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All Out Of Bubble Gum

by Tim F|  July 31, 200711:47 am| 22 Comments

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News like this makes it feel good to be a Dem again.

They Live
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  1. 1.

    capelza

    July 31, 2007 at 11:54 am

    Those “obstructionis Republicans”…heh.

    Nice to see the Dems doing this.

    Oh..and “chickenhawk” this.

  2. 2.

    Bruce Moomaw

    July 31, 2007 at 12:03 pm

    Christ, you mean we’re actually going to win one?

  3. 3.

    Zifnab

    July 31, 2007 at 12:16 pm

    Christ, you mean we’re actually going to win one?

    At the very least, we’re headed for a draw. It’ll be fun to see Republicans try to filibuster lobbying reform or watch the President veto yet another bill. It’ll be even more fun to see this bill come up twice and see how many Congresscritters change sides. The only bill that should come up more often than Lobbying Reform on the Democratic hotplate of feel-good legislation is the Iraq War.

    It’s one of those things that always gets talked about but never gets passed. I want to see Republicans vote on it again, and again, and again, and again.

  4. 4.

    Mr Furious

    July 31, 2007 at 12:22 pm

    Bring it.

    Great reference, btw, Tim.

  5. 5.

    RSA

    July 31, 2007 at 12:32 pm

    My second-favorite John Carpenter movie starring Keith David.

  6. 6.

    Doug

    July 31, 2007 at 12:38 pm

    A “They Live” reference is always going to make me happy.

  7. 7.

    Dave

    July 31, 2007 at 12:49 pm

    oh that’s a picture from a Movie? I thought it was Tim showing off his latest addition to his arsenal.

    Good on the Dems.

  8. 8.

    phenix

    July 31, 2007 at 12:55 pm

    there’s another kieth david/carpenter movie?
    where?

  9. 9.

    Tax Analyst

    July 31, 2007 at 12:55 pm

    I LOVED “They Live”…and it’s political take. Doug – thanks for the link.

  10. 10.

    Tim F.

    July 31, 2007 at 12:56 pm

    I thought it was Tim showing off his latest addition to his arsenal.

    No, unfortunately international conventions ban be from stockpiling Keith David.

  11. 11.

    myiq2xu

    July 31, 2007 at 1:21 pm

    Ya don’t always need the sunglasses to spot ’em. Doesn’t BillO look like one 24/7?

  12. 12.

    RSA

    July 31, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    there’s another kieth david/carpenter movie?

    Do the phrases “I just cannot believe any of this voodoo bullshit.” or “You believe any of this voodoo bullshit, Blair?” ring a bell?

  13. 13.

    Fronts NYC

    July 31, 2007 at 1:36 pm

    “They Live” is one of the great 80s sci-fi films, it perfectly channels the Reagan era zeitgeist, and FYI the other Keith David/John Carpenter film is the best sci-fi/horror film ever–other than Alien–“The Thing.”

  14. 14.

    tBone

    July 31, 2007 at 3:12 pm

    I thought it was Tim showing off his latest addition to his arsenal.

    Please. Everyone knows ultra-liberals like Tim are scared of guns.

  15. 15.

    capelza

    July 31, 2007 at 3:25 pm

    Please. Everyone knows ultra-liberals like Tim are scared of guns.

    My ultra-libertarian cat is afraid of the squirt gun I keep around for “her own good”.

  16. 16.

    Tax Analyst

    July 31, 2007 at 3:30 pm

    Fronts NYC Says:

    “They Live” is one of the great 80s sci-fi films, it perfectly channels the Reagan era zeitgeist, and FYI the other Keith David/John Carpenter film is the best sci-fi/horror film ever—other than Alien—”The Thing.”

    Totally agree! Good choices…Carpenter’s re-do of “The Thing” was incredibly well-done…the landscape and everything about else about it was so completely bleak…you really didn’t want it to work out so badly for all concerned, but you kinda knew it would. “Alien” absolutely creeped my ass out – and then freaked it out when the beastie popped out of John Hurt’s chest.

  17. 17.

    RSA

    July 31, 2007 at 3:47 pm

    You had to know someone would put the fight scene from They Live on Youtube.

  18. 18.

    tBone

    July 31, 2007 at 4:00 pm

    My ultra-libertarian cat

    Fixed for redundancy. Cats are genetically ultra-libertarian.

    I keep a Spray Bottle of Doom around too. Never know when one of those little buggers will decide to go feral because you were 30 seconds late filling their food bowl.

  19. 19.

    RSA

    July 31, 2007 at 4:15 pm

    Never know when one of those little buggers will decide to go feral because you were 30 seconds late filling their food bowl.

    Or because you’ve petted them for five seconds too long.

  20. 20.

    Zifnab

    July 31, 2007 at 5:40 pm

    Never know when one of those little buggers will decide to go feral because you were 30 seconds late filling their food bowl.

    Or because you’ve petted them for five seconds too long.

    Or looked at them funny

  21. 21.

    MNPundit

    August 1, 2007 at 3:49 pm

    What I don’t understand is why they don’t just adopt the R tactic of stacking the conference committees so you get 1-2 republicans who already support your position anyway or who can be marginalized by the rest of the Dems.

  22. 22.

    Tim F.

    August 1, 2007 at 4:02 pm

    The bills don’t get to conference committee. You need a vote on several procedural steps along the way, and each step can be filibustered.

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