Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

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

Giving in to doom is how authoritarians win.

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

Hey hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

So many bastards, so little time.

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

Disappointing to see gov. newsom with his finger to the wind.

Their shamelessness is their super power.

With all due respect and assumptions of good faith, please fuck off into the sun.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

Stand up, dammit!

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

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

When we show up, we win.

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

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

They punch you in the face and then start crying because their fist hurts.

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

American history and black history cannot be separated.

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Tuesday Night Open Thread

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Here’s a picture of my girl sleeping:

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How long has it been since I t old you all how much I love Lily. I know you’re not supposed to have favorites, but she really is (don’t tell the others). Everything about her is just perfect. She’s always by my side, but unlike Thurston, she’s not under foot. She never complains, never has accidents inside, is always the happiest to see me (Thurston gets super excited to see me when i get home, but it’s just because someone is home, not me in particular), and she will sit there and lovingly gaze at me.

Everything is so effortless with her. When I sit down in the office, she’s right by my left foot or on the couch. When I sit in the chair in the living room, she’s always on my lap, and I would say a solid 50% or more of the time I don’t even notice she jumped up there. I find myself five minutes into a show and notice I am petting Lily. When we go for a walk, while Thurston and Rosie spazz out and make it a five minute ordeal to put the leash on, she patiently sits there and I just reach down and hook her up. At bedtime, she gets in bed while I brush my teeth, and when I lie down, she moves, I lift the covers, and she snuggles up in between my torso and right arm. When I’ve had a bad day, she knows, and she will sit on my lap and lick my face and act goofy. Embarrassingly enough, all I have to say is “gimme some sugar” and she will come lie down on my lap and roll over so I can rub her belly.

I want her to live forever.

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  2. 2.

    mkd

    I have had many dogs and cats and have loved them all, and yet there is the one who proves to be just your kiddo. I hope Lily has a long life loving you.

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    Punchy

    Dick Santorum says that SCOTUS has effectively green-lighted marriage to your dog, so theres that if thats whats there…

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    Amir Khalid

    Let’s enjoy this beautiful thread about John Cole and Lily before that one commenter shows up bleating for attention like he did in the last few threads.

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    Mary G

    Aw. I still think about when you found her on that bench with the nerves and the tail between her legs. What a difference a little love makes.

  11. 11.

    MomSense

    I got a little teary reading this. I felt like this about my old lab. It has been 10 months now and I miss the old salt especially the little routine we had. I know you enjoy every moment with your Lily.

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    the Conster

    Lily is your Pyewacket. My familiar is my cat Woody, and no person could ever fill the space he would leave in my life. It scares me to contemplate.

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    trollhattan

    No shame in writing a love letter to one’s dog. My first dog I didn’t bother until the day he died. I suppose he’d have understood it the same in either state, but it might have helped me to have done it earlier.

    Pets. As if life weren’t already complicated.

  27. 27.

    Amir Khalid

    When Bianca watches over me encouragingly as I make my way upstairs on my aching knees, when she gives my scalp a tongue-bath, that’s when I’m reminded how dearly I love her.

  29. 29.

    Steeplejack

    Darrell Hammond out, Norm Macdonald in as Col. Sanders for KFC. I don’t know if this is the most convoluted, genius advertising campaign ever or if Hammond was just that awful and creepy (I suspect the latter), but I actually think Macdonald is okay. Or maybe it’s just a relief. At least I don’t have to hear Hammond’s creepy, creepy voice any more.

  30. 30.

    the Conster

    @trollhattan:

    Why would you think there should be any shame? Love of animals is our highest and best purpose. Everything flows from that. Teach a child love and respect for animals, and the rest takes care of itself.

  33. 33.

    trollhattan

    @Steeplejack:
    Jeez, and to think they could have snagged Jared.

    Explaining the colonel’s presence in those ads to my kid is definitely more effort than it’s worth. I might have told her that’s the guy who originally killed all the chickens, but details are hazy.

  36. 36.

    joel hanes

    But is there any comfort to be found?
    Man is in love and loves what vanishes,
    What more is there to say ?
    — Yeats

    The nature of evil may be epitomized, therefore, in two simple but horrible and holy propositions: ‘Things fade’ and ‘Alternatives exclude.’
    — the dragon, Grendel, John Gardner

  42. 42.

