Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

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

This blog will pay for itself.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

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

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

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

Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!

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

An almost top 10,000 blog!

I really should read my own blog.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

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

“Squeaker” McCarthy

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

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

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

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

Good lord, these people are nuts.

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  10. 10.

    Alison

    Well, you said you didn’t want luck, but I will say that I hope you get what you need out of this, that it goes as well as can be hoped, and also – I am proud of you for doing this. *fist bump*

  12. 12.

    JPL

    We are all rooting for you. Take care of yourself and although you will be missed, we’ll be thinking good thoughts until you return.

  16. 16.

    Felonius Monk

    @Baud: Are you implying that there could be a Chelsea Cole running this blog?

    @John Cole —– Good luck and FSM speed on your journey. Please come back soon.

  21. 21.

    bago

    Do try to enjoy the hallucinations. I’m serious, as I’ve quit drinking 6-7 times now and the hallucinations on day 3 can be not horrible if you’re ready for them.

  23. 23.

    Corner Stone

    Eh, you’ll still be Big Gay Al on the other side. Ain’t no twelve stepping that away.
    Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

  24. 24.

    JPL

    OT.. although I don’t think John will mind but it appears that Raven’s next representative will be to the right of Paul Broun. yup.. I know it seems impossible but there is always someone to the right.

  28. 28.

    Garbo

    You’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and gosh darn it, people love you. Go get ’em, Cole.

  31. 31.

    Chopper

    As with all “I’m done for a while” posts outta cole, I expect he’ll have a bunch more posts coming up soon.

  33. 33.

    JPL

    @Karen in GA: I never thought I’d say this but at least Tom Price is not as bad.
    I tried to go on the Secretary of State page to see what area reported results but it’s useless. The website is a mess and you can’t find it.

  35. 35.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Miss you already. I hope (no, I know) your adventure will be exactly right for you. When you speak of us — and you will — be kind, and remember you have thousands of people around the world wishing you only the best.

    Here are some hugs to pack in a corner of your suitcase and haul out when the going gets tough:

    {{{{{{{{{{{{hugsforjohn}}}}}}}}}}}}

  41. 41.

    PurpleGirl

    Hope the hospital visit tomorrow is productive and they set a schedule for the operation. Also hoping the rehab stint happens too.

    Reposting something I posted below at the end of a thread.

    OT: Flags Changed on Brooklyn Bridge

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new…..-1.1875673

    Friends pointed me to this story. I don’t think this incident will give anyone much faith in the NYPD security protocols for the Brooklyn Bridge, or for watching any of the cameras around the City.

  42. 42.

    mai naem

    Dude, good luck. Hurry back soon. Wouldn’t want Anne Laurie getting used to not having her post stomped all over. You are perfectly capable of overcoming this.

  45. 45.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Karen in GA:
    @JPL:

    Perdue and Kingston are still 50-50, separated by something like 250 votes at last report. Be wonderful if it ended up so close that they were forced into a time-consuming recount.

    In the 11th, Loudermilk is crushing Bob Barr.

  49. 49.

    RaflW

    Hey John,

    I hope treatment goes well for you. I did outpatient (evenings) back about 2002 and it did help.

    I think the key after getting out is to build a supportive network of fellows who get where you’re at and you can do the mutual support thing with ’em.

    Being alone on a post-treatment path is, IMO, a tougher road to choose.

    Best to you! … And enjoy the institutional food! (Oh, wait, you were in the military, you know how that goes…)

  56. 56.

    Anne Laurie

    Best wishes, John, and remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

    And you have thousands of people you’ll never meet, pulling for your success, here at our little corner of the Hundred-Acre Wood…

  57. 57.

    Svensker

    Break a leg, big guy. Not really. Kybosh that, or you’ll take it literally, prolly. But good journey, may the Force be with you, and the Light be around you and with you.

    To quote Julian of Norwich quoting God, “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.”

  67. 67.

