Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

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

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

This fight is for everything.

Infrastructure week. at last.

I really should read my own blog.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

T R E 4 5 O N

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

This blog will pay for itself.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

A Senator Walker would also be an insult to reason, rationality, and decency.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

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  2. 2.

    Bob In Pacifica

    So the missile protection system that we’re going to put in Poland is in case al Qaeda gets ICBMs? How can they get away with saying it? Don’t people own maps anymore?

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    shirt

    Atrios notes that Jackson Brown is sueing the GOP for stealing his song and using it in Ohio. The song? “Running on Empty”. I can’t really think of a more fitting song for the GOP, including their method of acquistion.

    Shirt

  5. 5.

    The Other Steve

    I just want to state, for the record, that when I first started college I intended to be an Electrical Engineer.

    After about a year of that, I decided to switch to Computer Science. Why? Because ComSci had way more beautiful women in class.

    Ok, now many of you are saying… wait, 4 women out of a 100 isn’t that great of odds, and that’s true. But it’s way better than this!

    :-)

  6. 6.

    SpotWeld

    Does anyone else get the impression that McCain has no control over his own campaign? More and more it’s looking like his circle of staff and advisors are running things (rather badly) and he’s just “going with the flow”?

    Admittedly Obama has his own wide circle of advisors and staff, but I always get the impression that the core message is coming from the canidiate and is filtered and refined by the staff.

    With McCain it’s more like he’s getting some notes on “the important topics” and is just filling in the gaps when he’s pretty sure he’s on message.

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    Cap and Gown

    Question: Republicans seem to be making their major theme that Obama will raise taxes. This has been the Republican theme for just about forever. Are Americans going to care about this stuff anymore or is this getting to be tiresome?
    Discuss.

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    Ugh

    Does anyone else get the impression that McCain has no control over his own campaign?

    Yes. That and his bladder.

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    SpotWeld

    Cap and Gown said: Are Americans going to care about this stuff anymore or is this getting to be tiresome

    Sort answer is yes. Everyone will care about taxes. (Just like everyone is going to care about death.) Income is very much a “It’s my money” sort of issue. And the threat that your income will be diminished is always a good fear tactic.

    Of course when the party that’s using that tactic is the same one that generally diminished the buying power of those untaxed dollars it rings a little hollow.

    There was a chapter in the “Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” where the king, disguised as a commoner tours his lands. He finds one village where folks get a low wage, but have to pay low prices for bread. In this town the people are envious of the high wages of their neighbors. On visiting that neighboring town the king finds that the people are indeed paid twice as much, but he also learns that they have to pay five times as much for bread. When the king mentions this to a group of the “highly paid” villagers they turn on him for suggesting they give up their higher wages.

    The more things change.

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    TCG

    I got three people nominated for a Feith Award for incompetence above and beyond the call of duty.

    I am having a hard time seeing how anyone is going to beat out Saakashvilli for the Doug Feith miscalcuation of the year.

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    Dennis - SGMM

    So the missile protection system that we’re going to put in Poland is in case al Qaeda gets ICBMs?

    Wait’ll the Russians announce that they’re putting missiles in Venezuela lest FARC get ICBM’s.
    Speaking of FARC, anyone else see this picture? I’d like to help her with her bandoliers. (SFW)

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    Teak111

    Hey, BJ’s opened today, BJ’s for everyone.

    Down here in SoCal LowCal, bodysurfing is cool and these pics of Obama show he’s got good form. But is the rest of the country gonna think that? These pics remind me of Kerry windsurfing. But I say, F the rest of the country if they can’t handle a President who gets it wet. Beats clearing brush for fun or cow tipping.

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    rob!

    has everyone seen this post–its all about the pathetic PUMA “convention” that went on down 8/8. its got tragically funny photos and everything!

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    cleek

    McCain: Georgia is “first serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War”

    go ahead, imagine what would happen in Obama said that.

    our press corps knows not to notice.

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    Punchy

    Consider — if you were pretty sure that all your criminal acts, all your directed theft, graft, and mayhem from Iraq, and a myriad of other prosecutible acts were much, MUCH more likely to be investigated if Obama wins the election, is it tin-foil hat area to believe there may be more to this than what we know?

    IOW, if you’ve already covered up Iraqi deaths, Gitmo deaths, Afghani deaths, wireless tapping of Democrats, reporters, and foreign diplomats, would capping the Democratic nommy in order to stay out of The Hague be so out-of-line?

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    bootlegger

    So the missile protection system that we’re going to put in Poland is in case al Qaeda gets ICBMs? How can they get away with saying it? Don’t people own maps anymore?

    I loved the Russian general’s threat that Poland would be targeted now at the start of any nuclear attack. As if the Poles would have nothing to worry about otherwise.

    It’s clearly not a-Q that the missile defense is for, but the Persians. Though I agree it is transparently clear its meant for the Russians and Chinese as well.

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    Punchy

    Consider — if you were pretty sure that all your criminal acts, all your directed theft, graft, and mayhem from Iraq, and a myriad of other prosecutible acts were much, MUCH more likely to be investigated if Obama wins the election, is it tin-foil hat area to believe there may be more to this than what we know?

    IOW, if you’ve already covered up Iraqi deaths, Gitmo deaths, Afghani deaths, wireless tapping of Democrats, reporters, and foreign diplomats, would capping the Democratic nommy in order to stay out of The Hague be so out-of-line?

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    Krista

    My heavens — I’d almost forgotten what you all looked like, it’s been so long.

    So yeah, Russia’s having a lot of fun poking the U.S. with a sharp stick, while all Bush can say is “Ow! Stop that!”

    Kind of too bad that since 9/11, Bush has squandered your military along with a large chunk of your international goodwill.

    Interesting side note: I hosted a tour group from North Carolina the other day, and while chit-chatting, found out that out of the 20 of them, 19 of them desperately want Obama to be elected. The 20th was asking what I thought about Islamic extremism.

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    cain

    McCain: Georgia is “first serious crisis internationally since the end of the Cold War”

    Er? what does he call 2 planes slamming into one of the tallest buildings in the world and a third slamming into the Pentagon? I mean, it was an international incident considering a foreign entity planned and executed a stunning attack… I guess it’s a ‘somewhat serious crisis”, tanks attacking a small crappy country on the border of Russia is much more important. Someone should call him on it.

    The old fool is so busy trying to use the war as some kind of way to beef up his credential that he’s set up some kind of faux administration to deal with it. He’s trying hard to upstage the president. haha.

    cain

  27. 27.

    Tsulagi

    we’re back?

    For some, maybe.

    In this thread I made an appreciative comment about FARC girl above and a crack about the BJ failover server kicking in. Comment went to moderation, then zapped. Geez, getting all PC around here.

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