Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

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

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

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

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

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

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

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

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

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

You cannot shame the shameless.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

All your base are belong to Tunch.

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

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

The republican caucus is already covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

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  1. 1.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    Shit. I really wish you wouldn’t do this John, cause damn it, I do not think that the adminstration has the back bone to tell the republicans to stuff it and get something done. I am getting more and more depressed over this. Obama needs to show some spine. I am not hopeful. I watched a thing yesterday whereby Cigna lied to a woman about her lung cancer, just out and out told her she was fine, cause they didn’t want to pay for her treatment. I am sick of this shit.

  2. 2.

    Makewi

    This tactic, while touching, has the problem of the fact that people tend to believe that health care under the new proposed system will be worse. But at least something is being done!

  3. 3.

    Svensker

    Well, the obvious answer is for them to sell their house and spend all their savings. They can rent and hopefully they’ll die before they run out of money — win win!

  4. 4.

    stinkwrinkle

    I’m going through some health problems now, and I would really like to see some advancement on the health care front. I really doubt I will.

    Of course, I said “Bullshit, this country is too damned racist to elect a black man president”, so I’ve been (happily) wrong before. May I be wrong again!

  5. 5.

    Fencedude

    This tactic, while touching, has the problem of the fact that people tend to believe that health care under the new proposed system will be worse. But at least something is being done!

    And who’s fault is that, exactly?

  6. 6.

    cleek

    does this go back in time and show itself to Baucus and the rest of the Gang Of Dicks in July ?

    otherwise… what’s the point ?

  7. 7.

    r€nato

    Maria Bartiromo should be strapped down Clockwork Orange-style and forced to watch this. Same for anyone else who thinks we have the bestest health care system ever.

  9. 9.

    cleek

    OT:

    following a Sully link, i took a look at LGF. wow… what a difference a few years makes. there is almost nothing there that would look out of place on Sullivan or (dare i say it?) BJ. nearly every post is a complaint about the sorry state of the GOP: the birthers, the racism, the lies about the teaparty crowd, the creationism, etc.. it’s remarkable.

    strange days have found us.
    strange days have tracked us down.

  10. 10.

    jibeaux

    @cleek:

    I noticed that as well, from where they were talking about the “9/12 estimate KABILLIONS OF PEEPLES oh wait that was the inauguration estimate” debacle.

    Back on topic, I thought that was a very heartwrenching story, although the facial closeups were a little too artistic for my taste.

  11. 11.

    LD50

    This tactic, while touching, has the problem of the fact that people tend to believe that health care under the new proposed system will be worse.

    Are you sure that as a Republican you want to start using poll numbers to support your arguments?

  12. 12.

    jibeaux

    @Makewi:

    How’d that merciless mocking of 9/11 volunteers go? Just thought I’d let you know I led a small group of third graders in a challenge math exercise and no one mocked or tried to stop me. I was a little disappointed, honestly, I mean, in the end was it really all just internet fauxtrage? At the end of the day no one was actually willing to be the human speed bump in front of the elementary school? You have to live your convictions, I say.

  15. 15.

    jl

    Thanks. Hard to watch and sad to think about. Infuriating too.

    But, Balloon-Juicers, being the most sensible people equipped with penetrating insight and incisive intelligence, must remember that if they plan on getting old, most of them will need medical care at some point in order to keep that project going for a reasonable period of time.

    So, best not to get cynical and give up. The choices are:
    1) fight on for reform no matter what and never give up,
    2) take your chances at being a healthy 70 year old amidst the smoking ruins of an lunatic health care system (You! Put down that beer and stow them chips! Now!)
    3) move to another country for your retirement with a good healthcare system.

    I’ve been reading on the Baucus plan. What a load of garbage, IMHO. It has so many loopholes that it will soon evolve into a kind of tax system for insurance companies, with reimbursement and policy problems almost as bad as we have now.

    Baucus is an ass. I watched this crook and fool eating **** on TV earlier. What a joke he has made of himself. His dumbass bill needs to die a quick death. Will even one federal legislator in the whole country support his mess?

    Need to primary this guy.

  16. 16.

    jl

    When watching Baucus stand up on his hind legs and speak, as if he were a sentient being with an IQ the made pupuseful action feasible, and watching him go on to baucus himself in a humiliating fashion in front of the whole nation, and also any scattered grown-ups who might have been watching, I fell to thinking what would motivate a Distinguished Senator to humiliate himself that way.

    I guess he raked in enough insurance dough over the summer to make it worth while and tie up any worries about the next election he needs to buy. I was trying to decipher the dude’s expressions and that is what I saw. But I am cynical, probably.

  17. 17.

    MattM

    Totally OT, but Sully just linked to Charles Johnson’s new LGF site (or maybe it’s not new, I haven’t read him in years). And, holy crap, that guy appears to have had a total “Road to Damascus” moment re: the craziness in his party.

    Reading it reminded me of nothing more than reading our host during and after the Schaivo affair.

    http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/

  18. 18.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    Democrats and Republicans negotiating:

    Democrats: I’ve got this here and I think it’s worth a hundred-

    Republicans: I’ll give ya $10 for it.

    Democrats: Deal!

    Republicans. Nah. No deal, it’s not worth more than $5.

    Democrats: Okay then, $5!

    Republicans: I’ll give ya $2 for it.

    Democrats: I thought we had a deal but, fine, $2!

    Republicans: Nah, that’s twice as much as I wanna pay. I’ll give ya $1.

    Democrats: But you said.. Okay, great $1 and thank you!

    Republicans: Forget it, I don’t want it.

  19. 19.

    Sly

    Re: LGF

    Political craziness ebbs and flows. I used to read Larry Johnson’s NoQuarter somewhat regularly. Then it suffered a complete descent into madness during the Democratic Primary.

  20. 20.

    Zuzu's Petals

    I try to imagine this man telling his story at a townhall meeting and being shouted down:

    “This is a republic, not a democracy!”

  21. 21.

    RedKitten

    @Alan: Oh, you don’t have to tell me about how misunderstood our health care system is. I’ve been on many a blog, explaining very, very patiently how our system works, and telling people that yes, Canadians ARE allowed to have private medical insurance, and frankly, I might as well be talking to the stuff in my kid’s diaper, for all the good it does me.

    People hang on to their illusions for dear life, because FSM forbid that they admit that the American healthcare system isn’t the Bestest Ever, and that there might actually be something good (besides Unibroue and the late Phil Hartman) that originated out of sockalist Canada.

  24. 24.

    Delia

    Here’s my latest story on the not-computing aspects. I’m currently visiting my sister in Logan, Utah which is a beautiful college town in the northern part of the state. It’s about 80% rock solid conservatives. The local paper yesterday had a big feature about a four year girl who has leukemia and her parents can’t afford the treatments she needs so the community is sponsoring bake sales and fundraisers and all sorts of thing to help her. (Now to be fair, the town I live in, Eugene, OR, which is about 30% wingnut, 30% DFH, and the rest moderates, also has had several of these fundraisers for sick children over the past several years.)

    But I turned to my sister when I read this article and I said it was criminal that a little child would be allowed to die if her community couldn’t hold enough bake sales to pay for her chemotherapy and this was precisely why we needed a national health plan with a public option. And my sister who agrees with me said that the same people who would run themselves ragged supporting bake sales for the little girl are the ones writing letters to the editor in the local paper ranting about how Obama is trying to replace God by taking over the health care system.

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