Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Not all heroes wear capes.

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

The words do not have to be perfect.

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

In my day, never was longer.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

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

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

How can republicans represent us when they don’t trust women?

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

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

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Make it 3-0.

4:25 pm- I guess knocking your opponent out is one way to force a fumble.

5:50 pm- Steelers are looking pretty damned flat, and I see WVU is not the only team out there that refuses to tackle.

7:06 pm- I have not seen our o-line look this bad since the days of Leon “Swing Door” Searcy, when he would stand at the line of scrimmage and wave the defense through like a matador. My brother even called him Le Leon.

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  3. 3.

    Punchy

    I hope Paulson didnt put that 700 Billion on the freakin Pats today. Or the Bills. Talk about “sure things” gone bad.

    Seriously, 38-13 AT HOME AGAINST THE WORST TEAM IN THE NFL?

    Wow.

  6. 6.

    Jim

    Big effin’ deal, the Bills are 3-0 too and in sole possession of first place in the AFL East. Now THAT’S big news.

  8. 8.

    DecidedFenceSitter

    Skins had a good game.

    Anyone know where I can catch the Steeler’s game on internet streaming radio for free?

  10. 10.

    ninerdave

    For the most part, I like Fox’s coverage of the NFL over CBS or NBC. However, the stupid sound effects they use anytime something appears on the screen makes me want to punch a Republican.

  11. 11.

    Punchy

    My Bears trying to lose this fucking game. Fuckin christ.

    Chiefs……havent won in almost a calander year. Yikes.

  14. 14.

    Kathy

    I’m not normally -OH CRAP! Westbrook is limping off the field. Life is Hell for Eagles fans. Oh, huge first down, I feel a bit better.

  15. 15.

    zzyzx

    I chose the Bills in my suicide pool this week and I was pretty terrified until the end. Seahawks are actually looking like a competent team; could we play the Rams every week?

  16. 16.

    Incertus

    I’m not too optimistic this week after what they did last week.

    I’m not too optimistic seeing as they’re down 21-3 in the beginning of the second quarter. But if I were optimistic, I wouldn’t be a Saints fan.

  17. 17.

    Kathy

    As I was saying, I don’t normally follow the Bronco’s but it is nice seeing a Vanderbilt (my alma mater) quarterback doing so well.

    Westbrook out for the game, Crap, Crap, Crap.

  19. 19.

    Brian J

    This looks like as good a thread as any to put this in, so here I go. Earlier this morning, I wrote to Dean Baker about the transaction tax idea. One of the questions/comments I wrote went as follows:


    2. I’m not sure of my opinion on the bail outs just yet. I’m not an expert on this stuff by any stretch, and after spending about ten hours away from the computer yesterday and coming home to see a proposed $700 billion bail out, it seems like things are changing so quickly that I’ll never catch up. (I’m trying, however.) At the very least, I’m open to the idea that the problem became so severe that it might–MIGHT–justify some sort of bail out. However, it’s going to cost us, so perhaps a transaction tax, at the levels you suggest raising what you say it could raise, might be a good idea if for no other reason than it might force the people who are involved in these transactions to pay for the government covering their asses

    His response?

    Yes.

    As if the fact that he got back to me a mere few hours later, I now know it’s not an economically perverse idea to support the transaction tax for that reason.

    He also said that Robert Rubin and people like him were designing the economic policies for the Democrats, so that’s the reason a policy like this, which there’s really no good argument against, wouldn’t be enacted. I realize Obama is more of a center-left guy than a “leftist”,” but I hope that somehow, this idea gets pitched to him. It’s good on so many levels.

  23. 23.

    ninerdave

    I share your pain Punchy, although I was smart and start O’Sullivan this week.

    Got O’Sullivan in the 3rd to last round, lucky? smart? you decide.

  24. 24.

    bruins01

    “I see WVU is not the only team out there that refuses to tackle.”

    You should try catching a UCLA game this season before Neuheisel says “fuck it” and forfeits the rest of the schedule.

  27. 27.

    lampwick

    A lot of the good teams have sucked azz today: Patriots, Giants, Pittsburgh… I’m thinking the market has all their highly-payed stars in a jittery way.

  28. 28.

    Craigo

    I’m not sure if the Steelers’ offensive line knew it was okay to, you know, step in front of the blitzers, or push them, in something. Maybe someone told them that the rules had been changed to “one Mississippi” for this game.

