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Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

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

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.

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

After roe, women are no longer free.

They’re not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

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

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

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

Americans barely caring about Afghanistan is so last month.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

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

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

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  3. 3.

    justinb

    OT (well, not really, but anyway), but Matheson just lost both my primary and GE votes. The dude is a serious disappointment.

  5. 5.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    The Kentucky Wildcats are a basketball machine right now.

    GO CATS!!

  9. 9.

    debit

    Cole, I realize you’re proud of your progress, but that kind of sharing makes me want to ask you if dad lets you drive slow on the driveway every Saturday.

    (I kid, I kid. Congrats!)

  10. 10.

    Max

    Rocky Horror is on loop on Fox Movie Channel.

    I think I’m going to do the Time Warp this evening.

    Dammit Janet!

    Love this movie.

  12. 12.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    I’d say that is a major victory for the shoulder rehab.

    Shoulders are like testicles, you don’t miss em till they go bad.

  13. 13.

    The Dangerman

    Minor victories like that are major; been there, done that…

    …I shattered my left arm at age 15; compounded both bones (friend comes up and says “I think you broke it”; no shit, I saw the marrow in both bones that were now in view).

    Anyway, after a few months in a cast, my arm took FOREVER to straighten; first time it did, it was like … yessssssssssssss.

  16. 16.

    YellowJournalism

    Hooray for small victories! (And some bigger ones, fingers crossed.)

    Add something special to that limeade in celebration!

    Unless you’re on painkillers still, of course.

    And I totally envy you the Sonic. They won’t come to Canada. My hubby looked into the franchise. We still get the drink commercials, though, on the US stations. I love slushie-type drinks, and theirs look so good, especially during a scorching summer day.

  17. 17.

    Karen

    John, Tim, Annie, Doug

    Are you aware that there is a Newsmax ad on Balloon Juice saying to stop Obamacare now?

    Not sure if it matters to you or not but FYI.

  21. 21.

    Shinobi

    I long for a Strawberry Limeaid. Ched’R Bites FTW? I also like their popcorn chicken.

    Sonic is always advertising itself to me unnecessarily on the glowing rectangle in my living room, and yet, there is not one within a two hour drive. Sonic is a tease.

  23. 23.

    gbear

    Ahh, but can you still see your belt after you put it on…

    Getting old sucks.

    I’m pretty forgiving about fast food, but I’ve never had a sandwich or side at Sonic that I’ve liked. Same with Culvers. I hate the place.

  24. 24.

    meh

    Cheeseburger flavored Doritos – one junk food that was created to taste like another one. You can actually taste a cheeseburger and a strong hint of pickles. It is unnerving. Eating something that doesn’t occur naturally in nature.

  27. 27.

    demo woman

    John, You are definitely on your way to having full use of your shoulder BUT you are also preparing to move and could easily do more damage. BE CAREFUL cuz Lily needs you.

  28. 28.

    Texas Dem

    I’m still not sure whether the Dems actually have the votes to pass the health care bill, but I’m reassured after watching the President’s speech to the House Dems. The tone of the speech was that of someone who is certain he’s going to win. You just don’t give a speech like that if you have any doubts about the outcome tomorrow. There was absolutely no equivocation.

    P.S. Went to the movies this afternoon in an effort to get my mind off of this. DON’T SEE REPO MEN. IT SUCKS!!!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY.

  31. 31.

    martha

    @gbear: Can’t speak for Sonic (haven’t made it over there yet) but I mainly go to Culvers for dessert. Simple custard, 2 flavors (vanilla and chocolate) and a flavor of the day. I’m partial to a hot fudge sundae with vanilla ice cream and raspberries. But that’s just me.

  32. 32.

    ajr22

    Chicken toaster club was my go to hangover food in college. I remember when the state of Iowa flooded, the coralville strip was under water, and you could see the sonic sign but everything else was flooded. It was a ruff couple weeks on sat mornings.

  34. 34.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    Every time BYU hits a shot, K State comes back and hits a bigger shot!

    How about KU going down today?

  35. 35.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    Every time BYU hits a shot, K State comes back and hits a bigger shot!

    How about KU going down today?

