Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

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

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

The willow is too close to the house.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

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

It’s the corruption, stupid.

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

Being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

This fight is for everything.

After roe, women are no longer free.

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

The words do not have to be perfect.

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

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

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  3. 3.

    ET

    I am going to assume that the Jebmentum talk is all about how people hate all of those potentials on the GOP side of the aisle or don’t think they have a snowballs chance so they are casting lure hoping for a bite.

    For the record I don’t care about Jeb’s qualifications, but honestly no more Bush president’s please.

  4. 4.

    pragmatism

    day after super bowl should be a nat’l holiday. i’m hungover and wungover from beers and wings.

  5. 5.

    piratedan

    strange, I thought the Village would be busy analyzing that O’Reilly interview with the Prez and trying to draw inferences about what Obama was really saying by counting the furrows on his forehead and such.

  7. 7.

    Pangloss

    The way I heard it over at GOS, Obama sold us out, threw us under the bus, stabbed us in the back and caved in to the Republicans by speaking at the US Chamber of Commerce. And also, a President Chomsky or Kucinich would never do such a thing.

  8. 8.

    jnfr

    We’re going to have more snow around Denver, and I haven’t dug out the car from the last snow yet. I should really go do that.

  11. 11.

    Pangloss

    @piratedan:

    I thought the Village would be busy analyzing that O’Reilly interview with the Prez and trying to draw inferences about what Obama was really saying by counting the furrows on his forehead and such.

    That is SO last news cycle.

  13. 13.

    danimal

    @piratedan: The consensus on the local Sports Talk radio has been characterizing the O’Really/Obama interview as disrespectful to the office of the president. Interesting. I’m almost tempted to take a look at the interview now. Bill O’ may have forgotten his audience was not the FNC crowd.

  14. 14.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    Jeb screwed himself by becoming a Catholic. His brother fucked up any other tiny chance he had.

  15. 15.

    catclub

    @Mark S.:
    I guess I should just laugh. This time the 27% is on the otehr foot.

    But I bet if you asked: Should the Federal Government collect taxes? Only 45% would say yes.

    If you asked: Should the Federal Government collect taxes from private citizens? Only 35% would say yes.

    If you asked: Should the federal Government collect taxes FROM YOU? Only 27% would say yes.

    So I am not sure how relevant this survey is.

    If you asked: Should the Federal Government default on its debts and not pay seniors their Social Security and soldiers their combat pay? You get a different result.

  16. 16.

    srv

    @catclub:

    And why does their acceptance of Mubarak for a while longer match

    Split your opposition. The regime and MB have more in common than either have with “freedom” fighters.

  17. 17.

    cyntax

    @danimal:

    The consensus on the local Sports Talk radio has been characterizing the O’Really/Obama interview as disrespectful to the office of the president. Interesting.

    That is interesting. Particularly in light of what Cokie said this morning on NPR, which was the exact opposite. Though for once she was supplying “analysis” and not simply restating the obvious. However, I’m comforted by the possibility that a local sports show can turn in better political analysis than she can.

    Way to keep failing up Cokie.

  20. 20.

    Benjamin Cisco

    @danimal: Wow, really? Not that anyone should be surprised – O’RLY would’ve been run out of town on a rail had he NOT been, uh, “edgy” with the President. Can’t respect the IslamiCommiKenyaLiberFacsist, oh no.
    __
    But I guess if he’s actually being called out for it instead of being cheered on, there may yet be some hope for us.

  22. 22.

    Redshirt

    @Ailuridae: This is the down east Mainer talking here, but I love this time of the year, for while the weather is still dreadful, and will be for sometime to come, hope is there – you can see it, every morning, every evening.

    I’ve learned – as I knew I would – one thing from the Sox winning in 2004: It’s better to hope than to have.

  24. 24.

    Legalize

    We’ve got the white death here in SW Ohio / N. Ky. We should get a whole 1/2 an inch by 5pm. Which means traffic will be snarled and schools should already be announcing delays and cancellations for tomorrow morning.

  25. 25.

    freelancer

    @Zifnab:

    This would freak a lot of Repubs out. The whole point is that, Obama came to office running, not just against McCain, but Bush. They have no desire to have their next candidate be open to the exact same criticisms.
    “He’s the smart Bush!” isn’t exactly a persuasive argument. Kind of like being the prettiest Denny’s waitress.

  26. 26.

    Culture of Truth

    What else is going on?

    Obama is going to recognize Southern Sudan as an independent country.

    So they ccan hide his birth certificate forever, presumably.

    And yes they haz lotz of oil

  27. 27.