    Dog On Porch

    Keep in mind that Far Side cartoon, in which the reader’s perspective is above a psychiatrist’s shoulder, as he, in turn, looks at a patient laying prone on a couch.

    The shrink is patiently listening, all the while holding a notebook upon which he has written (in bold print with exclamation points) the word “NUTS!!”.

    Good Luck, Cole.

  68. 68.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @raven: is that for a local office? State lege? I’m sure you said at some point, but I can’t remember.

  73. 73.

    raven

    @SiubhanDuinne: County commission. The winner is a longtime “activist” who is really smart and dedicated to helping people but her mouth has really alienated a lot of people. I hope this is a chance for her to grow.

  75. 75.

    JPL

    So I found the Secretary of State page on returns in GA and it appears that the Atlanta area still has several precincts out as well as east GA Kingston’s area. In other words we know nothing. Sorry about Hice but really does it matter?

  77. 77.

    Jill

    Good luck with this latest endeavor, John. You are an incredibly good person and deserve a lot of credit for facing this so squarely in the face. My admiration and respect for you just keeps growing.

  87. 87.

    Keith G

    Just don’t talk about the mopping, the mustard, and the Subaru scarecrow lest they decide to keep you around for observation for a long, long time.

    And remember, you animals will be missing you. Yes, they will.

  88. 88.

    Mj_Oregon

    Been thinking of you for the past few days and hoping something, somewhere would open up for you to get going on the rest of your life. Good luck!

  89. 89.

    seaboogie

    Best to you, John G: “Courage”, and also “What is the frequency Kenneth?”. May these two thoughts and the BJ community, family and friends sustain you.

  91. 91.

    Newdealfarmgrrrlll

    YAY re the spot being open!

    The worst assignment I had in a group in treatment was making a list of 50 yes fifty! good qualities about myself. We were all flummoxed. The counselor said, “GOOD qualities. You have ’em but aren’t used to looking at them. I don’t want to hear about your bad qualities, you could all give me a list of 500 bad qualities in no time flat!” Dang. We all stalled out after three or four.

    The other toughie was an assignment in the outpatient aftercare to go visit my parents and hug them. Damn! Worse than the gut-wrenching soul-baring crazy stuff for this standard-model upper Midwest Scandahoovian. Hugging Just Isn’t Done! (Obviously, I survived. And now hugging in my extended family is the norm)

  95. 95.

    SiubhanDuinne

    One of the wire services has called it for David Perdue but it’s not official yet.

    Kingston getting ready to speak. Will it be a concession speech or will he fight on?

  96. 96.

    Fair Economist

    Good luck with your decisions. Sounds like you’re ready to move forward and I think you’ll do well.

  101. 101.

    Bobby B.

    Do yourself a favor,don’t let ’em give you any of that flank steak bullshit, TRY THE LONDON BROIL.

  105. 105.

    cmm

    I just hope tonight’s results are just deciding who is going to lose to Michelle Nunn.

  110. 110.

    Mary G

    I know you don’t want to be wished good luck, so I will wish your hernia surgeon and nurses, as well as your rehab counselors, good luck instead.

  111. 111.

    Archpundit

    Goddammit. I finally get moved in and have some time to read my favorite blog and fucking Cole is going to rehab. After nearly five months of a hellish commute for a new job after 7 months laid off and Cole is going to rehab. Listen jackass you better get this right the first time because after my longest time away from this place over 12 years I want some goddamn Cole on a regular basis, so that means get better and get back here.

  113. 113.

    Howard Beale IV

    @Roger Moore: What’s weird is that when you zoom out to the max, it says there’s 13 cats in Antarctica. Zoom in, and that number goes poof. Even more surprising: North Korea shows 2 until you zoom in deep enough, then they go poof.

  114. 114.

    Blehmann

    I wanted you to know that your decision has made me decide to seek help. So thank you for your honesty.

  123. 123.

