Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

… gradually, and then suddenly.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

Today in our ongoing national embarrassment…

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.

People are weird.

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

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Stamping your little feets and demanding that they see how important you are? Not working anymore.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

Oh FFS you might as well trust a 6-year-old with a flamethrower.

The arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend itself. it’s up to us.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

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

This country desperately needs a functioning fourth estate.

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  1. 1.

    Face

    Do we have, and if not, can we institute, a PLEASE DONT SPOIL THE OLYMPIC RESULTS rule in these threads? I’m avoiding blogs and pretty much every sports site in an effort to keep the drama alive.

    kaythxbi

  2. 2.

    J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford

    This is why that song popped into your head.

    “But his traveling press secretary was furious.
    “Kiss my ass; this is a holy site for the Polish people,” said aide Rick Gorka. “Show some respect.”
    Gorka then told a reporter to “shove it.”
    Gorka subsequently called a pair of reporters to apologize, saying he lost his cool.
    “It was inappropriate,” Gorka said.

  3. 3.

    Comrade Mary

    OH THANK GOD I THOUGHT YOU WERE ALL DEAD. (Quite a lag in posting times today. Has Tunch turned John into his personal popsicle?)

  6. 6.

    Raven

    @Face: I wouldn’t trust one if I were you. I’m in the same boat and it is up to ME to avoid contact with web sites and other sources of information. It’s not easy but relying on someone else to shield you is a stone loser.

  7. 7.

    Joey Maloney

    From upstate New York:

    Rep. Hanna: Fellow Republicans indulge the party’s extreme members too much

    “I have to say that I’m frustrated by how much we — I mean the Republican Party — are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremes in this moment in history,” he told The Post-Standard editorial board.
    __
    Hanna, R-Barneveld, pointed specifically to Michele Bachmann of Minnesota — particularly her suggestion that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin be investigated to see if she has ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood that would compromise her loyalty.

  8. 8.

    catclub

    From Political Wire:

    “David Brooks: “President Obama’s proposals are small and medium-size retreads, while Mitt Romney has run the closest thing to a policy-free race as any candidate in my lifetime. Republicans spend their days fleshing out proposals, which Romney decides not to champion.”

    With the notable exception of the Ryan plan, which the GOP is keeping mum on.

  9. 9.

    Brachiator

    Been away now and then with fun family stuff and other matters. Did any of the front pagers post anything about this powerful review of climate change science?

    Amid criticism, Berkeley Earth extends record, upholds findings
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    The researchers behind the curious Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study have released their latest results, concluding that the globe has warmed around 2.5 degrees Celsius over the past 250 years (see graph at right; PDF available here). Discussing the unpublished work with typical flair in an op-ed for the New York Times, physicist and self-proclaimed skeptic-turned-believer Richard Muller said “essentially all” of the increase is due to humans.

    Of course, deniers and wingnuts will blame everything from conspiracies to sun spots. And Obama, and Clinton.

  13. 13.

    speedbumped

    I know a large portion of the BJ contingent doesn’t want kids my age hanging around here mucking up your threads (I’m 28), so I’ll make this quick: Gorka’s “Houses in the Fields” is one of my all-time favorite sad songs. Now, back to your regularly scheduled curmudgeoning.

  17. 17.

    WereBear

    Spreading the word on the predations of CareCredit: someone here mentioned they’d been ripped off by them.

    Wanted to let everyone know my research indicates they work in a way that makes it almost impossible NOT to be ripped off by them.

  18. 18.

    Amir Khalid

    @LGRooney:
    Al-Qa’ida, I get that one. But the Taliban don’t give a shit about anything but Afghanistan, and you can’t possibly blame Iran for crazy Sunnis. And why was this lawsuit allowed to proceed to a default judgement anyway?

  19. 19.

    PanurgeATL

    I’m from ATL. When people tell me “You don’t sound like a Southerner”, I tell them I watched a lot of TV when I was five.

    I drove through NJ just a few weeks ago. It’s quite a nice place once you get out of the city, not unlike, say, Maryland, or even certain parts of Tennessee.

  20. 20.

    Danger, Will Robinson!

    I’m from Ohio. I’ve visited New Jersey. It’s a good place to get lost in the middle of nowhere… yet still be less than 50 miles from the big city. Can’t say the same for Ohio.

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