Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The GOP couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

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

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

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

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

He really is that stupid.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

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

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

After roe, women are no longer free.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

Bark louder, little dog.

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

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

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

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

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  4. 4.

    GReynoldsCT00

    He has the right idea this morning… enjoying the sunshine (and bitching at you!)

  5. 5.

    schrodinger's cat

    Tunch has a happy!
    I iz in Ur window seat, ruling over Ur house
    Good job, human, now go get me some sushi grade tuna.
    Kthx
    Tunch

  7. 7.

    R-Jud

    Looks like he’s singing opera, Bugs Bunny-style, to me. “Laaaaa lalalala-lalalala LA laaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

  10. 10.

    Emma

    I think he’s laughing an evil laugh a la silent movie villain. All he needs is to twirl his moustaches.

  13. 13.

    gbear

    Hear him roar.

    During my mis-spent youth, when I was living in a house full of friends and bandmates, we had a song for the homeowner’s cat Mortie (also nicknamed Purrbite, for one of her habits):

    I am Mortie, hear me meow
    I am saying “feed me now!”
    and to have a meal it is my only goal
    I don’t think I’ll be alive
    If I have to wait ’til five
    David have a heart and please fill up my bowl
    Yes, I am fat, does it matter anyway
    I’m just a kitty-cat. Ignore how much I weigh
    If I had food, I would eat everything.
    I am purr, I am a biter too, I am Mortie!

    I still find myself singing that song 30 years later when I feed my own cats.

  15. 15.

    Cat Lady

    You tell ‘im Tunch. Keep the staff in line.

    I love that when Gail Collins mentions Mitt Romney she mentions the dog on the roof escapade every. single. time. That just never gets old.

  17. 17.

    Ash Can

    Tunch is yowling for his manservant to quit taking pictures and fetch him breakfast on the veranda.

  21. 21.

    IndieTarheel

    President due to arrive in Charlotte later this morning:
    __

    Celgard is now hiring and expanding through a Recovery Act grant. Obama is expected to tour the plant, which makes rechargeable lithium batteries used in laptops, digital cameras and other devices.
    __
    The company received a $49 million grant earlier this year to help develop batteries for electric vehicles.

    I work in a location close to here. Unfortunately, I won’t get to see him, but it should make for an interesting day nonetheless…

  22. 22.

    Butch

    Got home from the gym about 6 this morning to discover that the golden pup, Beauregard, had decided to dismantle the couch. He didn’t chew a thing, just took each cushion to a different room of the house. I suspicion his three “older brothers” may have aided and abetted the effort.

  25. 25.

    Chat Noir

    Tunch is lord of the house. Seems like he’s adjusting nicely to his new domain.

    @Cat Lady:

    I love that when Gail Collins mentions Mitt Romney she mentions the dog on the roof escapade every. single. time. That just never gets old.

    I noticed that, too. When I started reading her column yesterday, I wondered if she would bring it up and she did.

  27. 27.

    South of I-10

    Aaawww. Tunch looks happy in his new spot. I have the day off, so the little one and I are going to hear some live music and have a little lunch in the park at Bach Lunch. Should be fun!

  28. 28.

    Brick Oven Bill

    John has it all wrong, and it is sad day when Teabaggers know his cat better than him. Tunch is in fact yawning after reading the federal government’s case against those guys in Michigan.

    A private citizen owning ammunition. Yawn.

    A private citizen making angry statements without specifying targets, taped by a federal plant. Yawn.

    Tunch, who gets his news from Balloon Juice and Sun Tzu, knew days ago that he was observing a shaken government, easily provokable by insults, poking at its political opponents.

  29. 29.

    geg6

    TUUUUUUUUUNCH!

    Wow, what an absolutely gorgeous start to the holiday weekend. It is our third day of blue skies and sun, with steadily climbing temps. It is supposed to go up to over 80 degrees today and tomorrow. What a relief after all the horrid snow we had in February.

