Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

You cannot love your country only when you win.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

Rupert, come get your orange boy, you petrified old dinosaur turd.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

We are learning that “working class” means “white” for way too many people.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

The desire to stay informed is directly at odds with the need to not be constantly enraged.

Everybody saw this coming.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

There are times when telling just part of the truth is effectively a lie.

At some point, the ability to learn is a factor of character, not IQ.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

Consistently wrong since 2002

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

Cancel the cowardly Times and Post and set up an equivalent monthly donation to ProPublica.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

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

Not all heroes wear capes.

Disagreements are healthy; personal attacks are not.

T R E 4 5 O N

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

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Open Thread: Good Riddance

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I LOL’d, cuz I’m old. Esquire‘s sex columnist, Stacey Woods, decided to fill the year-end news gap by posting “27 Things to Leave Behind in 2014“:

1. Liking Things Ironically
The Baby Boomers rebelled against their dorky parents. We Gen Xers, however, couldn’t rebel against our parents since rebelling against your parents had been done, so instead, we cultivated irony; it was all we could do. This subtle, handcrafted irony, however, has fallen into the hands of subsequent generations who have been misinterpreting ever since, and now we have dorky a cappella singing competitions on TV. Ironically, that’s what happens when you try to be ironic — you end up making things a million times worse. Therefore, all intentional irony should be abolished until everyone’s clear on what’s good and what’s bad. It’ll probably take about five years…

Looked for a copy of Maddy Prior’s Acapella Stella, but couldn’t find it on YouTube. Had not released how fierce the a capella fandom could be, until I read the Esquire comments…

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What Weigel Said

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This may be the best piece Dave Wiegel has ever written.

I know I’ve ranted about this before, but Marcus and Brooks are just echoing the same bullshit kids my age heard about pot when they were growing up from D.A.R.E., which may have been the most ineffective organization ever. As I have said before, going into schools and telling kids that if they smoke pot they are going to kill their family or jump out of windows or become a bum is a great strategy if you believe in fear appeals. The problem is it takes exactly one joint and a few kids smoking said joint, experiencing a mild euphoric high and listening to Frampton Comes Alive while guzzling Jolt and playing D&D to figure out that everyone in authority is completely and totally full of shit.

The other thing that drives me crazy about this “debate,” such that it is, is that no one ever discusses why people smoke pot. Here is a pro-tip- they smoke pot for the same reason damned near every Senator is knocking back a couple scotches in a posh DC restaurant. It feels good. It relaxes them. It helps them unwind. And it’s safer than scotch. And if we weren’t a society of insane busybodies and godbotherers, weed would be CHEAPER than scotch by a wide margin. It is, after all, a weed. The shit grows wild like crazy in downstate WV to the point that the National Guard hires soldiers in the summer to go down state on weed eradication missions. There’s money well spent.

Just idiocy all around, and kudo’s to Weigel for point that out.

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Friday Recipe Exchange: Chili Relleno Casserole

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From our Food Goddess, TaMara:

I went back and forth this week on what to do tonight. Finally settled on a quick and easy recipe that would be great for a blustery weeknight dinner, Chili Relleno Casserole. Then I just tossed in a few other ideas in the same flavor palate.

A nice side to the casserole, Guacamole Salad, recipe here.

JeffreyW does real Chiles Rellenos here.

And one of my favorite meals, Southwestern Taco Salad in Homemade Tortilla Bowls, recipes here.

I’m still recovering from the holidays and getting caught up with work. How about you? What’s on the menu for the weekend?