    Sandia Blanca

    I’m happy that you’ve found a way to get to the healing place. Take care of yourself.

  124. 124.

    Luthe

    Just remember: you’re only quitting drinking. You can keep sniffing ALL the glue you’d like.

  134. 134.

    Radio One

    John, best wishes, good luck and everything else, I think you’re going to be fine.

  141. 141.

    Roger Moore

    @Mnemosyne:

    Also, I keep getting non-cat pictures when I hit “random.” I want my money back.

    The pictures are obviously not curated. They’re just going by pictures that have been tagged with the category “cat”, which might wind up including people called Cat or earth moving equipment from Caterpillar.

  143. 143.

    Mnemosyne

    I found this classic comic book frame at TV Tropes and if you ever actually thought that Silver Age Batman and Robin were straight, don’t click.

  145. 145.

    daveX99

    embrace this opportunity, john. really wanting to quit is such a big step. i quit 2 and a half years ago, and while life can be weird on the other side, i don’t want to go back.

    go!

  146. 146.

    Poopyman

    Late to the party, as always. Soldier on through. The only piece of advice I can offer is to stay away from Lindsay Lohan. I hear she’s a bitch when she’s trying to dry out.

  147. 147.

    Patricia Kayden

    All the best to you, John. Hope you get the treatment you need and get better.

  148. 148.

    SFAW

    John –
    Good luck, best wishes, we’ll all be here (um FSMeswillen) when you get back.

  150. 150.

    satby

    @Blehmann: Good for you, you can do it too.

    See John? You have been a positive contribution to the world in ways you don’t even realize all the time. We all wish the best for you, and love you in our own twisted and dysfunctional ways ;)

  152. 152.

    RSA

    See you all on the other side.

    Best of luck, John. You will emerge with some crazy/funny/sad stories about the people you’ve met, which we’ll all want to hear.

  153. 153.

    WaterGirl

    Looks like it’s “one foot in front of the other” time, Cole. Just keep pushing on through as you have been these past few days. Sending love and hugs.

  158. 158.

    Paul in KY

    Best wishes, John. Stay on the nurse’s good side. You don’t want a One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest situation :-)

  161. 161.

    Elie

    While I never take medical issues for granted, I expect that you will sail through this without any problems. Best to you always, John… Nobody runs this place like you do —

    Elie

  163. 163.

    Mnemosyne

    @NotMax:

    LOVE Superdickery. G had to put a limit on how many of them I could read out loud to him, because otherwise entire evenings would have been given over to that. I’m not sure when the last time he updated was, though — I haven’t been by in a while.

  164. 164.

    Theotherwa

    Wonderful news. It’s not going to be easy, but you’re going to do this, John. We’ll be here when you get back.

  166. 166.

    fidelio

    Good luck with it all, John. My mother, who will be 98 at the end of August and has a very dicky heart, had hernia repair surgery at the end of June and did very well, so I expect you to do the same.

    As for the rest, well, I wish you good help and support and everything else you need to power through the detox and rehab process, and start off on the next stage of your life.

  169. 169.

    shelley

    naked mopping is frowned upon

    The naked mopping incident must have happened before I wandered upon this blog. It’s obviously taken on mythic proportions.

  172. 172.

    Diana

    Tunch is indeed watching over you, and he was joined this am by my cat, Puffy, an adult rescue I adopted fifteen years ago.

    I like to think the Puff is finally being reunited with the mother that I am sure he was taken from too young (for he always liked milk and otherwise behaved like a still-needy kitten) but in between frolicking with his long-lost mother he is joining Tunch to send purrs in your general direction.

    Even in his last illness, if you made upset noises like crying or said anything in an upset tone of voice, he’d totter over to lean against you and purr. He knew that was a value to his human, and he never failed to supply it when he thought it was necessary.

    So I am sure he is watching over with you along with Tunch and all the other beloved departed pets of Balloon Juice.

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