Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Americans barely caring about Afghanistan is so last month.

It’s time for the GOP to dust off that post-2012 autopsy, completely ignore it, and light the party on fire again.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

Infrastructure week. at last.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

“Squeaker” McCarthy

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Consistently wrong since 2002

“But what about the lurkers?”

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

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

Accountability, motherfuckers.

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

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

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  3. 3.

    slag

    And that’s why you don’t go participating in the real world! Jesus, Cole, didn’t the one-armed man teach you anything about life?

    Speaking of cultural artifacts, I strongly recommend seeing The American. Not a perfect movie, but a very provocative movie. Well worth the price of admission, which is a rare attribute.

  4. 4.

    fasteddie9318

    Mr. Cole, your inattention to the needs of this site makes me wonder whether I need honor you and pretend that you are worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment which I have in my gut the sense that you will abuse.

    I’m going to work this thing into everyday conversation if it kills me.

  5. 5.

    Cliff

    A interesting quote from a email I got From:

    FreedomWorks: 9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington

    quote –
    snip
    What we need to do is change the culture in Tacoma and Yakima and Seattle — in the real Washington. We need to change the culture in your home town. We need to change the culture in America, knowing that we cannot leave public policy to “experts” astride the levers of power in the Nation’s Capital.

    What the tea party movement represents at its best is a national rediscovery of our mandate from the Founding Fathers. Each of us, as best we can, must be eternally vigilant in defense of the liberties promised in our Constitution. This is how it has to be. There can be no going back to the way it was before.

    The vast, decentralized network of citizen activists in the Tea Party movement, many of whom marched last September 12th, has now fully embraced the monumental task of Taking America Back. In Republican primaries across the country, tax and spend establishment Republicans have been replaced by principled fiscal conservatives. Dick Armey and I like to refer to this amazing string of political victories as a hostile takeover of the Republican Party. Next target: The Democrats.
    snip

    – endquote

    Muuaaahhaaahaa!!!!

    *emphasis in original.

  6. 6.

    TaMara (BHF)

    @schrodinger’s cat: I could use some Tunch, Lily and Rosie. It’s been a long day.

    There’s a big wildfire burning here (Colorado) not far from my offices. We have clients in all of the evacuated areas, talked to one this morning – fire was close by when they were evacuated. I worry about the animals, as always. The holding area for people’s pets (large and small: horses, chickens, parrot and the regular house pets) is about 2 miles from my house. I’m thinking of seeing if they need volunteers for feeding, watering and poop cleanup. Already have 50 horses and one very talkative parrot.

  10. 10.

    mark

    You know when republicans have more members in congress, majority or not, they’ll force a 10 year extension or some other crap to make the 2 year (ONLY, WE SWEAR) extension quasi-permanent.

    Thats why obama should want them ended as scheduled if possible. Dems won’t have the numbers to do great things ever again.

    FKING LOSERS these DEMS!! Why does it always have to be so painful to vote for their incompetent arses???

  15. 15.

    Emily L. Hauser/ellaesther

    Am I going to exploit this Open Thread to once again flog the post I wrote as my head exploded from the bullshit of Marty Peretz?

    You bet I am!

    Marty Peretz wrote over at TNR the other day that “Muslim life is cheap” and that he wonders

    whether I need honor these people and pretend that they are worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment which I have in my gut the sense that they will abuse.

    So, yeah…. My head -> assplode.

    http://emilylhauserinmyhead.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/muslim-life-is-cheap-wtf/

  16. 16.

    TaMara (BHF)

    @Cliff: She posted this morning, so I’m going to hope that means she’s out of harm’s way. I actually didn’t realize she was in Boulder, though from the photos, I suspected it was somewhere near here.

  17. 17.

    WaterGirl

    Hey soonergrunt, my brother-in-law was in the hospital recently and they had computers for patients to use in the hospital, so I think it’s possible that you might be reading BJ today.

    If you are, know that I (and about a million other balloon juice commenters and lurkers) am thinking about you and sending good thoughts and prayers and positive energy your way.

    Will look for your posts again in about a week!

  18. 18.

    jl

    I assme RL nonsense means Real Life nonsense.
    I am also astonished that a master of the blogosphere would still have to deal with such trivia. In any case, good luck with it, whatever it is.

    I know Mr. Cole and the Balloon Juice community likes to watch TV, so here is something really exciting.

    Joseph Stiglitz on Free Markets and the World Economy
    http://fora.tv/2010/07/26/Joseph_Stiglitz_on_Free_Markets_and_the_World_Economy

    This liberal evildoer is wandering around Australia spreading his Islamocommufascist poison, and I thought the dhimmocrats here would enjoy watching his ravings with horrified fascination.

    I think it is almost as groovy as Jersey Shore, but that is probably just me.

  19. 19.

    Arclite

    Irony alert:

    A Michigan prof is developing a portable fiber optic laser that can be used as anti missile defense for use on helicopters. The device is designed to defeat man portable anti air missiles like the Stinger and Russian SA-7/14 family that could be used by Islamic terrorists to shoot down allied helicopters in Afghanistan.

    The professor’s name? Wait for it…

    Mohammed Islam

    http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/09/army-turns-to-lasers-for-copter-defense/

  22. 22.

    danimal

    Josh at TPM absolutely nails the importance of this fall’s election and the likely effect on the surviving Dem congresscritters if the GOP wins big.

    We simply can not afford to think that things will be ok if the GOP wins. They will use their power to destroy everything we value. Eventually, they will overreach, but they will do a lot of damage if given the opportunity, and the Dems aren’t known for their courage under hostile fire.

  26. 26.

    Linda Featheringill

    @danimal:

    Josh at TPM:

    What are all these people going to do if the Dems don’t go straight to hell on election day?

    Are they going to find something else to talk about?

    A few comments up, cleek referred us to this site:

    generic ballot: Dems and Reps tied. quite a change from the 10 pt spread of last week.

    It can be found at: http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2010/09/chart-day-follow-bouncing-ball

    It looks to me like the numbers have been going back and forth for some time. Where is the hard evidence that the Dems are going to be totally trounced?

  27. 27.

    Linda Featheringill

    Serious question here:

    I went over to 538 and came away confused. Nate’s analysis of numbers is so different from mine.

    He has done everything but order a casket to buy the Democrats.

    Am I out of touch with reality? Or has Nate gone over to the Dark Side?

  28. 28.

    Cliff

    @TaMara (BHF):

    I sense crossed wires .. I posted Molly the dog on A boulder the rock … not Boulder CO =D

    re:

    I could use some Tunch, Lily and Rosie. It’s been a long day.

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