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She burned that motherfucker down, and I am so here for it. Thank you, Caroline Kennedy.

We can show the world that autocracy can be defeated.

the 10% who apparently lack object permanence

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

This chaos was totally avoidable.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

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After dobbs, women are no longer free.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

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Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

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Accountability, motherfuckers.

Oh FFS you might as well trust a 6-year-old with a flamethrower.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

Republicans want to make it harder to vote and easier for them to cheat.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

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Petty moves from a petty man.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

People identifying as christian while ignoring christ and his teachings is a strange thing indeed.

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I will be out of the loop for a while. My sister sends in these pics of Tara, a six month old blue heeler/lab mix, who needs a home. Her sister was adopted and she is apparently lonely.

My sister is constantly bombarding me with pets that need adopted, so if you live in the Pittsburgh area and would like a doggie, drop me an email and I will get you in touch with her.

Consider this your open thread.

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  2. 2.

    Fulcanelli

    My wife and I just adopted a very young dobie mix, and he’s phenominal. Turned the adoption process into a mini-vacation/road trip by driving from RI to Alabama. Yup, Alabama.

    2300+ miles total, passed through 10 different states and the only sign of Obama even running for president that we saw was one bumpersticker in Tennesee – "Christians for Obama". One bumpersticker.

    The little guy was worth every mile of the trip, btw. Adopt, it’s the way to go…

  3. 3.

    Comrade Bey

    What a beautiful girl.

    In other, stranger, news – that creepy pic of McCain was when they were exiting the stage. He was mugging.

  5. 5.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    Tara looks so sweet, but alas, no doggies for me here in Toronto.

    Open thread? OK.

    This is not my new wallpaper. God. No. Nightmares.

  10. 10.

    Jeff

    The guys at 538 noticed last night that McCain has a tell for when he is lying or does not believe what he is saying.

    9:45 EDT: [Sean] That was fun. McCain starts ripping Joe Biden. I say, "here comes a tongue jut, watch." Then McCain does it. You can predict the really dishonest answers get the juts.

    I’ll have to rewatch those parts of the debate to see for myself.

  12. 12.

    Janefinch

    Now Bill, tolerance is a virtue….even though cats are obviously the superior species, equal time must be given to the others.

  14. 14.

    Comrade The Moar You Know

    Great, it looks like DailyKos is checking Joe the Plumber countertops. So much for the moral high ground.

    Not so much. He does have a public record as a tax cheat, which is what the article is about. Oh, and gee, maybe he should get a plumbers license! Unlicensed contractor? Hello lawsuit city!

    Gee, maybe he should have paid his taxes and gotten his license before trying to lure Obama into a "gotcha" moment.

    Surely not the same thing as sending spies to peek through a guy’s windows, wouldn’t you say?

    Speaking for myself, frankly, I wish we would; the only way the Republicans will ever stop with the countertops and kerning bullshit is if they get it thrown back in their faces, immediately, twice as hard and nastier every time they pull this shit. That’s the only way you get bullies to stop.

  17. 17.

    SGEW

    Larison, as usual, drops more truth bombs today:

    Let’s also remember that if McCain had been allowed his true desire, he apparently would have chosen Lieberman as a running mate, which would have been the single greatest act of political self-immolation ever.  When choosing Sarah Palin is the smart, safe alternative, there is something fundamentally screwy in the candidate’s ability to make decisions. 

  19. 19.

    Grumpy Code Monkey

    My favorite bit from Larison:

    As Mr. Massie noted, playing not to lose had worked for McCain in the primaries against other Republicans, which I think ought to lead us to render a pretty harsh assessment of the weakness of the GOP primary field.

    It was precisely that field of candidates that led me to conclude the GOP was taking a dive in ’08. You cannot tell me that Rudy, Grandpa Fred, McCain, Mittens, Huck, Crazy Ol’ Ron, Tancredo, and Hunter were the best the GOP had to offer. The smart Republicans knew the shitpile Commander Decider Guy was leaving behind was more than they wanted to deal with, so they sat this one out.

  20. 20.

    Zuzu's Petals

    Okay, open thread …

    I’m beginning to think this will be the next big meme:

    Fox to change World Series time for Obama

    Never mind that Fox is the one doing it, in order to make money.

    Never mind that the NFL changed the time of its opening game so McCain’s acceptance speech could get full air time.

    It means that Obama is an over-reaching, arrogant, anti-America’s pastime elitist.

  21. 21.

    Barbara

    The room needs swept . . . My husband has been making fun of my Pittsburgh syntax for more than 20 years.

    I might be interested in adopting a dog because my dog is lonely. I don’t live in Pittsburgh anymore but I don’t have a problem taking a weekend to visit my mom and pick up a doggie.

  22. 22.

    DonnaInMichigan

    I’m sorry but My Tara is cuter than that…

    Ok, so what if I’m talking about my grand-daughter who was born on October 1, 2008. Her name is Tara Lyn. And she is the most beautiful baby in the world…:) Why? Because as her grandmother I have bragging rights….:)

  23. 23.

    Gus

    You cannot tell me that Rudy, Grandpa Fred, McCain, Mittens, Huck, Crazy Ol’ Ron, Tancredo, and Hunter were the best the GOP had to offer

    Sadly, yes. Name the heavy Republican hitter who’s not represented there. The wingnuts seem to be placing all their hopes in the next election on Bobby "the exorcist" Jindal.

  24. 24.

    Barbara

    The guy who was SUPPOSED to be running was George Allen. Not saying he’s better, no no, but from the perspective of the Republican Party, he was more electable, because he more naturally crossed their various fault lines to appeal to more than just one niche of the party. Obama certainly wouldn’t be in the lead in Virginia, and probably not closing in on North Carolina or West Virginia or Indiana, if Allen were running.

    So, thank you Sid! (aka "Macaca or whatever your name is").

    I still can’t believe the stroke of luck we were dealt in that one little exchange.

  26. 26.

    demimondian

    Huck would have been a far more effective candidate than McCain — and we dodged a bullet when McCain looked into Sarah’s cleava…err, I mean, eyes…and deciderated that he wanted her. Imagine what would have happened if Mike Huckabee had been his Veep? The Huckster would have gotten the Fundiban all hot and bothered, just like Moosalini has, but he would have been a competent veep, with Real Executive Experience.

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