Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

I did not have telepathic declassification on my 2022 bingo card.

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

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

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

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

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

Tick tock motherfuckers!

A Senator Walker would also be an insult to reason, rationality, and decency.

The willow is too close to the house.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

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

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

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

All your base are belong to Tunch.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

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  4. 4.

    Anya

    I am watching Countdown and I am really puzzled about Lawrence O’donnell stand on health care. Why is he presenting it as a defeat to progressives and win for Rahm? I do not get it.

  8. 8.

    SocSci

    Congressman Lipinski, one of the Stupak group, is saying he may not be able to vote yes because of abortion despite the fact that the Senate bill restricts abortion plenty.

    I met this guy when he was a failed political scientist who couldn’t get a university position. He didn’t seem that with it then. His fallback to not getting an academic job was to run for daddy’s congressional seat. So now we have the progeny in there who probably never had a day worrying about his own health care who would be ok denying it to others and all because he couldn’t hack it on the job market.

  10. 10.

    Scott H

    I called Driehaus (twice – local and DC offices) earlier this week. I know he’s a Stupak guy, but I think he wants to vote for HCR. The staffers I spoke to seemed to be supportive of HCR in general.

    But.

    fukit.

    I’d rather have a Republican prick like Chabot as my Representative, if Driehaus votes against this. At least then I’d not feel bad hating the guy.

    If Driehaus votes against it, I surely won’t vote for him. I can’t vote for Chabot, but I will sit out.

    This district is pretty evenly split. It’s gonna be tough for Driehaus, either way.

    I hope he’ll do the right thing. If you live in Oh-1, please let him know how you feel.

    202-225-2216 DC
    513-684-2723 Cincinnati

    Use a phone with a good redial function.

  11. 11.

    Carrie

    One mile over we’ll be there and we’ll see you…..
    ah to be 8 years old again.
    love this.

  13. 13.

    Anya

    @DougJ: I dislike him so much. He is such a smug ass. I even do not enjoy his yellfest with wingers.

    OT, I have such a crush on Ezra.

  15. 15.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    favorite Yes tune. @Anya:

    This whole thing with progressives v Rahm, or whoever the days dem boogyman is, is just utterly mystifying to me. And getting more confusing every day. Sub-tribal factions in the dem party have always been there I suppose, only now we have the internet married somewhat with cable news shows so we get it verbalized play by play.

    This can only be good news for republicans, as long as it stays fixated on revolving dem villains and counter villains, or some such.

    Fuck it, I am going to brush my dogs teeth.

  17. 17.

    gbear

    Way to not show the drummer through over 8 minutes of video. Only one quick shot while his head was down. I never did figure out if it was Bill Bruford or Alan White (or White trying to stay true to Bruford’s original style).

  19. 19.

    Anya

    @General Egali Tarian Stuck: I don’t mind the sub-tribal factions or ideological disagreements. We are not republicans. We are a party of ideas not grievances. What I hate about 2010 sub-tribal warfare is the purity nonsense and scorched earth tacktics to achieve that unattainable purity goal.

    OT: you gotta read this Matt Yglesias takedown of “Ramesh Ponnuru and Rich Lowry’s absurd article on American exceptionalism.”

  23. 23.

    J. Michael Neal

    I love Yes, but ask yourself. Would a female musician as flat out ugly as Steve Howe or Rick Wakeman ever be allowed near a record contract?

  24. 24.

    Blue Raven

    @J. Michael Neal:

    I love Yes, but ask yourself. Would a female musician as flat out ugly as Steve Howe or Rick Wakeman ever be allowed near a record contract?

    Which genre are we talking about? But for Yes-level rock/pop, this must be rhetorical.

  26. 26.

    Booger

    Isn’t that a young Tim Geitner on vocals/tambourine? Yes, I say. And cowbell, I might add.

  27. 27.

    Panurge

    Bleah! Not the D&D thing again. (Well, OK, I’ll very much give you “The Gates of Delirium.”)

    As the local nut at the Yes newsgroup said once: “The Beatles sang of Pepperland; Yes are from Pepperland.” Pepperland just isn’t really a good site for a D&D campaign–Yes are really the ultimate hippie band.

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