Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

People are complicated. Love is not.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

It’s time for the GOP to dust off that post-2012 autopsy, completely ignore it, and light the party on fire again.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Take your GOP plan out of the witness protection program.

Not all heroes wear capes.

Today’s GOP: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

The willow is too close to the house.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

White supremacy is terrorism.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

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

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

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  3. 3.

    Demo Woman

    Treat coming up in a couple of days-

    In a couple of days, you might have a shoulder pieced together with metal and screws. UGH ! Please make sure to have Tammy update us.

  7. 7.

    RedKitten

    @Demo Woman: He’s not quite up for cake just yet, sadly — we just started him on bananas last week. Although it probably won’t hurt him to have the teeniest, tiniest, taste of frosting. I got some nice pictures of him recently with my mom, and so will be uploading those soon. His newest trick is to stick his tongue out the side of his mouth and go “Pbbtttt!” It’s pretty cute…except that he keeps doing it just as I put the spoonful of food in his mouth. It’s like trying to feed a ceiling fan.

  8. 8.

    Cat Lady

    No offense to anyone else, but if it’s kay that would be good with me – I look for her take on most things discussed here, and if for no other reason than she deserves it for being the warrior princess in The Greenwald Epic.

  12. 12.

    bemused

    Today on Sunday Morning, Bill Geist visits Embarrass, MN which is about 30-40 minutes from my home.
    There were about 4 partridges sitting in the tops of maple & birch trees in our yard just a little while ago. It’s fun watching those big, round birds move around on those upper thin branches.

  14. 14.

    geg6

    Well, the wine is bought and the white is well chilled. All is ready in preparation for another epic dinner from my John. He won’t tell me what we’re having other than at least one course will be seafood and another beef. I am fervently hoping for some more of his outstanding orange zest pound cake for dessert. I plan to be eating on a royal scale as I cheer for the Jets and Saints. Kinda nice to have no dog in the fight as I can cheer for whatever team I wish or change my loyalties at the slightest whim. With the Steelers in the hunt, it’s more emotionally fraught and there’s almost always a great payoff, it being the Steelers and all. But it’s also fun to not have any anxiety attached to the outcome.

  15. 15.

    Svensker

    Gah, I’m so stupid from lack of sleep* I thought a “front page poster” was like a new picture of Tunch that we could buy, along with a mug and a t-shirt.

    *MIL sold house, didn’t bother finding new place to live, hasn’t done a thing about packing up, so we’re doing it all, against a horrendous deadline. And then I end up with MIL living with us in our very small house until she finds her own place. Round the clock nightmares.

  16. 16.

    Warren Terra

    God, I miss Hilzoy. It’s painful to contemplate that she hung up her keyboard because she figured that, with Obama inaugurated, the US was embracing sanity and so could do without her blog. Sadly, no.

  18. 18.

    Joey Maloney

    It would’ve been Jonah Goldberg, but his fingers are still sticky from the BSG prequel.

  19. 19.

    geg6

    Oh and I’d be thrilled if it was Hilzoy or (doubtful) TBogg who is coming to the front page. I’d also welcome some BJer being promoted, but it would depend on the person whether it would thrill me or not. If it’s anyone that’s in or should be in my pie filter (but I just can’t bring myself to do it yet), count me as not so thrilled unless they don’t mind me saying so. I await with baited breath, regardless.

  20. 20.

    sal

    John McCain or Newt Gingrich. After all, they are the President, yes? But they can only post on Sunday.

  21. 21.

    Brian J

    Wow, first poses nude in Cosmo. Then he wins a Senate seat in Massachusetts. Now, he’s going to be a contributor? Scott Brown, ladies and gentlemen.

    Seriously though, Tunch and Lily are going to be blogging? That’s exciting!

  23. 23.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    @geg6:

    All is ready in preparation for another epic dinner from my John.

    Wow, you get your Johns to cook for you?

    I’m kidding, I’m kidding….

  24. 24.

    Warren Terra

    TBogg would be great; still, I’ve assumed that (1) he’s used to having his own blog (tho’ hosted at FDL), not sharing a page; and (2) he gets some money from FDL, else why would he need their hosting?

  25. 25.