    In other good news, my John is going to be meeting with a possible new client for his consulting services early next week. The consulting jobs have been very sparse over the last year and those he’s gotten have entailed such long distance travel that he’s hated them. This one, however, would be almost ideal as it is with the VA and would only mean traveling to Erie twice a week. A two hour drive each way twice a week would be wonderful.

    We plan to go for barbeque and blues tonight. Mmmmmm, barbeque and Jill West and the Blues Attack. Should be a good weekend all the way around.

  31. 31.

    MikeJ

    In his previous post, our host says McClatchy is the only decent news left. This is only because he’s forgotten or overlooked CSM.

  32. 32.

    demkat620

    I have a question; After a year of Dems in Disarray stories. Where are the GOP in disarray stories?

    Hmmm? Anybody balanced enough to talk about how bad things are at the RNC? No?

    Didn’t think so. Obviously this jobs report is good news for John McCain.

  36. 36.

    HRA

    Tunch basking in the sun and ready for a nap. Nice way to start my day.

    Doors are open, storm door screens are down here. It’ s a beautiful warm sunny day in the morning. we are going for a record temp today.

    Of course, I am going to make it warmer making 8 loaves of Easter bread.

  39. 39.

    Scott P.

    John has it all wrong, and it is sad day when Teabaggers know his cat better than him. Tunch is in fact yawning after reading the federal government’s case against those guys in Michigan.

    Why am I not surprised BOB is objectively pro-terrorist?

  41. 41.

    Short Bus Bully

    I think Tunch letting you know that his idea for you to move was obviously a good one once you finally came around to acknowledging it.

  42. 42.

    bemused

    @Scott P.:
    In Brick Oven’s world there are non terrorist home grown groups that want to wipe out cops & the real terrorists which are non white, non Christian & liberal.

  48. 48.

    Linda Featheringill

    B.O.B.:

    That was one of your better posts. Quite clever, actually. And yes, you will probably get beat up for it. Enjoy the reaction that you always elicit!

    John: Nice picture of Tunch. It is good see some happiness.

  51. 51.

    Sentient Puddle

    OK, did somebody do something that rejiggers how the reply button works? For me, it no longer shows up next to the comment timestamp, but instead in the bottom-right corner of the comment box when you hover over the comment.

    Weird shit.

  52. 52.

    Bill H

    B.O.B. notwithstanding, the Michigan thing does look like a real bust and one that the arresting agencies can take pride in. I think we owe them a “well done” here.

    That being said, why do charges in these cases always have to include the phrase “weapons of mass destruction” for God’s sake? These guys wanted to use a bomb, admittedly, but their plans did not even approach taking out a whole city, or even a major part of one.

    I’m wishing that phrase had never been invented. It is beginning to drive is driving the whole nation batshit crazy.

  56. 56.

    RedKitten

    @Bad Horse’s Filly: Nope. I start this Tuesday. It’s funny — I got an email from my boss, saying that they’d basically just show me to my office and get my computer and phone all set up. And all I could think was “I have an OFFICE?”

    I’ve never had my own office before. My own cubicle, sure. A shared office, yup. But my very own office? Never.

    I feel like such a grown-up.

  57. 57.

    Little Dreamer

    Ummm, is there a reason why none of my posts are showing up?

    Testing again for a fifth time.

  62. 62.

    bluesky2702

    Heh….you think he’s FORGOTTEN the trip in the cat carrier? Nay, not so, that look was a curse on John Cole and all his works. You’re being set up; when you least expect it he will exact his pound of flesh and you’ll be lucky if it’s only a pound.

  63. 63.

    gbear

    @RedKitten:

    Just make sure to ask that they set up your office so the computer screen doesn’t face the doorway. You don’t want to have to be too much of a grownup…

  65. 65.

    RedKitten

    @gbear: No kidding. And not just because I still want to be able to peruse Balloon Juice every so often. I startle easily, so having my back to the door would be a recipe for disaster.

  70. 70.

    asiangrrlMN

    TUNCHIE! It makes me happy to see my boy so happy.

    @RedKitten: Congrats, girlfriend! And I hear you on the startling easy part. No way I could have my back to the door.

    @jeffreyw: That turtle is beautiful. Glad you are not eating her.

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