Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Stand up, dammit!

Be a wild strawberry.

That meeting sounds like a shotgun wedding between a shitshow and a clusterfuck.

They spent the last eight months firing professionals and replacing them with ideologues.

Dear elected officials: Trump is temporary, dishonor is forever.

“They all knew.”

I’m starting to think Jesus may have made a mistake saving people with no questions asked.

I really should read my own blog.

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

“I was told there would be no fact checking.”

Petty moves from a petty man.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

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

These are not very smart people, and things got out of hand.

Mediocre white men think RFK Jr’s pathetic midlife crisis is inspirational. The bar is set so low for them, it’s subterranean.

He wakes up lying, and he lies all day.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

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

At some point, the ability to learn is a factor of character, not IQ.

Trump should be leading, not lying.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

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    Yutsano

    Wanna go so badly but…damn work and geographical distance and…yeah. Kay, if you’re reading, give wifey a kiss for me. And I’ll make sure her butt gets there.

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    Jay in Oregon

    I’m holding out for the Balloon-Juice Hookup.

    Do you really want some of the sarcastic minds on this blog grading your performance in bed? You’re a braver man than I…

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    Violet

    I only wish I could be in Minneapolis. The B-J meetup sounds great, but getting out of this heat sounds even better.

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    Kay

    Thanks, John. It’s extraordinarily busy here.

    gbear: you don’t have to drink to go. You and I will have dessert.

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    comrade scott's agenda of rage

    It’s extraordinarily busy here.

    It’s gotta be busy trying to find out which NN organizing moran allowed Calamity Jane a prominent platform on the OPENING DAY OF THE CONVENTION to spew her claptrap to a traditional media audience, thus undermining what much of the progressive netroots is all about…and that includes most people at the GOS who aren’t firebaggers gaming the Wreck List in order to spew the same claptrap.

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    Poopyman

    Mrs P and I will be there, and we’ll most likely be having dinner there, unless someone has a better idea.

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    Eljai

    I actually had Thanksgiving Dinner at Brit’s Pub once. I would stick with the fish and chips. Anyway, that was about 20 years and 2000 miles ago, but I still have some fond memories of that place. Wish I could be there.

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    Ripley

    I’m curious to hear from someone actually there (and not in the panty-sniffing sense that traditional media is ‘there’): what’s the relative ratio of activities focused on a) policy/positive action versus b) self-gratification of fading blog whores throwing sad but well-attended tantrums?

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    jaxtra

    i would recommend key’s @ the foshay tower for breakfast anytime of day. the big bloody is great way to start the day, be sure to get the beer chaser though, you’ll need it!

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    Derf

    I would love to be there to see what this pretend progressive John Galt Cole is like in person. It would be so facinating to see how his eyes light up when he talks about his hero Greenwald and how Libertarians have some great ideas. And how he fully supports Boehner holding Obama’s feet to the fire on Libya.

    But sadly, I have better things to do….like clipping my toe nails.

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    Nic

    I’d love to be there .. but I’ll be at the stadium for the Twins game tonight. I hope everyone from out of town in Minneapolis enjoys our city & state!

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    Jake Nelson

    Sigh. Really feeling like such a lazyass for not hauling myself up to Minneapolis for any of the festivities. (Transportation would be an issue, though probably not an insurmountable one – I’m about 10 miles out and don’t have a car.) I just know I’d get roped into something, though, and my self-imposed retirement from this stuff is hard enough to maintain.

    Anyway, have fun, enjoy the town.

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    icedfire

    I’d love to be there, but I’ll be seeing Florence and the Machine (finally!) at the Mn Zoo.

    Tomorrow wouldn’t work either, as it’s Rock the Garden time at the Walker Art Center. As much as I love arguing politics, I love me some Neko Case even more.

    Heh, just realized…Florence and Neko, pale leggy redheads…sheesh. Even queers have their types!

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    Uncle Clarence Thomas

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    Sorry, I won’t be able to make it, folks. I plan to do something with Ginni on the back forty.
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    kay

    what’s the relative ratio of activities focused on a) policy/positive action versus b) self-gratification of fading blog whores throwing sad but well-attended tantrums?

    There’s a lot of policy stuff. The tantrum-throwing gets more attention, but there’s a lot of policy stuff.
    A lot of really nice people, too.

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    Uncle Clarence Thomas

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    That’s a lot of bona fide liberals and progressives complaining about President Obama. I wonder if there’s anything to that.
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    mclaren

    Make sure there’s a spare loading dolley and hockey mask for Mnemosyne. When she bites your face off, her pulse will never rise above 72.

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    Greyjoy

    Aw dammmit. I’m in the Cities and would’ve liked to have gone to this. That’s what I get for tuning in late.

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