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This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

I like political parties that aren’t owned by foreign adversaries.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

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Putin dreamed of ending NATO, and now it’s Finnish-ed.

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If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

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With so much ugly going on out there, here is something to brighten up your day- remember this poor, sad, Lady who was abandoned by the side of the road with a horrible tumor:

Thanks to your kindness and donations, the good folks at Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue were able to take care of her surgery, and look at her strutting her stuff on the catwalk now:

The tail really says it all, doesn’t it? I don’t believe in heaven and hell, but if I did, I know two things. First, David Broder would have to alternate between the two for all of eternity to show balance while always yearning for the middle ground of purgatory, and second, the surest way to heaven in my book is by saving helpless people and animals.

And don’t forget, the easiest way to help the folks at CAAR rescue animals is to pick up some Balloon Juice swag for yourself. All proceeds go to animal rescue.

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  1. 1.

    jackmac

    With all the shitty news today, this sure brightens things. Animal rescue people are angels.

  2. 2.

    Svensker

    Thanks for that, Cole.

    This has been a terrible, rotten, no good, horrible day, but that just improved the hell out of it. Also, too, other folks/critters got it way tuffer than I do, so snap out of it, bitch.

    What a happy doggy. Yay!

  3. 3.

    kdaug

    First, David Broder would have to alternate between the two for all of eternity to show balance while always yearning for the middle ground of purgatory, and second, the surest way to heaven in my book is by saving helpless people and animals.

    You win. The trons. For all time.

    (Musical interlude).

  6. 6.

    Punchy

    Kinda wish you’d left that first picture to some link, so only those that wanted to see it would be forced to. I almost threw up seeing that picture. OTOH, it’s great to see a happeh dougheez running around all happeh-like.

  7. 7.

    The Dangerman

    …the surest way to heaven in my book is by saving helpless people and animals.

    Thus leading to one of my favorite Coach John Wooden quotes:

    You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

    Although arguably a wagging tail is repayment.

  11. 11.

    ruemara

    She’s a beaut. Good work Bjers. How will this work with the rep as a snarling mass of vitriolic jackals?

  12. 12.

    eemom

    the surest way to heaven in my book is by saving helpless people and animals.

    mine also

  15. 15.

    Face

    So how long until Republicans pass a bill to block all charity money to animal rescue and animal hospital groups? Days? Hours?

  17. 17.

    JPL

    John, The next time you are on a rant about Rosie, I’m reminding you of this post.

    the surest way to heaven in my book is by saving helpless people and animals.

    Thank you so much for the update.

  18. 18.

    kdaug

    @ruemara:

    How will this work with the rep as a snarling mass of vitriolic jackals?

    Won’t.

    But try this framing:

    “Are you a soc1alist, or a sociopath?”

    Fire ‘n ice, Heaven ‘n Hell, GOOD VS. EVIL! Let’s dance, cowboys.

    (Stoled from a previous thread (and it’s my post and I’ll contort the language as I see fit, damned squiggly red line.) But I think it’s brilliant. )

  19. 19.

    Elvis Elvisberg

    On Broder, I dislike the fellow’s work and schtick as much as anyone, but I haven’t seen anyone mention his column on Jesse Helms’ retirement, something for which he does deserve praise: “Jesse Helms, White Racist.”

    On Lady, I am on record in favor of her recovery. Great work, everyone.

  21. 21.

    jibeaux

    My kids are awesome, because they are eagerly planning lemonade stand season. My kindergartener told me today they want to give half the money to animal rescue. I told her that was great, assuming they wanted to keep the other half for themselves. And then she told me the other half should go to “people rescue.” I’ll post the update when operation lemonade can take off.

  22. 22.

    Violet

    Oh, she looks so happy! Look at that tail! Good job, BJers! And thanks John for a much needed post.

  23. 23.

    trollhattan

    Crap, I forgot to denounce Stalin and broccoli. Sorry!

    I support doggies. Doggies with beagle faces get bonus support.

  26. 26.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @trollhattan: Dude, you are doing it wrong. Broccoli is fine if provided by the free market; it is the broccoli mandate that you must denounce.

    I denounce Stalin and the broccoli mandate.