    Brian J

    Two things on this suprisingly warm Sunday morning, at least where I live:

    1. This article, describing how David Plouffe will be returning to take a firmer grasp of political operations for Democrats nationwide, makes me smile. Leaving aside the fact that it’s good for me because I’m a Democrat and want to see them win, it’s part of what attracted me to Obama. He’s great in a number of ways, but certainly not perfect, so he will make mistakes. But that’s only bad if he lets them drag him and others around him down. He’s not doing that here. As far as I know, instead of panicking, he’s trying to keep his cool and move forward. Now we just need to see more of this on the policy end.

    2. Paul Krugman for Federal Reserve Chairman? Not going to happen, if I had to bet, if only because (a) Bernanke probably has the full support of the White House and (b) Krugman both wouldn’t want it and, because of his “partisan” past, wouldn’t take it. But according to Simon Johnson, he’s not just an expert in trade theory, he’s also an expert in monetary policy. I’d prefer some guy named Joe Gagnon, who according to Brad DeLong and Mark Thoma, has presented a very solid plan for jump starting employment. I have no idea how to assess this stuff, so take my opinion for what it’s worth, but if there’s something that we haven’t tried that could potentially work, it’s nuts that we haven’t given it a chance. Plus, it’d be nice to stop the idea that the Fed Chairman is The One and, Gagnon was a Democrat, that would be nice, too.

  26. 26.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @General Winfield Stuck #13

    @Warren Terra #16

    It would be amazing and a wondrous thing if it were Hilzoy. I don’t know why I didn’t know this before, but I just found out (from Mr. Google) that she is IRL the estimable Hilary Bok, daughter of Derek Bok and granddaughter of Gunnar Myrdall. Those are some incredible intellectual chops she inherited (to say nothing of her own contributions).

    But truly? I trust John to identify and nurture someone who will give as much pleasure and provocation and humour and outraged sensibilities as John himself, DougJ, Tim F, and Anne Laurie. Whoever the new front-pager is, it will be fun to see what kinds of changes happen, and to be part of them.

  27. 27.

    bemused

    Hmm. I’m not saying the announcement of a treat coming in a few days is intentional but I would use the same tactic when our kids were totally unruly & verging on out of control. Just wondering….

  30. 30.

    Warren Terra

    @SiubhanDuinne:
    Hilzoy’s name is widely known, has been for years, but she tries to keep her professional and political lives apart, so as not to prejudice her students.

  31. 31.

    J.

    Fabulous news, dog people! The Shiba Inu Puppy Cam is back – and da puppehs ah cuteh than eveh! You can check it/them out here.

  32. 32.

    Ana Gama

    David Plouffe has an op-ed in the WaPo. He says to Dems….

    “– No bed-wetting. This will be a tough election for our party and for many Republican incumbents as well. Instead of fearing what may happen, let’s prove that we have more than just the brains to govern — that we have the guts to govern. Let’s fight like hell, not because we want to preserve our status, but because we sincerely believe too many everyday Americans will continue to lose if Republicans and special interests win.”

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/22/AR2010012204216.html

  33. 33.

    Brian J

    @Ana Gama:

    I’m not sure if anything meaningful can be done in time, and maybe it’ll start to improve enough on its own to help the White House anyway, but the No More Mister Nice Guy blog made the point yesterday that simply passing a health care bill won’t save the Democrats. Creating jobs, on the other hand, will. I don’t entirely agree, but at the very least, he’s right that jump starting employment will help the Democrats. Not that mediocrity should be the goal, but I’d go so far as to say that it doesn’t have to be anything major. A couple of months where, say, 50,000 jobs are created each month would probably reap enormous benefits. That’s well below where we need to be, but probably good enough to change the mindset of many.

  37. 37.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Warren Terra #30:

    Oh of course, I have no doubt of it, and it was super clear in the Wiki article. I just didn’t happen to know it myself until today.

  38. 38.

    Ana Gama

    @Brian J:

    the No More Mister Nice Guy blog made the point yesterday that simply passing a health care bill won’t save the Democrats. Creating jobs, on the other hand, will. I

    Plouffe makes a similiar point. His multi-point prescription for Dems is:

    Pass a meaningful health insurance reform package without delay.

    We need to show that we not just are focused on jobs but also create them.

    Make sure voters understand what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act did for the economy.

    Don’t accept any lectures on spending.

    “Change” is not just about policies.

    Run great campaigns.

    No bed-wetting.

    Seems like good advice to me.