  37. 37.

    mr. whipple

    From a diary at Kos:

    “CNN just broke that WH enlisted Bill Clinton to call undecided dems”

    Big Dog!

  38. 38.

    Mumphrey

    O.K., I’ll bite: is this Mike Kay for real or is it just some inside joke I haven’t picked up on?

  39. 39.

    demo woman

    @D-Chance.: Yup and Nova.. Oh well, somehow I think that after tomorrow he won’t care.
    Lots of folks had Kansas in their bracket. Earlier I went on the No. Iowa site to see where it was and the web site was having a few problems.

  40. 40.

    demkat620

    @D-Chance.: Yup. He’s busted. But then half the country had their brackets blow up today.

    That KU loss is a big shocker. ETA: And how about that kid who hit the winning three pointer. Stone cold killer.

  41. 41.

    Calming Influence

    Dude – diet cranberry limeaid? for the guy who pops his dislocated shoulder in on a doorknob?

    Please tell me that “Decided I wanted a diet cranberry limeade” is a euphemism for “heading downtown for booze and hookers.”

    Please.

  45. 45.

    gbear

    @ martha

    Hot fudge with raspberries? That sounds really good.

    I stopped at Arby’s on the way home this evening and picked up a chicken club combo. It rang up at $6.66. The counter guy and I both got a chuckle from that.

  53. 53.

    SIA

    @mr. whipple: Awesome

    @ Mumphrey, Naw, he’s a DFH just like everyone else here. Just havin’ some fun.

    Big Dog will make Barty piss n his pants.

    You’re on a roll tonight Generalissimo.

  56. 56.

    Annie

    Congrats, John. You are truly on the mend.

    However, the “belt IN my pants” thing has me speechless — only because there are so many directions in which I could go.

    Like maybe the next trip should be to the eye doctor?

  57. 57.

    madmommy

    Being able to put your belt on is indeed a big step forward in your recovery, and so, yay! But it’s Sonic. You don’t even need to get out of your car there! Technically, you could just wear your jammies. And yes, I have driven to the Sonic in my jammies, so I know it’s doable :)

  58. 58.

    mr. whipple

    @Zuzu’s Petals:

    “From the House Democratic Caucus meeting, this from House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-CT). He says “shortly after 2, we will have an hour of debate on the rule.” This is the rule to allow reconcilation to get to the floor.

    They would then vote on the rule, sans deem and pass. He then says there will then be “two hours of debate on the bill.”

    Larson did not elude to passing the Senate bill later. But he did say they would do this “in the light of day.”

    In conclusion, Larson added that the Senate bill “will become law tomorrow evening with the president’s signature.”

    http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/03/20/2234587.aspx

  59. 59.

    ajr22

    Kstate’s coach seems like an asshole, I would not be shocked if he punches a kid in the face at some point.

  60. 60.

    Pangloss

    I think it’s hilarious how both Republicans and Democrats think that upsets in the NCAA Tournament indicate some sort of deus-ex-machina affinity to one side or another.

    It may be the ONLY area ANYWHERE that has the GOP rooting for the underdog.

  66. 66.

    Maude

    @General Egali Tarian Stuck: I am almost holding my breath.
    What time is the vote?
    Did you see that ad at the top with Obama with the surgical cap? Our prez looks good no matter what he wears and no matter how they tried to insult him.

  67. 67.

    Corner Stone

    @Calming Influence:

    Please tell me that “Decided I wanted a diet cranberry limeade” is a euphemism for “heading downtown for booze and hookers.”
    …
    Please.

    Pretty sure you’re going to be disappointed here.

  68. 68.

    The Real Lil' Wayne

    How dare you trash the food at Scronic (what we called it back home in Missouri). The chicken strip dinner is one of life’s great delicacies. Dip the Texas toast in the gravy and then wrap it around a chicken strip and you’ve got yourself a taste-sensation, Mr. I used to eat 2 of those meals in a sitting when I was in High School and hauling hay for local farmers in the summer. 5000 calories a day and I still only weighed 135 lbs. Cue the Springsteen…

    Basically what I’m saying is, you need to learn to appreciate the wonderfulness that is Sonic food.

  71. 71.

    Max

    FTMFW! Saw this comment over at PUMA central, otherwise known as Talk Left…

    Domer 5000 says, about the bill…

    I think it is far sight better than the HCR Bill C got enacted

    He/she is my hero. I’m going to steal this argument.