  27. 27.

    jibeaux

    You know, the funny thing is, if you were going to pass a healthy eating mandate and could only pick one vegetable, I think you’d get more bang for the buck with an edamame mandate. But it doesn’t have the same ring to it, or maybe right-wingers just know how to pronounce broccoli.

  29. 29.

    Raenelle

    Here I am in the twilight of my life, like Freud and George Bernard Shaw and Mark Twain, having my cynicism and generalized misanthropy just shot all to hell by dogs. They ruin a genuine slump into grumpy despair every fucking time.

  30. 30.

    You Don't Say

    That may be the cutest dog I’ve ever seen. I wish I lived near NC, I’d put in an adoption app.

  32. 32.

    gogol's wife

    That is beautiful. Congratulations, BJers, such a great group of people. I second the question about the biopsy.

  33. 33.

    kdaug

    @ruemara:

    How will this work with the rep as a snarling mass of vitriolic jackals?

    Won’t.

    But try this framing:

    “Are you a soc1alist, or a sociopath?”

    Fire ‘n ice, Heaven ‘n Hell, GOOD VS. EVIL! Let’s dance, cowboys.

    (Stoled from a previous thread (and it’s my post and I’ll contort the language as I see fit, damned squiggly red line.) But I think it’s a brilliant stoled.)

    And this will likely appear upthread at some point, because FYWP I screwed up on the S-word.

  34. 34.

    Kyle

    To hell with whoever abandoned a dog on the road in that condition. I suspect a Republican.

    Good to see her all recovered.

  35. 35.

    David in NYC

    @Dangerman — I’m pretty sure Coach Wooden would still count this.

    @John Cole — Way to go! What a cute and happy doggy!

    And I’m with you 100% on saving helpless people and animals.

  36. 36.

    koalaholik

    I received a thank you card from CAAR yesterday and was wondering when we would hear how Lady was doing. Thank you so much for sharing the good news. She looks loverly.

  37. 37.

    asiangrrlMN

    Aw, sniff sniff. I haz a happy now. Lady looks so happy and healthy. Way to go, BJ!

    @JPL: I join in and add Tom Emmer to the list only because I know he would have done something similar to what Walker is doing in Wisconsin right now. Oh, and I throw Rick Scott from FLA into the mix as well.

  39. 39.

    MikeJ

    All proceeds go to animal rescue.

    I’d guess that’s actually “all profits” or “all proceeds that would be coming to BJ”. Most of the price is still going to the company that makes the stuff. Which is fine. People like to have stuff, and there’s nothing wrong with buying it, and it *is* awfully nice of you guys to donate all profits to the good animal people.

    Sorry, dealing with idiots on another socket here. Puts me in a nitpicky mood.

  41. 41.

    Kristine

    @stuckinred: Mine arrived today.

    Lady looks so happy now. Bet she feels more comfortable, too–sometimes dogs cover up discomfort.

    I’m so glad this was done. Things like this make me happy.

  42. 42.

    kerFuFFler

    Glad the dog is doing better, but at first glance your post looks like it’s blaming us for the dog’s illness. “You did this”, followed by the “before” picture.

  43. 43.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Thrilled to see Lady looking so happy! Thanks for the post and photos, John.

    I’ve been really busy lately and my Balloon Juice reading has been spotty, to say the least. So I probably missed the discussion which prompted everyone to denounce Stalin and broccoli. Was there a particular event that launched this commie-cruciform denunciation frenzy? I think I’m missing something here. What’s it all about?

  45. 45.

    Southern Beale

    Hippie punching, Tennessee style!

    GOP Looks To Drop “Labor” From Committee Name

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Republicans in the Tennessee Senate wants to drop “labor” from the name of the committee that handles commerce and employment issues.
    __
    Republican Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris of Collierville said Thursday that it’s in the interest of brevity that he has proposed excising the term from the Senate Commerce, Labor and Agriculture Committee.

    SURE! Commerce, labor they’re the same thing right?!

  46. 46.

    Spaghetti Lee

    @Southern Beale:

    Man, this is like surreal levels of newspeak. Yeah, it’s about brevity! That’s why we’re dropping the 5-letter word, not the 8-letter or 11-letter one!

  47. 47.

    trollhattan

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Hmm, okay, I think I’ve got it. [a-hem]

    I denounce FLOTUS 44’s works vis a vis cruciferous vegetables and her zombie Stalin puppetmaster.

