Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

“Perhaps I should have considered other options.” (head-desk)

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

American history and black history cannot be separated.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

Boeing: repeatedly making the case for high speed rail.

The words do not have to be perfect.

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

Finding joy where we can, and muddling through where we can’t.

“In the future, this lab will be a museum. do not touch it.”

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

So fucking stupid, and still doing a tremendous amount of damage.

The only way through is to slog through the muck one step at at time.

“A king is only a king if we bow down.” – Rev. William Barber

Every decision we make has lots of baggage with it, known or unknown.

Bark louder, little dog.

Find someone who loves you the way trump and maga love traitors.

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

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

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

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

You are here: Home / Archives for 2009

Archives for 2009

Another Thought

by | 270 Comments

This post is in: ,

From the comments to another post:

You know, I’ve been on this blog almost all day and I’ve about had it. Can we just get the pitchforks out and get this over with?

You know, putting aside the stupidity of the Republicans, I would really like it if the Democrats would make the god damned case for this bill. There is another report up from the CBO (allegedly) that this will be more damaging in the long haul than doing nothing.

It would be nice if the Democrats would sell this bill and explain why it is good, rather than Obama just coming out and warning about catastrophe every now and then. I dealt with eight years of fear-mongering about terrorism, I don’t need it regarding the economy. I recognize our economy is a disaster, and I will support the bill heartily if you give me a reason and make your case. They simply haven’t done that, and part of my ambivalence is I am tired of doing stupid things just to be “doing something.”

Explain why this is a good bill. I double dog dare you. And if you can’t or won’t, explain why I shouldn’t be siding with the GOP in opposition, despite how crazy they are.

Another ThoughtPost + Comments (270)

I’m not saying the Republican party is the Taliban

by | 56 Comments

This post is in: , ,

Michael Kinsley’s definition of a gaffe:

A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.

Republican House Pete Sessions today:

Insurgency, we understand perhaps a little bit more because of the Taliban,” Sessions said during a meeting yesterday with Hotline editors. “And that is that they went about systematically understanding how to disrupt and change a person’s entire processes. And these Taliban — I’m not trying to say the Republican Party is the Taliban. No, that’s not what we’re saying. I’m saying an example of how you go about [sic] is to change a person from their messaging to their operations to their frontline message. And we need to understand that insurgency may be required when the other side, the House leadership, does not follow the same commands, which we entered the game with.

I guess it’s not technically a gaffe since he said “I’m not trying to say the Republican Party is the Taliban.” But it’s certainly something like one.

This is why Obama doesn’t stand a chance of beating the right-wing message machine.

Remember, though, there are a lot of serious, bipartisan-minded people in the Taliban.

I’m not saying the Republican party is the TalibanPost + Comments (56)

Obama Fiddled While These People Starved

by | 50 Comments

This post is in: ,

Obama’s unwillingness to cut capital gains tax rates is having disastrous results:

The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits surged last week to a level not seen since October 1982, according to a government report released Thursday.

The number of initial jobless claims jumped to a much-higher-than-expected 626,000 in the week ended Jan, 31, according to the Labor Department. That’s up from a revised 591,000 in the previous week and the highest level since the last week of October 1982, when jobless claims reached 637,000.

Clearly, the cause is the Democratic unwillingness to make the Bush tax cuts permanent. What these people need is a serious cut to government programs and government waste so that the economy is stimulated.

/RedState
/Joetheplumber
/entireRepublicandelegation

In all seriousness, for those of you who think I am kidding:

The most sweeping of them, by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), failed on a mostly party-line vote of 61-36. It would have replaced the White House-backed legislation with a series of tax cuts on personal and business income and capital gains at the same time it made cuts passed during the Bush administration permanent.

Tax cuts are, to Republicans, secular creationism.

*** Update ***

I see you all were on this already in the comments. What I get for not reading them. Crazy people.

Obama Fiddled While These People StarvedPost + Comments (50)

You’ll Never Get This 21 Minutes Of Your Life Back

by | 190 Comments

This post is in: 

Instapundit, Malkin, and Joe the Plumber discuss politics for PJTV.

There is so much to love about this, I don’t know where to start, but certainly Joe the Plumber bemoaning the lack of spending cuts and general program cuts in the stimulus bill was a highlight. It is almost as if he doesn’t have the first damned clue what he is talking about. A close runner-up would be Instapundit heralding Bush’s MBA as evidence of his awesome managerial skills. There was just so much to love, it is hard to narrow down the “best” parts.

I really don’t understand how bipartisanship is ever going to work when one of the parties is insane. Imagine trying to negotiate an agreement on dinner plans with your date, and you suggest Italian and she states her preference would be a meal of tire rims and anthrax. If you can figure out a way to split the difference there and find a meal you will both enjoy, you can probably figure out how bipartisanship is going to work the next few years.

You’ll Never Get This 21 Minutes Of Your Life BackPost + Comments (190)

“Centrists” to fuck National Science Foundation

by | 123 Comments

This post is in: 

A number of people who comment and post at this blog — including Tim and me — are scientists, so this may be of some interest to some of you:

Among the initiatives that could be cut are $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts, $14 million for cyber security research by the Homeland Security Department, $1 billion for the National Science Foundation, $400 million for research and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, $850 million for Amtrak and $400 million for climate change research. But so far, none of the suggestions come close to being enough to shrink the package on the scale proposed.

“Centrists” to fuck National Science FoundationPost + Comments (123)

Who Needs The NRO?

by | 135 Comments

This post is in: , ,

When you have ABC news:

America’s CEOs are coming under fire these days not just for their hefty salaries but also for their use of private jets, limos with drivers and free trips to posh resorts.

But they aren’t alone in living this lavish lifestyle — the president of United States gets all these perks and more.

And unlike some of his Cabinet appointments, he doesn’t have to pay taxes on these benefits.

It might be a bit of a stretch to compare today’s corporate titans with the commander in chief, but some Wall Street bloggers clearly upset with President Obama’s attempts to rein in executive pay are doing just that.

I don’t think this is a “stretch” at all. This is excellent reporting, guys. Now that the “shoe is on the other foot,” I am glad the media is covering the hypocrisy of the Democrats, who are limiting CEO pay while living high on the hog themselves.

And the overhead of the White House should be discussed, too. Isn’t it a bit much for Obama to have that massive staff at the White House when everyone else is buckling their belt? I bet Rahm Emmanuel has room in his flat for the Obama family, and that could save a few bucks.

And why isn’t he paying for his security?

Wankers. I really don’t know what else to say. Wankers.

(via)

Who Needs The NRO?Post + Comments (135)