    PaulW

    my 4-year-old desktop computer died on me last week, so I spent $700 for a replacement barebones kit I put together (barely). It’s getting the Win 7 Install now while I work on my laptop.

    As a result, I need 1,430 people to purchase the ebook-only short story I posted on B&N Nook, “Welcome to Florida” to pay for the costs of the new computer. Please and thank you.

  28. 28.

    Svensker

    So the water coming up through the floor was not from a broken pipe in the bathroom, it’s a broken sewer main. And that wasn’t water.

    Wondering where we’re going to live until the city fixes this. Also wondering when we’re going to be warm and clean again.

    Oy.

  29. 29.

    Hunter Gathers

    Jeb Bush for POTUS, because the two previous Bushes were just so damned awesome. And we really need a POTUS with a white trash nickname. And because Brooks, Broder and Gergen would get permanent woodies. Because this country really should be ruled by a monarchy. A 3rd Bush couldn’t possibly fuck up as bad as the first two, right?

  30. 30.

    Culture of Truth

    Speaking of Africa:

    “Mao Promises To Lower Taxes”

    Truly it is a new age we live in.

  32. 32.

    PaulW

    @freelancer:

    “He’s the smart Bush!” isn’t exactly a persuasive argument. Kind of like being the prettiest Denny’s waitress.

    Hey. I would date a pretty Denny’s waitress.

    Just to say, if Jeb Bush does run he will get the core GOP voters and most likely win Florida (he’s still popular here DESPITE his actual weak governing record, and the fact he’s going after the teachers’ unions by destroying our educational system as a means to that end). But his biggest detraction will be the same McCain had in 2008: where will Jeb bring in his Cabinet, who and with what backgrounds? That Jeb will most likely be bringing back large elements of Bush the Lesser’s administration (and more likely implementing many of Dubya’s policies) ought to scare every Democrat into getting out the vote, and to scare enough independent voters over into the Democratic camp.
    Another argument against Bush would be “Dammit, we’ve already had two Bushes in the White House!” The American sentiment against blood dynasties will kick in. For all the griping about the Kennedy family, the Bushes will get worse.

  35. 35.

    Ailuridae

    Err, 700? That’s a lot of barebones computer.

    Windows 7 off of the disk under a normal installation is full of unnecessary bloat, fwiw.

  41. 41.

    catclub

    @PaulW: “Another argument against Bush would be “Dammit, we’ve already had two Bushes in the White House!” The American sentiment against blood dynasties will kick in.”

    Unfortunately assumes facts not in evidence.

    Bush, Kennedy, Clinton, Quayle in Arizona for gawdsake,Evan Bayh!

    It looks more like Americans really love blood dynasties if they are willing to vote for those last two instead of someone competent.

  45. 45.

    keith

    Queue the clip of billo explaining his softball Bush interviews as due to ‘respect for the office.’ twas around 2006.

  46. 46.

    Tonal Crow

    Politico discovers that Villagers love the idea of bipartisanship. Who knew?

    You forgot the air-quotes around the bi-word.

  47. 47.

    JR

    Uh, the DLC and Jane Harman are on the way out, and John Lewis is writing a graphic novel. This is like the best day for politics EVAH!

  48. 48.

    kdaug

    @freelancer: You may think it’s funny, but I’ve been to the Great Pyramids of Brooklyn, and I thought she was awesome.

    The Sphynx of Soho has aged a bit, though.

  51. 51.

    Tonal Crow

    @Mark S.:

    Hippie economist blames global warming for rising food prices and Third World instability.

    That was good to see. Climate change should more commonly be discussed using phrases like “You mess up the rains, you starve”, because we are utterly dependent upon stable rainfall patterns, and heating the atmosphere significantly raises the odds that we we’ll do undesireable things to those patterns. For a primer, try this. Sample: “Reduced rainfall over continental interiors during summer due to increases in evaporation.” Hmm, what do we often grow in continental interiors?

  54. 54.

    Mako

    Hmm, what do we often grow in continental interiors?

    Is it a ’68 Continental, with suicide doors? Good times.

  56. 56.

    Bubblegum Tate

    Bristol Palin’s “writing” a memoir. Have we all had a good laugh about that already?

  58. 58.

    burnspbesq

    Over at Andrew’s place, young Conor is attempting to referee a pie fight between James Joyner and Robert Stacy McCain. It’s quite amusing. Joyner appears to be ahead on all cards.

    Get well soon, Andrew. Like right the fuck now.

  59. 59.

    Uloborus

    @Alex:
    Sweet puddin’ taters, another entomologist at last. Lemme bookmark that blog. Lucy will love these closeups, too.

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