Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

There are times when telling just part of the truth is effectively a lie.

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

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

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

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Not loving this new fraud based economy.

No Kings: Americans standing in the way of bad history saying “Oh, Fuck No!”

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

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

This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

Trump should be leading, not lying.

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

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, door #2)

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

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

Mediocre white men think RFK Jr’s pathetic midlife crisis is inspirational. The bar is set so low for them, it’s subterranean.

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I wonder who would publish this economist’s opinion piece

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I love stuff like this:

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an assortment of national business groups opposed to President Obama’s health-care reform effort are collecting money to finance an economic study that could be used to portray the legislation as a job killer and threat to the nation’s economy, according to an e-mail solicitation from a top Chamber official.

The e-mail, written by the Chamber’s senior health policy manager and obtained by The Washington Post, proposes spending $50,000 to hire a “respected economist” to study the impact of health-care legislation, which is expected to come to the Senate floor this week, would have on jobs and the economy.

Step two, according to the e-mail, appears to assume the outcome of the economic review: “The economist will then circulate a sign-on letter to hundreds of other economists saying that the bill will kill jobs and hurt the economy. We will then be able to use this open letter to produce advertisements, and as a powerful lobbying and grass-roots document.”

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Did this really happen?

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From the Malkin piece John linked to:

I will never forget the alertness of actor James Woods, who notified a stewardess that several Arab men sitting in his first-class cabin on an August 2001 flight were behaving strangely. The men turned out to be 9/11 hijackers on a test run.

What are the odds that one of the half-dozen prominent wingnut movie stars was present at a 9/11 test run? Not saying it didn’t happen, but how come I didn’t hear more about it? Is this yet another example of the liberal media failing to cover stories that illustrate the courage of conservative Americans?

Update. Snopes says it’s true. We are all James Woods now, I guess.

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Something I Don’t Understand

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One of the things I don’t understand about the reaction to trying KSM and others is why people on the right are reacting the way they are. After 9/11, the general attitude was one of defiance- “we’re gonna rebuild the World Trade Center bigger than it was before.” I remember people suggesting we should build the new WTC in the shape of a middle finger to show the terrorists we won’t take it:

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And who can forget Michelle Malkin’s ridiculous I am John Doe Manifesto? That was just a couple years ago. What happened to the right wing swagger? When did they turn into such a bunch of scared wimps? When did they go from standing there in the rubble with George Bush and his megaphone to hiding under Dick Cheney’s desk cowering in fear?

Personally, I can’t think of anything more defiant than taking KSM, frog-marching him through Manhattan, giving him a fair trial, and then sending him to prison forever or executing him. That is how you show the terrorists that we aren’t going to be fazed.

For goodness sakes, right wingers. Man up for a change. I honestly think I liked the belligerent cowboy right-wingers better than the diaper-clad bed-wetters we have now.

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If it keeps on Palin, the Levi’s gonna break

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Via NoMoreMisterNiceGuy, I see that Newsweek seems to have devoted an entire issue to Sarah Palin. As I said earlier, with Sarahcuda dribbling through a full-court press from the media (I’m not sure who I’m parodying here, but it’s someone), Playgirl’s got to pull the trigger on the Levi issue ASAP.

Anyway, the Newsweek analysis isn’t entirely stupid, though it does push the “center-right” nation bullshit. One piece compares her to Barry Goldwater, which I think is wrong. I agree with this email from a reader, suggesting she is more like a cross between Carrie Prejean and Rudy Giuliani:

Palin/Prejean

I haven’t seen many comments about the similarities in the behavior of these two beauty queens.

Both expect to be treated with deference by journalists, and accuse the most milquetoast of old, male interviewers of bias.

They’re both conservative fundamentalist megachurch attendees.

Much of what they say is later proven to be a lie.

Both quit their day job to cash in.

Both have big skeletons in their closets, if you believe Levi Johnston.

Both have a gay blogger nemesis.

I think if you try to understand Palin as a beauty queen, it really explains her behavior as AK Gov — it was just a title to her, and she loved the ceremonial aspects while she dodged the real work. That’s also why I don’t really take her seriously as a candidate. She’s never going to do the work to win enough primaries to get the GOP nomination. Her campaign will look a lot like Rudy Guiliani’s — well financed, based on a few minutes of fame, and ultimately unable to engage with primary voters.

(I admit that this post was partly an excuse to use this title suggestion from South of I-10.)

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Steelers v. Bengals

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Should be a good game, and JenJen and I have a friendly wager.

Lily is rocking her game day collar, Tunch is having a pre-game meal, I’ve got the new Heath Miller jersey on and the terrible Towel out, and I didn’t want to cook so I’ve got some gut bomb wings en route.

Looking forward to this one today. Go Steelers!

*** Update ***

Why is Frank Luntz on the CBS pregame show?

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