Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

If you are still in the GOP, you are an extremist.

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

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

I really should read my own blog.

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

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

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

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

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

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

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

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

A dilettante blog from the great progressive state of West Virginia.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

In my day, never was longer.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

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

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

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  1. 1.

    Steeplejack

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    [. . .] it is only noon and too early to start doing shots of tequila.

    Logic fail. There’s your problem right there.

    Myself, I am about to leave on an expedition to pick up a hogshead of rum at the sociaIist, state-run ABC store.

  2. 2.

    eemom

    dude, this is Labor Day. It’s supposed to be the last carefree day of summer. The weather is beautiful here in NoVa and probably out there in WV also.

    Do that shot. Reeeelaaaaax……

  3. 3.

    Emily L. Hauser/ellaesther

    Oh dear. I fear that you are now about to plunge headlong into the news and emerge with furious (if well-placed) shots across the American bow on the quarter-hour for the rest of the day.

    You often threaten to walk away and then stay right there. Walk away, good man, walk away!

  4. 4.

    Anya

    I just found out from Gawker that Bristol Palin will be on DWTS (how is she a star?). I cannot wait for the epic facebook attack from her mother on one of the judges. Now, you may hurl stones and shoes at me for downgrading this blog to….

  11. 11.

    ruemara

    I don’t care. the brown butter plum crumble is smelling fine and looking tasty, the afternoon of miniCthulu has all hands on board and I’m about to get the charcoal fired up so these here marinated chickens can get with the roast. For today, fuck the GOP, the Democratic Party and all their related foolishness. I’m gonna have my bacon sauteed escarole and a cuppa, then celebrate the American Worker-moi.

  12. 12.

    NobodySpecial

    Well, tequila. It’s paint thinner with user-added salt.

    Guiness, now, it’s the perfect time for one.

  15. 15.

    Keith G

    I feel ya JC. As frustrating as it is now, it’s nothing compared to what will happen when the Republicans take over both houses.

    The fucked up mess they will unleash onto the American polity will still be blamed on Obama and 70% of the American public will believe it.

    I am saving up now for the liquor by-the-case purchases I will be making then.

  19. 19.

    sstarr

    The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which an unskilled person makes poor decisions and reaches erroneous conclusions, but their incompetence denies them the metacognitive ability to realize their mistakes. The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their own ability as above average, much higher than it actually is, while the highly skilled underrate their abilities, suffering from illusory inferiority.

    See? This should be a category.

  21. 21.

    burnspbesq

    At the world basketball championship, USA 121, Angola 66.

    The USA will play either New Zealand or Russia in the quarterfinals on Thursday night.

    Also: ACC loyalty aside, I think Boise is going to behead and field dress the Turkeys and serve them with stuffing and sweet potatoes.

  22. 22.

    tesslibrarian

    So, I’m looking for some recipe suggestions, and this seemed like a potentially good place to look.

    The only thing I had grow well in my garden this year was basil. I have two genovese basil plants, three african basil plants. All are at least 3-4 feet high, between 1-3 feet in circumference. The bumblebees are out in force.

    The african basil is a milder basil than the genovese, but still makes a nice pesto. Still, this would be more pesto than I, or anyone I know, can possible eat, even with plans to freeze it.

    Any suggestions for meals with lots of fresh basil?

  24. 24.

    roshan

    Did anyone find the latest Mad Men episode weird? I thought it was truly bizarre, what with Pegs not trying to GTFO from work to go to dinner on her birthday, while the old fart Doug trying to take a dump in Sterling’s office. Draper is such a fuckwad for trying to avoid to make a call to his only true friend on her death bed. And the new hire, the short guy, is annoying as hell.

  26. 26.

    quaint irene

    Really, Ya need to take a few hours off from the political craziness sometime.
    The crickets are chirping/humming in the garden, and my dog, Katie, is sunning her belly on the patio.

    Tess, my basil patch runneth over this year also.

    Just tossed into some hot thick spaghetti, olive oil and romano cheese couldn’t be better.

    Kind of a hot version of a salad caprese- Oil individual ramekins. Carefully crack an egg in each one. Sprinkle minced garlic and basil over it. Lay some thin slices of mozzerella. Over that, place a tomato slice, sprinkle some parm or romano cheese on top with a final drizzle of olive oil. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350. Makes a great light supper.

    This is great when you’ve got fresh tomatoes and basil in abundance.
    Tomato pie:
    Layer a pie shell with thin slices of fontina cheese (mozzerella’s okay in a pinch.) Mix some chopped basil into a good grain mustard. Spread that over the cheese. Layer sliced tomatoes over that, in an attractive pattern. Sprinkle about a tablespoon of brown sugar over the tomatoes. Bake, 350, for about a half hour.Sounds like an odd combination but it’s delicious.

    Look up online for some recipes for savory muffins and breads.

  27. 27.

    tesslibrarian

    Thank you for all the suggestions! I’ve been neglectful of the garden this summer since it has been too hot for my tomatoes to produce much, and was out there for the first time in a week or so this morning. I swear the sight of all that basil just broke my brain.

    We have a pretty good pho restaurant in town, practically next door to where I work, so I’m loathe to take that on.

    I love the idea for savory muffins, though–I have a breakfast tailgate in two weeks, and cooking for a group is so much more productive than trying to get through it all with just my husband and me. And everyone is looking for something different at the tailgate.

    We ate a lot of corn with basil earlier this summer when fresh corn was available from the co-op, but local corn is a little harder to find now. I’m definitely going to freeze what I can fresh and maybe it will make a nice addition to a corn chowder this fall, and brighten up some other dishes.

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