare liberals, not the other way around.

  42. 42.

    Krista

    Stormy – would you be offended if I said you didn’t scare me? We share too many tastes for me to turn you into a right-wing bogeywoman.

  43. 43.

    Stormy70

    Half my Dad’s family are Moonbatty liberals. One cousin attends protests all the time, and my step-family actually attended the Farenheit 911 premier in Washington, DC. They are crazy, but I love them.

    Have you seen Origins new line of Mushroom skin care products.
    Planidote, with Mega-Mushrooms. I am a sucker for Origins marketing. They have me where they want me. Plus, they will send you a ten dollar coupon for your BD.

  45. 45.

    Paul Wartenberg

    Violating the 4th Amendment—Listen to those fucking claps. Listen to the fuckers clapping for a dictatorship.

    “So this is how the Republic dies: to thunderous applause.”

    There’s a nice segue between Sith and SOTU… :smirk:

  46. 46.

    Krista

    Have you seen Origins new line of Mushroom skin care products. Planidote, with Mega-Mushrooms. I am a sucker for Origins marketing. They have me where they want me. Plus, they will send you a ten dollar coupon for your BD.

    Looks awesome, doesn’t it? Right now, out of my price range. So out of necessity, I’m a Noxema girl. My nanny, at 85, has skin like a baby’s, and all she ever used was Dove soap and Oil of Olay. Mind you, she also never smoked and always wore a hat in the sun, so that probably has more to do with it.

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