Tonight’s featured recipe:

Chili Rellenos Casserole

2-7 oz cans whole green chilies
½ onion, diced
16 oz shredded 4-blend Mexican cheese
4 to 6 corn tortillas, torn into wide strips
4 eggs
4 oz salsa
¼ cup milk
salt & pepper
½ tsp crushed garlic
½ tsp red pepper flakes
¼ cup snipped fresh cilantro ( Italian parsley or fresh basil if you hate cilantro)
bowl, 8×8 glass baking dish, greased

Drain and seed peppers. Layer 1/3 of the peppers in the bottom of baking dish, top with 1/3 onions, 1/3 of the cheese and 1/3 tortilla strips. Repeat to make three layers. Beat together eggs, salsa, milk, spices and cilantro. Pour evenly over casserole. Bake uncovered at 350° for 35-40 minutes until fluffy and center is set.

That’s it for this week. If you missed it, this week’s full dinner menu with shopping list, Cajun Fish and Buttered Potato Pie is here.

And bonus Christmas Kitteh is here. Until next week….

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Bad Performance Art

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This clown apparently thinks if he is hungry, people will stop loving each other enough to want to get married:

It seems like things may have reached a whole new level of crazy in Utah.

Trestin Meacham, a 35-year-old Utah man, is allegedly refusing to eat anything until the state nullifies its recent decision to allow same-sex couples to get married.

At the time the above video was released, Meacham had reportedly gone 12 days without food — surviving only on water and an occasional vitamin — and has lost 25 pounds.

“I cannot stand by and do nothing while this evil takes root in my home,” the 35-year-old reportedly wrote on his blog. “Some things in life are worth sacrificing one’s health and even life if necessary. I am but a man, and do not have the money and power to make any noticeable influence in our corrupt system. Nevertheless, I can do something that people in power cannot ignore.”

Meacham claims he will fast until Utah decides to nullify the court’s decision — nullification being a theory that the states have authority in all matters, not the federal government. It is a theory that has reportedly been used previously in an attempt to prevent integration in the public school system in the 1950s.

Knock yourself out, jackass. Have your friends and family join in.

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Open Thread: Should’ve Tried Ferengi

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Via commentor EFGoldman, news from North Carolina:

An Indian Trail councilman decided to boldly go where no politician has gone before — and tendered his resignation this week in the Klingon language.

Apparently David Waddell no longer wanted to live long and prosper on the board…

Waddell, a plumber, said he thought he would be more effective by coming to board meetings as a citizen and speaking out on issues. He said he also needed to devote time to mount a write-in campaign on the Constitution Party’s platform for Kay Hagan’s U.S. Senate seat…

I’m thinking Sen. Hagan’s campaign staff is busy researching how many fanfic YouTubes they can use before running afoul of Paramount and the copyright laws. Full Klingon resignation letter at the link, if anyone wants to pull a Garry Wills and criticize his grammar…
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Apart from pointing & mocking (“Same thing we do every night, Pinkie!”), what’s on the agenda for the evening?

ETA: Commentary from an expert…

sm*t cl*de says:
Does Klingon culture even recognise the concept of “formal resignation letter”? What is wrong with leaping to one’s feet in the middle of a board meeting, bellowing something about one’s honour, and attacking all the other members simultaneously with a broken chairleg?

This has always worked for me.

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Searching but not finding understanding anywhere

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I just watched the Big Sleep. What an amazing, incomprehensible movie. What is the most incomprehensible movie you’ve ever seen? And what’s your favorite incomprehensible movie?

Also saw “American Hustle” a few days ago and loved it. What are the best scammers-scammming-scammers type movies ever? The Sting seems like the prototype. I’m not such a fan of the various Mametian takes on this theme, but maybe you are.

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Friday Afternoon Open Thread

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chill boxers

If it seems like my boxer dogs are always pictured snoozing on the sofa, that’s because they spend 80% or so of their lives lolling on the couch. Lucky bastids!

It’s chilly here — for here — but not anything like the blizzard-blasted hellscape many of y’all are contending with at the moment, so I won’t even mention temperatures. It’s cold enough for the dogs to attempt to build a pillow-and-blanket fort. It’s cold enough for the hens to strut around with their feathers puffed out for warmth. It’s cold enough to keep me indoors.

Please feel free to bitch about the weather or whatever else.

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