  30. 30.

    smiley

    Brian J Says:

    This looks like as good a thread as any to put this in…

    No. Leave our sports threads alone. Go Gators! Go Saints (with 1:55 left in the game and the ball in the Broncos’ hands, ahead 34-32, it doesn’t look good)! Go Saints!

  31. 31.

    LiberalTarian

    However, the *insert anything here* makes me want to punch a Republican.

    Football? Punch Republicans. Beer? Punch Republicans. Turn on a light? Punch Republicans. Use the head? Punch Republicans.

    Lol. Need more beer. :D

  34. 34.

    Incertus

    No. Leave our sports threads alone. Go Gators! Go Saints (with 1:55 left in the game and the ball in the Broncos’ hands, ahead 34-32, it doesn’t look good)! Go Saints!

    Fucking place kickers.

  37. 37.

    lampwick

    The NY Giants 2 kickers are collectively 86 years old: 42 year old P Jeff Feagles, 44 year old K John Carney.

    Just in case you weren’t interested.

  38. 38.

    Warren Terra

    This is off topic but worth mentioning: Obama has released a fairly sensible statement about requirements for an acceptable bailout, and Pelosi is making similar noises, while Bush and the House Republican leadership are insisting on a blank check (as I understand the bill, there’s nothing stopping Paulson from pocketing the $700 billion and retiring), and McCain is keeping mum.

    Again, I apologize for the threadjack, and I know Pelosi is likely to cave, but at least Obama seems to be aware – where’s McCain?

    P.S. I also apologize for the lack of links, a consequence of commenting by phone; no cut-and-paste. Start at TPM and Brad Delong.

  39. 39.

    Notorious P.A.T.

    My brother even called him Le Leon

    Ok, it’s official. I dont get it.

    Maybe because he was like a matador, so they gave him a Spanish-sounding name.

    You know, because bull-fighting is popular in South American countries like Spain.
    /mccain

  41. 41.

    Shygetz

    You should try catching a UCLA game this season before Neuheisel says “fuck it” and forfeits the rest of the schedule.

    You should try being a Tennessee fan sometime.

  43. 43.

    The Dangerman

    You should try being a Tennessee fan sometime.

    As a UCLA Alumnus/Fan, I’d like to thank the Volunteers on behalf of all Bruin Fans for assuring at least 1 win this year; apparently, having no Quarterback (the first 2 strings are done for the season) makes it hard to win in football. Who knew? But for the UT kicker hooking one, we had a real chance of going Zero for the year (wins, not offensive touchdowns).

    And for the Dawgs in the house, I think Rick is on a very, VERY tight leash in Westwood.

  44. 44.

    Kevin

    But for the UT kicker hooking one, we had a real chance of going Zero for the year (wins, not offensive touchdowns).

    UCLA haven’t played Stanford yet.

  45. 45.

    browser

    Maybe because he was like a matador, so they gave him a Spanish-sounding name.

    Shouldn’t it be “El Leon” then?

  48. 48.

    Qwerty...

    lampwick Says: The NY Giants 2 kickers are collectively 86 years old: 42 year old P Jeff Feagles, 44 year old K John Carney. Just in case you weren’t interested.

    Thanks. Always interested in trivia regarding the Super Bowl winning NY Giants.

    Kevin Says: Is there a football team more vile than the Dallas Cowboys

    No.

    drag0n Says: The View From Abroad:Bread & Circuses, Americans are FUCKED in the head…Bon Voyages!

    Thanks drag0n. I posit the idea that you Eat Me.

  49. 49.

    Charity

    Wooooooo, IGGLES! That was a squeaker. I hope Westbrook isn’t seriously injured. We were eating dinner with my parents after halftime, so we missed the last half. I nearly freaked when I heard Donovan left the game, but it sounded not too terribly serious. And they had just spent 10 minutes talking about how GREAT McNabb looked and how great it is to have him healthy again. So the keyword here is SHUT THE HELL UP about McNabb’s health!

  50. 50.

    Punchy

    I just lost a fantasy game by decimals. If I dont comment again for the rest of the day, it’s because I no longer have a functioning monitor/mouse/keyboard.

    Unf’inreal.

  51. 51.

    Caladan

    E A G L E S: EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    HAHAHAHAHAHAH,

    Man, My boys really made you’re Stealers look like a high school team.

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