Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

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

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

Republicans in disarray!

Glad to see john eastman going through some things.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

Not all heroes wear capes.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

People are complicated. Love is not.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

An almost top 10,000 blog!

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

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  1. 1.

    SFAW

    Happy Birthday to your Father!

    Too bad his kid turned out so messed up, what with bein’ a blogger and all.

  3. 3.

    ruemara

    Happy Birthday, Cole Sire! You can leave us with the blog. We won’t burn it down. Much.

  4. 4.

    PurpleGirl

    Happy Birthday to Mr. Cole. I hope he has a very good day and the party is a smashing success.

  6. 6.

    murbella

    Did you miss this Cole?
    US formally recognizes rebel government
    better put your obama-concerntroll pants back on.

    ISTANBUL— The United States and other nations on Friday formally recognized Libya’s main opposition group as the country’s legitimate government until a new interim authority is created.
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    The decision, which declared Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi’s regime no longer legitimate, will potentially free up cash that the rebels fighting Libyan forces urgently need.

  7. 7.

    c u n d gulag

    John,
    Happy Birthday to your Dad!!!

    As we say in Russian – “Mnogaya Lyeta!” Literally – ‘Many years.’ I’d translate it into ‘Many, many, happy returns.’

  9. 9.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Best birthday wishes and hugs to your dad on his 70th. Is his actual birthday today? Cause if so, that makes him the fourth person of my acquaintance born on St. Swithin’s Day.

  11. 11.

    kindness

    Happy Birthday Dad.

    Give him a drink from each one of us but cut him off after a dozen.

  12. 12.

    gogol's wife

    Happy birthday to Mr. Cole. I hope Ginny and Guesly are included in the fun. “Oh, my God!”

  13. 13.

    Halteclere

    July 15th is a good day for a birthday. Happy birthday to your dad! My daughter will be born will be born today – at 2:30 (give or take a few minutes depending on the competency of the epidural injection).

  15. 15.

    Violet

    Happy Birthday, Mr. Cole! Have a wonderful party. Are Lily, Rosie and Tunch going to be wearing party hats? Pictures please!

  16. 16.

    Ivan Ivanovich Renko

    Hoist your glasses, you lot:

    Happy Birthday to King Cole! LONG LIVE THE KING!

  20. 20.

    Yutsano

    Oto-san ga o-tanyoobi o omedeto gozaimasu!

    (I think I mangled the grammar there a bit :)

  21. 21.

    Josie

    Happy Birthday to Mr. Cole. John, you are lucky to have him close so you can host his party. What a good boy you are.

  27. 27.

    TaMara (BHF)

    @13 Halteclere: Wow, commenting from labor and delivery, now that’s some dedication. Hope we’ll get to see pictures. May your day be blessed and as easy as it can be.

    Also, too: Happy Birthday Senior Cole – may Ginny and Guesly stay off the furniture in celebration.

  28. 28.

    donnah

    Happy Birthday to your dad, John. My dad will turn 80 in October and it seems shocking to me. In my mind, he’s always locked in his mid-sixties and will never get older. I know that’s irrational, but that’s how it feels. He doesn’t seem old to me.

    Have a great party!

  30. 30.

    LGRooney

    c u n d gulag, #7: Wouldn’t that be, literally, ‘Many summers’ since many years would be ‘Mnogo let?’ Or is that some drevnorusskaya construct, let v. god, of which I am unaware?

    In any event…

    Anyone else have the feeling that Clarence Thomas is laughing hysterically through all of this deficit talk since we all seem to have forgotten the depth of his corruption?

  32. 32.

    LGRooney

    Oh, I forgot the seemingly obligatory ass kissing birthday wishing for the blogmaster’s father.

    Happy birthday! You’re still a pup, mine will hit 83 in November.

  35. 35.

    gogol's wife

    #30: It is a phrase from Old Church Slavonic. But modern Russian also has a plural “leta” meaning years, and the genitive plural of year, “god,” is “let.”

  37. 37.

    Linda Featheringill

    halteclere #13

    M

    y daughter will be born will be born today – at 2:30 (give or take a few minutes depending on the competency of the epidural injection).

    Wonderful! A long and happy life!

  39. 39.

    LGRooney

    #35, ‘let’ is itself the genitive plural of ‘god’ so ‘leta’ would be the plural form of the OCS word ‘let’ which came to mean only summer in early-modern Russian by adding the neuter suffix -o.

  40. 40.

    gogol's wife

    #39: I think we’re saying the same thing. The OCS word for year has survived in modern Russian but only in the plural (in certain meanings) and in the genitive plural of “god.” And the word for summer is related. Or something like that!

  41. 41.

    LGRooney

    If you’re saying that лета is the plural of summer, then, yes, we are saying the same thing. ;-)

  42. 42.

    gogol's wife

    #41, yes it is, but there are also current expressions where leta is a plural of year. I’m leaving for a trip so don’t have time to specify!

  44. 44.

    jeffreyw

    @schrodinger’s cat: Homer is fine, no recent pics.. Seems there is a thing called cat acne that causes black spots on the chin, he was showing that, as were the other two. Seems stainless food/water bowls are called for, as plastic harbors the acne germs. Ordered.

  45. 45.

    TaMara (BHF)

    JeffreyW: Also, tea tree oil rubbed on the acne makes it go away pretty quickly and alleviates any infection. Just cleared up a nasty bout of of it with one of mine. And I have ceramic dishes, so no idea how or why he got such a bad case of it.

  46. 46.

    Tsulagi

    Zum Geburtstag viel Glück
    Zum Geburtstag viel Glück!
    Zum Geburtstag liebe alter Furz
    Zum Geburtstag viel Glück!

    Just kidding, Happy Birthday! to your Dad. And may his next 70 be even better.

  47. 47.

    Paul in KY

    Betadine is also a great antiseptic (for cats or people). It’s that orange stuff they swab all over you before/after an operation.

  49. 49.

    harlana

    Very best to your dad on his birthday! It’s a good thing (bad thing?) he’s attached, I hear that Sarah is a real cougar. :)

  52. 52.

    Halteclere

    Baby Margaret (Maggie) and mom are doing well. Maggie was born at 3:36pm, weighing 7lbs 5oz.

    But then tonight I spent over two hours getting our 2-year old to go to sleep. I’ve been the one to bathe him, read to him, and tuck him in for the past year, but tonight he decided he must have his mommy. Fun, fun.

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