Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

It’s not hopeless, and we’re not helpless.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.

Motown is Joe-Town!

This really is a full service blog.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

He imagines himself as The Big Bad, Who Is Universally Feared… instead of The Big Jagoff, Who Is Universally Mocked.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

Cancel the cowardly WaPo and set up an equivalent monthly donation to ProPublica.

Donald Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls 2 years from now.

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

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  4. 4.

    MikeJ

    I could say that they’re homely
    Just as homely as pie
    But today is Washington’s (celebrated) birthday
    And I can’t tell a lie

  10. 10.

    wilfred

    American tax dollars at work:

    JERUSALEM – Israel has taken control of a large chunk of land near a prominent West Bank settlement, paving the way for the possible construction of 2,500 settlement homes, officials said Monday, in a new challenge to Mideast peacemaking.
    Successive Israeli governments have broken promises to the United States to halt settlement expansion, defined by Washington as an obstacle to peace. Ongoing expansion is likely to create friction not only with the Palestinians, but with President Barack Obama, whose Mideast envoy, George Mitchell, has long pushed for a settlement freeze. Obama has said he’d get involved quickly in Mideast peace efforts.

    The best interests of the United States, and all.

  11. 11.

    gbear

    I just watched this clip of David Axelrod smacking down Dick Cheney on Meet The Press. Axelrod also had some great quotes in Frank Rich’s latest column. Has he been up against Morning Joe yet? More Axelrod, please.

  12. 12.

    Krista

    Those are my sister’s kitties, Lexie and Patches. When she woke up the other morning, that’s what was facing her. Fortunately, she had her Blackberry on her nightstand and so was able to capture their perfect "Wake up, woman, and feed us" expressions.

  15. 15.

    Krista

    @Punchy: Where she lives, I believe you do have to license your cats. She’s always had ID tags on them anyway, though, in case they went missing.

  16. 16.

    YellowJournalism

    Happy Family Day to some of you Canadians!

    Those cats represent how I feel about some of my extended family.

  17. 17.

    Gemina13

    There’s one reason so many cats are still alive: they’re too damned cute to kill. Even on a Monday.

    That said, those two are adorable.

  18. 18.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    Kittehs! I’ve always had a soft spot for the black-and-whites.

    Toronto now requires that you license your cats, too. They even send people door to door to check that you aren’t hiding any undocumented moggies. I waited for a loooong time, then finally sighed and went to the city’s web page, where I found out that as a neutered male, Fergus would cost only $15 to license. Reader, I paid it. If the money goes toward taking care of pets in city shelters, then I’m fine with it.

    But I don’t think there’s any way in hell Fergus will actually wear that damn tag, because that would require a damn collar, and Fergus don’t roll like that. He’s an indoor cat, so he should be fine.

  20. 20.

    Comrade Dread

    We need to keep an eye on them.

    Normal cats are already evil fiends. If we take our eyes off of the Kitlers for one second, we’ll lose Poland to the fuzzy hordes… at least until they get distracted by string or a laser pointer.

  22. 22.

    sarah

    But I don’t think there’s any way in hell Fergus will actually wear that damn tag, because that would require a damn collar, and Fergus don’t roll like that. He’s an indoor cat, so he should be fine.

    my cat is chipped. i’m pretty sure that’s the standard in Chicago, so if kitties ever get lost they can just check the embedded chip.

  26. 26.

    dan robinson

    I saw this picture on Monday and didn’t have time post about it before going to work. Two cats in repose.

    For me it is a metaphor for most Americans. After World War II, the United States had a large chunk of the world’s manufacturing capacity and used it to create a generation of unprecedented wealth. The children of that generation grew up with the expectation of having it all whenever they wanted it. I am a child of that generation.

    Politicians who lacked the courage to tell the people the truth instead promised the people what ever they wanted and then the politicians were elected. Reagan had his morning in America and we ramped up oil usage when we should have been doing anything we could to reduce oil usage.

    So we are like indulgent cats. Cats sit around, interact with us only when they feel like it and expect to have a full food bowl. I mentioned this to someone at work yesterday and she said, “And then they go piss in the corner.” Yes, even some cats are Republicans.

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