  49. 49.

    Dog is My Copilot

    What a great story to counter all the negative B.S. I’m reading and hearing in the news.

  50. 50.

    General Stuck

    Glad to see Lady pull through and looking fit, I was a little worried it would turn out this way.

    Meanwhile, on the permanent Asian war front, Generallisomo’s McCain and Lieberman are leading a pack of jackals to make our military beholden only to El Presidente Baby Jeevus for picking up suspicious characters and imprisoning them for a few (thousand) questions. No more DOJ for you Uncle Sam.

    The group of senators, which includes Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Scott Brown (R-MA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), are working with Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee on a bill that would usher in comprehensive detainee policy changes and would, among other things, affirm the military’s right to detain, hold and interrogate detains at its discretion without the involvement of the Department of Justice or Holder.

    The sad news is, Mccaskil and a few other chickenshit blue dogs might well go along with this nonsense, requiring a majority filibuster, or veto from Obama.

    Tell me a well trained and disciplined professional army doesn’t scare you, even a little? And double so, if no longer under the long arm of the law.

    Bring back the fucking draft now, where every citizen can be all they can be and the blood spilt can be shared.

  52. 52.

    Mnemosyne

    @ruemara:

    Ahem. Snarling pack of vicious vitriolic jackals, thank yew very much.

    @jibeaux:

    Good job on the parenting! For the “people rescue,” may I suggest your local food bank? A lot of them have been very hard-hit. Maybe your kids could even do a twofer and collect canned goods at the stand?

  53. 53.

    Binky

    Also got a nice card from Lady’s (temporary) people. Any word on if she has a home lined up?

  54. 54.

    Elizabelle

    She’s beautiful.

    You BJ donors are wonderful too.

    Hope everyone ends up in a good home.

  55. 55.

    quaint irene

    Yay, Lady. You’re ready for bikini season now. :-)

    But really, thanks, John, for posting this. With all the depressing political news, and the crappy weather, this was such an upper.
    *********
    One note though. I’d gotten an email thank you for my tiny donation. And today I got a thank you note in the mail. Charlie’s Angels, you should have saved yourselves the stamp.

  56. 56.

    asiangrrlMN

    @jibeaux: This is really cool, too. I forgot to mention it when I was by earlier. But, remember, they MUST SELL the lemonade and not give it away for free, otherwise, they will ruin the free market economy as we know it.

    @quaint irene: So, apparently, everyone got a thank you note for their donations? I suppose I should read my mail more carefully.

  57. 57.

    serge

    The tail really says it all, doesn’t it?

    That’s great news, that was a nasty-looking tumor. What got me also was the tail comment…my dog Fitz (featured on B-J by the kindly Anne Laurie) has a tail that plumes upwards normally, and he wags it with gusto.

    When he takes a dump (TMI, I know), his upward curving tail slowly reverses itself and ends up in a downward curving position. When he’s done, all is well with the world and it returns to it’s former state. This is stupid, I know, but dogs are what keep us sane (for the most part)…without them, well I don’t want to contemplate life without them.

  58. 58.

    Jebediah

    @Southern Beale:
    So, in the interest of brevity, he proposes excising the shortest of the three terms?
    They aren’t even fucking trying to hide it these days.

    EDIT: Beaten to the punch repeatedly. That’ll learn me to work when at work rather than read BJ…

  60. 60.

    Jay in Oregon

    That is a pretty, happy doggie in that second picture.

    I hope she finds the forever home she deserves.

  62. 62.

    BlueMonkey

    Thanks for bringing this very worthy charity to our attention. I used the link this morning and coughed up some sheckles for the cause. Damn you, liberal guilt! :)

  63. 63.

    Death Panel Truck

    the surest way to heaven in my book is by saving helpless people and animals

    Don’t let a Protestant hear you say that out loud. They generally believe that people are “saved by grace,” and that good works won’t get you into heaven. Instead, all you have to do is believe. Monday through Saturday you can act like a total asshole, i.e., lie, cheat, and steal, but as long as you make an appearance in church on Sunday and ask Jesus to forgive your, it’s all good.

    I went to church with people like that as a kid. I used to be a Lutheran, but I’m all right now.

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