Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

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

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

Today in our ongoing national embarrassment…

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

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Washington Post Catch and Kill, not noticeably better than the Enquirer’s.

We’re watching the self-immolation of the leading world power on a level unprecedented in human history.

Dear Washington Post, you are the darkness now.

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

Not loving this new fraud based economy.

I did not have this on my fuck 2025 bingo card.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

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

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

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

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

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

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  6. 6.

    Kryptik

    I’d peek on 538 for his chances, but it seems to have suddenly disappeared. Nate forget to pay his bills, or something else happen?

    (and yes, this was a lame attempt to make something OT sound on-topic)

  7. 7.

    geg6

    If a Pittsburgh politician is in favor of folding chairs to hold parking spaces, he or she will win the race in a landslide. Probably getting 100% of the vote. People have been pulling guns and getting into fist fights over such parking spaces, especially since the snow has made parking even more of a premium than usual. And the folding chairs truly are a great Pittsburgh tradition.

    The pierogies are just gravy.

  9. 9.

    Peter J

    I’d peek on 538 for his chances, but it seems to have suddenly disappeared. Nate forget to pay his bills, or something else happen?

    Creation date: 07 Mar 2008 13:04:58
    Expiration date: 07 Mar 2010 13:04:58

    I hope for their sake that they didn’t fuck up.

  10. 10.

    Punchy

    OT:

    This, amplified properly on every channel, by every Dem interviewed, could sway the elections in Nov.

    This could be the single dumbest, most tone-deaf shit I’ve ever heard a Republican make. Play this on a commercial in NV, FL, CA, and Michigan, and watch the indys go Democrat again.

    Stunning, IMO.

  11. 11.

    ellaesther

    @Punchy: Wowie zowie. That is something else. This is probably the first time I’ve wished that Tom Delay were still in office — because right now he gets off on the “disgruntled ex-employee” clause, and if anyone brings it up to a fellow Republican, that fellow Republican will get to sound wise and In Touch with Real Americans by comparison.

    This is just why we need Dave Anderson as precinct captain of Swissvale-8!

  13. 13.

    Ash Can

    @Punchy: Absolutely. I hope this guy makes the rounds of all the pundit shows plus Jay Leno and repeats this exact thing, along with his rants about how bad unemployment benefits are, hopefully while insisting that this is what all good Republicans believe. And he can do an encore grand-tour performance of his schtick about three weeks before the election.

  14. 14.

    dmsilev

    @Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle: Yep. I’ve seen the tradition in Boston (where I grew up) and Chicago (where I am now). Every once in a while, someone tries to enforce the laws against it and the screaming is near-deafening.

    There are also the stories of what happens when someone parks in “someone else’s” space. The responses range from amusing to frightening (slashed tires are not unheard of, for instance).

    -dms

  15. 15.

    Ash Can

    @Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle: Sure, people do it all the time here in Chicago. And they mark their spots with all kinds of stuff. Basically, people just use something that’s stable, large enough to be obvious, impervious to the elements, and junky enough so that if it gets stolen or run over, it’s no real loss.

  16. 16.

    kommrade reproductive vigor

    In honor of Citizens United, Balloon-Juice, Inc would like to hear Dave’s opponents address persistent rumors that they are closet Ravens fans who helped cancel Firefly.

    Yowch. And I thought you were the nice one.

    @Punchy: Nice to see Inmate #6825 is turning it up to 12. I’m sure his “clarification” will make it clear he was only referring to certain people who are unemployed. [Wink wink cough darkies cough]

  20. 20.

    mr. whipple

    Bot alert: Obama in PA speaking about HCR. Should be starting any minute. CSpan.

    Why are Democrats always late?

  21. 21.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    Hey here’s something from the WAPO with the usual level of disingenous right wing reasoning.

    Jackson Diehl complains that Obama doesn’t have “friends” abroad, and uses as a typical example Nicolas Sarkozy who complained about Obama’s disarmament proposal saying “We live in a real world”.

    Diehl concludes that there’s some mystery about this: The paradox here is that Obama remains hugely popular abroad…

    What Diehl doesn’t mention of course is this:

    PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy suffered fresh poll woes at the weekend, with his popularity hitting new lows and his political allies forecast to suffer heavy defeat at this month’s local elections.

    A CSA opinion poll in Le Parisien daily showed Sarkozy’s approval rating down 4 points in a month at 36 percent – the lowest level since he won power in 2007.

    People in France hate Sarkozy, and they like Obama.

    What’s the mystery?

  22. 22.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    Argh. Why can’t I edit this one? (Above) I actually posted it to the wrong thread. But mostly screwed up the formatting.

  25. 25.

    Captain Goto

    For those of you who haven’t met Dave of “Newshoggers”–I want you all to know that he and his wife are absolute sweethearts. Elect good people!!

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