  73. 73.

    demo woman

    My comment @64 links to a NYTimes article about how health care reform was resurrected. We all know that health care reform is the biggest accomplishment for real Americans and patriots in the last 50 years.
    This is my fear, that we will forget when it come to the time to vote. In GA Roy Barnes changed the flag. He did so after businesses promised to back him in the next election and they promised to cover his back. When the election rolled around they forgot. Let us not forget! We can’t afford to sit home.

  74. 74.

    geg6

    Done deal. A vote is scheduled on the last piece, the Senate bill (the reconciliation having passed earlier in the day), at 6:15pm. The votes are definitely there or they would have put it off until Monday. History awaits.

  76. 76.

    Brick Oven Bill

    You can now buy health care ‘passes’ on InTrade for 78. This is down 10% from the day’s average.

    Go Nancy go, as we are rooting for the wig-out, instead of the civil disobedience.

    It is a good thing that our President cannot aim his own missiles, given either scenario.

  77. 77.

    SIA

    @demo woman: I’ll be there.

    We see what happens when Roy gets replaced with Sonny. Sonny. Only in the south, eh?

    Or even worse. When Bill gets replaced with George.

  78. 78.

    demo woman

    @Corner Stone: It was kinda cool that he called in Bill last week to talk to those who were on the fence. The President is good that way. ego be damned.

  79. 79.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    OH noes!! Independent RNC secret poll finds undecided voters overwhelmingly pooh pooh ObamaCare.

    On the eve of the tomorrow’s historic health care vote, a privately-commissioned poll by the Republican National Committee shows that the President’s health care reform bill is overwhelmingly unpopular among undecided voters.

    In a memo obtained by FrumForum, Chairman Michael Steele tells the other members of the RNC that their poll shows the danger that Democrats face in passing the President’s health care package.

    The poll shows that 69% of undecided voters would be less likely to vote for a candidate who voted for the health care reform bill tomorrow. Meanwhile, a strong majority of undecided voters (60%) opposed the legislation, with 45% strongly opposing it

    I think we can expect those disapproval numbers to rise into the 130 to 2333 percent pooh pooh Obamacare numbers before the election. I read it in a dem memo,

    Shit, this is fun.

  80. 80.

    marcopolo

    Dunno which website I checked brackets on but when you moused over you were told what % chose each team to win…with both GT & KS had over 90% choose to win…there are very very few, if any, unbusted brackets out there anymore…

    As for eating…After having my doctor say I needed to lose 10 points off both my BP & cholesterol I did the very uncool thing of subscribing to the Michael Pollan diet: Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants. That plus a little exercise has lost me 35lbs in 3 months. I am spending more time but less $ to eat and also just bought a new belt. And yeah, I loves me the fast food, after all it is designed for us to love it, but it just isn’t worth it anymore.

  81. 81.

    Max

    @Mike Kay: The usual. And BTD made some puma comment about how Obama’s picking Kansas shows he’s “not all that”.

    Snore.

    Have we added that site to the mocking roll yet?

  82. 82.

    Corner Stone

    @demo woman: I don’t know him, obviously, and I’d be among those who say WJC has a damned mountainous ego, but yeah – when it’s crunch time he can rise above it to bring down the charm-n-hammer.
    IMO

  83. 83.

    Mike in NC

    I was able to put my belt in my pants while wearing them.

    But what about the suspenders? Seriously, I’ve never gotten the point of guys who wear a belt AND suspenders.

  87. 87.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    @Maude: Supposed to be around noon, but there will be hordes of idiots surrounding the Capital building tomorrow and some inside that will be showing their ass that is likely to slow things down. BTW, Defazio is now onboard this locomotive, along with most other holdouts. I still say Barty two face will cave and jump aboard at the last second, since Obama will issue a useless EO reaffirming existing law, or the Hyde Amendment. Let the weasel save face for now. Big Dog will bounce him on his knee and wave the clenis finger in his face and that will be punishment enough, I suppose. wanker..

  89. 89.

    Keith G

    @Corner Stone:

    What amazes me is how many chumps think POTUS stayed in town for HCR. Who in the hell wants to be glad handing locals on the other side of the world the last two weeks in March?

