Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

White supremacy is terrorism.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

The words do not have to be perfect.

DeSantis transforms Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

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

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

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

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

This blog will pay for itself.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

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

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

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  3. 3.

    CW in LA

    Just saw Bruce Springsteen join the Rolling Stones on “Tumbling Dice”. Have they ever played together before?

  4. 4.

    ? Martin

    @burnspbesq: Mine is 14 and I’m having trouble calling him a kid any more. I don’t think I fully appreciated how good an idea the bar mitzvah (and similar rituals) are until now.

  6. 6.

    burnspbesq

    Oh, and we found the big dog at the county shelter this morning and ransomed him. Thanks to those who expressed concern last night.

  7. 7.

    PurpleGirl

    @? Martin: If you don’t belong to a faith community which has transitional ritual, at his next birthday you can create a ritual of your own to mark the birthday and the transition he is experiencing.

  9. 9.

    NotMax

    @srv

    sigh

    Kerry just turned 69 years old this week.

    Surely there is someone a bit less long in the tooth to take up the position when it becomes vacant.

  10. 10.

    Yutsano

    @? Martin: Mexico has the quinceñera, Judaism has the bar/bat mitzvah, and the South has cotillion for young people at age 16. You could hybridize all three or just do your own thang. But yeah, memorialising that age when a child becomes a young adult is definitely something to be acknowledged.

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    Bruuuuce

    Just got home from a concert in the Just One Angel tour with Christine Lavin, Uncle Bonsai, and friends. “Friends” tonight were many, and included Julie Gold, who wrote, and here performs, “From a Distance“. Do look up all the artists in tonight’s concert, including also The Accidentals, David Ippolito, Erik Frandsen, Sue Matsuki, and David Rasche; every single one of them is worth it.

  13. 13.

    CW in LA

    @srv: Yeah. John Kerry is a good man, a dedicated public servant, and eminently qualified for the post.

    However, I really wanted to see the prez nominate someone else specifically to tell old fart McCain to shove it. Oh well, I suppose that’s one of those reasons why he’s the president and I’m not.

  14. 14.

    Mnemosyne

    G decided to stop on a Book TV panel discussion about JFK and jaysus Tom Oliphant one of the most annoying, twitchy, self-important “moderators” I’ve ever seen on one of these things.

  18. 18.

    handsmile

    Tonight dr.mrs. handsmile and i had the great pleasure of viewing the digitally restored version of Children of Paradise on the big screen at the Museum of the Moving Image. Magnifique!

    I’m conscious of the bitter irony of the film’s title on this day. But a necessary respite from the television and the ‘tubes.

    Tomorrow, a performance of Bach’s Magnificat.

    @burnspbesq:
    Glad to read of Caesar’s recovery and the happy reunion for all today.

  20. 20.

    JCT

    @burnspbesq: Hah – mine too! Brought a girl home with him, sigh. Has a long list of things he wants me to cook for him.

    Just got back from a fantastic basketball game – Go AZ Wildcats! The last minute was insane.

  27. 27.

    Elizabelle

    @burnspbesq:

    So good to hear that the pup is home. Shelter, hmm. He was lucky there.

    And PLEASE DON’T NOMINATE JOHN KERRY.

    Take someone not in the Senate.

    Please please please.

    There are plenty of qualified people out there who don’t have Citizens United looking to replace him/her.

    Why not take a seasoned State Department diplomat? Surely they have a few.

    Don’t reward asswipes McCain and Graham. Don’t do it.

  29. 29.

    Anya

    @Elizabelle:

    Don’t reward asswipes McCain and Graham. Don’t do it.

    I think this is a wrong meme. Kerry’s name for State was talked about since Obama’s first election. Those two assholes have nothing to do with this decision. I actually believe that John Kerry may actually be the President’s preference for State.

    In the Citizen United world, I really get why people are freaking out about losing a senate seat, but damn it, if Democrats can’t hold into a senate seat from one of the most liberal states in the union, then we’re screwed. It annoys me to no end that so many Democrats are propagating this Scott Brown myth that he’s undefeated. Yes, he has a huge name recognition and is liked by the voters (I don’t know why). But, he was defeated once and he can be defeated again. All we need is for Massachusetts Democrats to unite behind a strong candidate and take the election seriously.

  30. 30.

    Patricia Kayden

    @Anya: “if Democrats can’t hold into a senate seat from one of the most liberal states in the union, then we’re screwed.”

    Amen. That’s exactly what I’m thinking. Why is everyone so worried about Scott Brown winning the senate seat? He just lost, didn’t he? Just run someone good against him and he’ll lose again.

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