Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

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

If you are still in the GOP, you are an extremist.

An almost top 10,000 blog!

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

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

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

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

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

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  6. 6.

    Punchy

    Alex Burns, who can name the members of the RNC in alphabetical order as a party trick…

    Maybe because, at this point, that’s like about 7 names?

  7. 7.

    bend

    This is just another case of real life Republicans failing to match the high standards of fictional Democrats.
    Sam Seaborn can list every member of congress in alphabetical order from memory.

  8. 8.

    ricky

    If he had gotten stumped on the members from Guam, would Smith have noticed? Then he really would need help.

  12. 12.

    Keith

    Somehow, when I picture this guy at a party naming off RNC members, the image in my head is that of Rick Moranis in Ghostbusters right before a hellhound smashed through his apartment.

  13. 13.

    Tom Hilton

    A true patriot can sing the Star Spangled Banner in alphabetical order.

    a a A air, and and and and and and and and and and and And And And And And As at band banner banner banner banner! battle’s be be beam, Between Blest blood blows, bombs brave! brave! brave! brave? breeze, bright broad bursting by can catches cause conceals, confusion, conquer could country dawn’s deep, desolation! dimly discloses? does doth dread early ever, fight, first fitfully flag flight, foe’s footsteps’ foul free free free free freemen From full gallantly Gave glare, gleam gleaming? gloom glory God grave: hailed half half has hath haughty havoc heav’n hireling home home home home home home host In In in in in in in is is is is it it it it it just, land land land land land last leave light long loved made may may mists more! morning’s motto: must, nation. night no No Now now O’er o’er O’er O’er O’er O’er of of of of of of of of of of of of of Oh Oh! Oh, Oh, On or our our our our out peace, perilous pollution. Power Praise preserved proof proudly ramparts red reflected refuge reposes, rescued rocket’s save say say see seen shall shall shines shore, should silence slave so so so stand stars star-spangled star-spangled star-spangled star-spangled steep, still stream: streaming? stripes swore terror That that that that that that the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the Their their their Then there. this through through thru thus ‘Tis towering triumph triumph trust." twilight’s us us vauntingly victory war war’s was washed watched wave wave wave wave we we we were What What when when Where where which who Whose with yet you

  15. 15.

    Xecklothxayyquou Gilchrist

    @Tom Hilton: Between Blest blood blows, bombs brave! brave! brave! brave? breeze, bright broad bursting by can catches cause conceals, confusion, conquer could country dawn’s deep, desolation!…On or our our our our out peace, perilous pollution.

    Holy shit, that’s funny. Thanks!

  18. 18.

    TheHatOnMyCat

    Here’s why the GOP is irrelevant today, and will remain so in the forseeable future:

    Of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families, Obama said, "We’re not forgetting the poor. They are going to be front and center, because they, too, share our American Dream." He said his administration wants to make sure low-income people "get a piece" of the American pie "if they’re willing to work for it." "With this task force, we have a single, highly visible group with one single goal: to raise the living standards of the people who are the backbone of this country," Biden said. Obama set several goals for the task force, including expanding opportunities for education and training; improving the work-family balance; restoring labor standards, including workplace safety; and protecting retirement security.

    From today’s executive order signing.

    This is the government, working for the people.

    What does the GOP have to offer in response?

    Basically, right now, peevish defiance and a lifted middle finger to the Obama administration, and the voters.

    Good luck. Let the GOP act out whatever schtick it wants to act out. The people are not nearly as stupid as the GOP seems to think they are.

  21. 21.

    Frank

    Barf. I’m so sick of The Politico (er, Drudge light). I rarely even read Ben Smith’s blog anymore — which always struck me as the most sane of the whole wing-nuttery bunch. But still…
    .
    I just can’t stomach Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin’s breathless pursuit of GOP talking points and blaring wacko "headlines" — like, "OMG the black President touched me when I tried to ask him a douchey question! Yikes! Let’s bring an FBI body language analyst to tell us how controlling and ‘intimidating’ our new POTUS is!"
    .
    And Alex Burns made quite a name for himself during the election season by cramming Drudge-cherry-picked "polls" (which claimed Obama was actually losing!) down our throats.
    .
    I really wish everyone would adopt Wonkette’s new policy of NOT LINKING to their website anymore.

  22. 22.

    TenguPhule

    Alex Burns, who can name the members of the RNC in alphabetical order as a party trick…

    I didn’t know mutual suicide pact members threw parties.

  23. 23.

    TenguPhule

    The people are not nearly as stupid as the GOP seems to think they are.

    I stopped believing that after 2000.

  27. 27.

    Michael D.

    Is CNN’s Drew Griffin a dunce, or am I just discovering something new now?

    Re: $75 million for stop smoking programs. Drew was being a total dick about it to a Democratic Senator or House member – can’t remember which. Basically, he was trying to make a fool of the man for supporting it. Isn’t he supposed to be an investigative reporter? Able to think things through?

    Quitting smoking has been an economic stimulus to me. I save around $4.00 a day x 365 = about $1500 a year. That’s bigger than almost ANY rebate check that was sent out that Republicans supported when Bush was handing out the cash.

    In addition, I save nearly $700 a year in reduced contributions to my health insurance plan.

    Sounds like quitting smoking has been pretty profitable for me to the tune of at least $2200 a year. And I was buying Geirgia smokes, which are cheap. I’;m sure in other areas of the country, cigarettes at upwards of $7-8 a pack.

  28. 28.

    bago

    I lived through an eruption when I was in Alaska. Ruins your windshield and makes the snow inedible for months!

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