  39. 39.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @The Grand Panjandrum #34:

    I was thinking earlier that a tag-team of JSF and Corner Stone might be entertaining.

  41. 41.

    John Cole

    LOL- while they are surely welcome, TBOGG is quite happy at his own place and Hilzoy has a blog she would write at if she were so interested.

  43. 43.

    soonergrunt

    Happy Birthday, RedKitten!

    I wonder who the new blog-meister is. I for one welcome our xxxx overlords!

  44. 44.

    mandarama

    I’ll express another hopey wish for Kay. I always learn a lot from her measured and thoughtful responses.

  47. 47.

    geg6

    Much as I see a lot of support for kay, sorry but I can’t agree. Perhaps it is her,but that’ll be a lot of posts I’ll be skipping, thanks. She’s fine in the comments section, I guess, but a front pager? Not in my book. Not clever or funny enough, IMHO. And I hope she doesn’t take it personally. I don’t think I’m clever or funny enough. aimai, however, is.

  49. 49.

    General Winfield Stuck

    I don’t much care who front pages, they are but servants to the commentariat. So long as they don’t drool too much and choose half way relevant topics, they will have served their limited purpose.:-)

  50. 50.

    Jason Bylinowski

    @geg6: If you can’t say anything nice….

    Seriously, if the best one can do is criticize the common wisdom and suggest one person (and sure, I like aimai too, but whatever), I’d say one clearly suffers from a lack of imagination. I would be perfectly happy with any number of people from the comments, ten people at least. I’m not going to name names though because this just strikes me as an unwise thing to do, but mostly because my cute little recommendations would have zero pull.

    But while we’re making dick moves, here, I’ll admit that I really didn’t think that Anne Laurie fit in well here at first. And I still don’t always “get” what she is trying to do, but she is growing on me and I appreciate the huge effort she brings to her posts. So I’m going to keep an open mind even if it does end up being Cornerstone.

  52. 52.

    Max

    Hopefully, it’s a girl.

    P.S. and hopefully it’s not BTD who’s been chumming lately. With him would come full metal PUMA.

  53. 53.

    soonergrunt

    @Max:

    Hopefully, it’s a girl.
    P.S. and hopefully it’s not BTD …

    The department of redundancy department…

  54. 54.

    Corner Stone

    I’m a little choked up ***sniff*** by the many, many vociferous endorsements, but it’s obvious Mr. Cole does not enjoy my sense of humor nor my perspective.
    Cole doesn’t do anything half-way. When he mops, he goes for The Full Monty mop and when he breaks a shoulder he wrecks The Whole God Damn Thing. He was a full throated asshole Republican and now he’s a full throated asshole Democrat. Point being, when he goes for a thing he Goes All In and his narrative is The Way It Is.
    So, kids, don’t be a wanker and learn a lesson from Uncle Corner.
    You should also call your mom and tell her you love her. She’s missing you.

  55. 55.

    Chad N Freude

    This guy would be a real Treat, especially since

    The nickname “Treat” comes from one of his maternal ancestors, Robert Treat Paine, whose signature appears on the Declaration of Independence.

    And he went to the same high school as Seth MacFarlane!

  56. 56.

    asiangrrlMN

    I hate surprises, Cole. So, harumph to you. However, I plump for jeffreyw and a food pr0n tag. His food photos always make politics more palatable.

  57. 57.

    John Cole

    @kwAwk: Yeah. Because you know I am likely to invite a visceral Obama hater to the front page. How about Taylor Marsh?

    I did invite someone who has had really harsh words for Obama in the past, but he never got back to me.

  59. 59.

    Nodakfarmboy

    @John Cole: The scary thing is, I’m pretty sure I know who it is. I was discussing Balloon-Juice at a party Friday night, and was informed that there would be a new front pager soon, and given a tip on the identity.

    Your blog has now become the topic of idle party conversation in ND. You’ve hit the big time! Or something like that.

  60. 60.

    D-Chance.

    And the site weakens even further.

    Cole, don’t you realize that people peruse John Cole’s Ballon Juice because it was John Cole blogging?

    If I wanted to waste time on a gaggle of half-assed hacks, I’d read Booman…

  61. 61.

    kwAwk

    @John Cole

    That sucks. Will the new person at least question the size his cullion once in a while?

    And what’s this about front page? Is there some other page I’ve been missing all these years?

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