    I wonder what Obama’s initial reaction was when his staff told him he that his long awaited Asian trip would start March 20.

    He prolly went out for a smoke. So, I bet he is enjoying this weekend more than most would think.

  90. 90.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    @marcopolo: As of yesterday evening, ESPN had only 12 brackets that were still perfect out of over 4 million submitted.

  92. 92.

    demo woman

    @Corner Stone: lol.. I should have phrased it better. I actually meant that Obama doesn’t let his ego get in the way of what’s important. He does not mind using resources even if those resources have been critical in the past.

  95. 95.

    4jkb4ia

    John’s shoulder is good news.

    Yes, I heard about the Oakland player who had to come out of the game because the Pitt player elbowed him in the head, and I have nothing good to say about it. The prospect of Butler-Gonzaga in Sweet 16 wonderful. The prospect of Pitt having to play either of these teams elicits howls of pain because one of them will have to go home.

    I am psyched for Mizzou-West Virginia tomorrow.

    Ali Farokhmanesh!!

  97. 97.

    Violet

    Congrats, John! Big step forward. Don’t drink too many of those drinks, or you won’t actually be able to buckle the belt. But that’s another issue entirely.

  98. 98.

    hamletta

    With word of the Big Dog, I decided it was time to think positive and get myself a bottle of bubbly for tomorrow (can’t buy wine on Sundays ’round here).

    Spring’s springin’, I’m singin’ tomorrow, and Lenten Sushi Friday is on for this week. Life ain’t half bad.

  99. 99.

    Corner Stone

    @demo woman: True, but I think I read your comment correctly the first time.
    In any event, if HCR does what we all hope tomorrow it will be Obama’s victory, and his legacy. Anything WJC does or doesn’t say/do will be the footnotiest of footnotes and he knows that.
    Obama uses resources and rhetoric as needed, at least so far.
    The President should never be above calling out whomever can help, and I honestly think Obama is carrying out that tradition.

    At least as far as I am concerned, I want an adult who can ask for help in a tough spot when it matters.

  101. 101.

    Annie

    Just listened to Obama’s speech on the Huffington Post. Am speechless…Obama was born to lead, and I, for one, am grateful to stand by his side.

    As demo woman said, “Let us not forget! We can’t afford to sit home.” I could not have said it better…Victory tomorrow. And, then the real work begins….On to November!

  102. 102.

    KDP

    @demo woman: This!

    Just listened to Obama’s speech on C-Span. I am grateful that this man is president. Let’s get this done!

    John, congrats on your recovery!

  103. 103.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Demo Woman
    @SIA

    The idea of John Oxendine or Nathan Deal as the next governor of GA is seriously scary. I’d love to see Barnes win in November if only as a little vindication for what the Pubs did to him in 2002.

  104. 104.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Demo Woman
    @SIA

    I forgot to say, did either of you see the GA tag-teaming on the House floor earlier tonight on C-SPAN? Phil Gingrey and Lynn Westmoreland were about the only people in the chamber and I think they had a full hour to play with, and just kept yielding to each other, getting more outraged by the minute over the terrible burden this is going to be on our national deficit while at the same time not really making health care any better or more accessible for childen, because there are clinics with nurse practitioners who can phone and make sure the child has taken his medicine. Or something. I couldn’t really follow the points they were trying to make and actually had it on mute most of the time ‘cos I was on the phone. But it was kind of amusing to see the two of them tossing back and forth to each other in front of several hundred empty desks.

  105. 105.

    burnspbesq

    It must really piss off the rednecks, teabaggers, and other assorted mouth-breathers that the two biggest heroes of today’s NCAA Tournament action are of Egyptian and Iranian descent.

    Damn Mooslim furriners are ruining ever’thang.

  111. 111.

    fucen tarmal

    that i am this excited about this bill, is the true triumph of diminished expectations…i look for the blogosphere to have the online equivalent of a mid-life crisis after the bill passes…i wonder what the blog-porshe and blog-trophy-wife will be…

  112. 112.

    SIA

    @SiubhanDuinne
    Sorry to say I missed that. I’m sure the GA lawmakers would make me proud as usual. Ugh.

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