Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

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

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

Today’s GOP: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

A dilettante blog from the great progressive state of West Virginia.

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

“But what about the lurkers?”

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

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

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

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

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

A Senator Walker would also be an insult to reason, rationality, and decency.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

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

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  1. 1.

    Ben Franklin

    I was salivating over what I thought was a serious attempt to hijack the GOP convention, but after his 30-min MittMeet, Ron Paul endorsed the Tea-sadder.

    Anyone hear any speculation what he got?

  2. 2.

    Punchy

    Why does an inflamed tendon in a horse force it to retire forever? Theres no 6 month rehab, massages, carrots, and then back to racing in November? Why is that?

  5. 5.

    PeakVT

    @Punchy: According to a report last night on NPR, they don’t want to risk the stud fees. Plus the owner is already under some scrutiny for juicing other horses.

  6. 6.

    Mnemosyne

    Since I’m planning to do an all-day bike trip to Santa Barbara next Friday, I really should get up off my butt now and do a little training ride (ie ride 7 miles one way to my favorite yarn store, which is my basic plan for SB). We’ll see.

  7. 7.

    jake the snake

    Stud fees. The owners don’t want to take a chance
    of a serious injury that could endanger his future as
    a sire.

  9. 9.

    samuel

    It must be a pretty sad event when the most exciting person you have to talk about is professional dumpster diver D Loesch.

    Frankly, I’d have a hard time not getting into a major verbal altercation with that waste of skin and teeth if I was withing 500 feet of her. First question I’d ask is how she can live with herself making a living off of stirring up hate. Then I would suggest she do something that contributes something much more positive to society like cleaning toilets at a truck stop.

  11. 11.

    Keith

    Dana Loesch is here

    How do you resist the temptation to go Breitbart on her and start yelling nonsense at her over and over again?

  12. 12.

    Haydnseek

    I too am saddened by the situation with I’ll Have Another. The only way to guarantee TV viewership from Balloonjuicers is to have Dana Loesch run in the Belmont instead. I think Shaquille O’Neal would make a superb jockey.

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    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    As already noted, stud fees are the concern right now. The colt has done enough that he’ll command a good price as a sire. And the risk of a really serious injury is too great. The Jockey Club requires live cover for registration, so an injured horse can be next to worthless if it prevents breeding.

    It’s kind of dumb requirement, risk-wise. There’s a certain amount of danger to the stallion in live cover, and you could make a chain of custody requirement to use collected semen. But tradition is a big deal in that industry, so the live cover requirement will stay until they lose some valuable animals due to STDs. It will happen, eventually. Long story, but details available to anyone who’s interested, heh.

  15. 15.

    WindyCityCat

    So I’m heading to Ukraine on Tuesday for the Euro Cup and will be in Kiev, Lviv, Krakow and Poland over a 12-day period. Won’t have a car. Any of you fine people have recommendations for things I should make sure not to miss when we’re not watching the matches?

  16. 16.

    cathyx

    Did either of you attend the austerity keynote? I would like to know how it went.

  17. 17.

    swearyanthony

    I heard Krugman has done a tendon and they have called for a vet and a rifle

  20. 20.

    Elmo

    Speaking of horses, I am at the Upperville Horse and Colt show as I type this. Oldest horse show in the country. I’m keeping an eye out for Ann Romney, but so far no sightings. Lots of Olympic-caliber horse jumping tho.

    And money, of course. Lots and lots of money.

  22. 22.

    trollhattan

    @Elmo:

    What a perfect name, but must confess I first read it as “Uppityville.”

    Having been around a few horse folks, I know what you mean about money, lots of.

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    Elmo

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q):

    Good point. I’m here to indulge my partner, who I think loves horses as much as she loves me. No more, of course. Certainly no more. At least not much more. If at all.

    We live around the corner from the thing, so she said if we have to put up with the traffic and the PA system, she may as well get to pet pretty horses.

  28. 28.

    Hedy Hausauer

    I am not overweight and I have the same thing. I have had it before too and had physical therapy. The doctor gave me exercises to do also but I can’t remember what they are. The therapy consisted of putting me on a table and strapping my upper and lower body and then the table would come apart a little to stretch the spine. Mine was a herniated disc. Eventually it went away but it’s back again now because I sit at work a lot. Get up and walk.

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