    Jordan Rules

    Awww Lily dear! Love. It.

    And whatever John, you know there are comments in damn near every thread that are golden response stimulants. The fact that you avoid them is prolly a good thing.

  45. 45.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    You and Lily are two of the luckiest critters on Planet Earth, to have found each other, and so randomly.

  46. 46.

    Steeplejack

    @Little Boots:

    You have been told—several times—what you need to do to make things right: apologize directly to A Hip Hop Artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q).

    Wandering in with the usual “Wow, was I being a dick the other night? Why does everybody hate me?” shtick is not cutting it and in fact is just pissing off the dwindling number of people who can put up with you.

  48. 48.

    Steeplejack

    @Mike J:

    Cool. I have always wanted to take up small-boat sailing but never lived anywhere that it was practical. Now that I’m near the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay I should check into it.

  50. 50.

    TriassicSands

    You know you’re being controlled when you say “Gimme some sugar,” and Lily gets her belly rubbed.

  52. 52.

    ixnay

    It is a true tragedy that we tend to outlive our pets. Omnes, and Little Boots: somehow or another, you need to get over it.

  54. 54.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @ixnay: I am sorry. I don’t need to get over anything. I have informed that commenter that, due to his behavior on previous threads, I will no longer respond to him. His reaction is his own.

  55. 55.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Amir Khalid: Oh, I am sure I have issues. But, as you note, this isn’t one of them. Wasps (not WASPs with whom I am quite comfortable) terrify me.

  56. 56.

    Eric U.

    I once installed a version of Cleek’s pie filter that just collapsed the person’s comment, and replaced it with a box that says something to the effect of, “removed trolling by yourusernamehere” I guess that’s not actually Cleek’s pie filter, but a similar script by someone else. Anyone can refresh my memory?

    eta: ok, I got it, the balloon juice troll filter

  63. 63.

    Omnes Omnibus

    LB has has reached a point where he makes me a bit nervous about living in the same town. If there is another Madison meet-up, I doubt I will go because I don’t want LB to connect me with meat-space.

  64. 64.

    David Koch

    Greg Pinelo ‏@gregpinelo Aug 17

    GOP primary so far: deport 15 million people, force child rape victims to have babies, reinvade Iraq, start new war with Iran. #nothanks

    92 retweets 42 favorites

  65. 65.

    David Koch

    Dana Houle @DanaHoule

    @DemFromCT @karinjr Yeah, I’m w Greg. Obama is the greatest president since FDR, & his campaigns were brilliant. No shame in losing to him

  66. 66.

    Mike J

    Want to think of something more pleasant? Is it after midnight where you are?

    Happy birthday Bill Clinton!

  68. 68.

    David Koch

    Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd

    Trump voters aren’t all angry/racist/ignorant. pigeonholing them like that is a total misunderstanding of what is going on.

    Retweet
    1
    Favorites
    8

    5:40 AM – 18 Aug 2015

    GOP flacks still insist Trump’s racist appeals aren’t racist.

  69. 69.

    David Koch

    ABC News ‏@ABC 8h8 hours ago

    Obama administration to sidestep Congress and lift travel restrictions to Cuba, sources say.

    Boom, baby

  70. 70.

    David Koch

    (CNN)Two women are about to make history by becoming the first female soldiers to graduate from the Army’s exhausting Ranger School.

    They’re among the 96 students who will graduate from the intensive training program Friday in Fort Benning, Georgia.

    This was the first year the Army opened the course to women on a trial basis.

    The Navy plans to begin putting senior enlisted female sailors on submarines in December, officials announced on Friday.

    The women will first be integrated onto ballistic missile submarines, which are larger than fast attack submarines, said Navy Cmdr. Renee Squier, head of the Office of Women’s Policy for the Chief of Naval Personnel.

    The change is part of the Obama administration’s push to open all currently closed military jobs to women, including in special operations.

    Thanks Obama

  71. 71.

    Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA

    Lucky Lily, and lucky John.

    Meanwhile, sweet Iggy is curled up near me on the bed. Little Muppet is too, fresh from her second accident in the house in less than a week. She got extra cuddles because I was overcompensating for my frustration with her.

    And lately she’s started doing the gazing thing.

    And one day I’ll get a tattoo of Phoebe’s paw print on my arm where she kneaded me one last time to say her farewell. And I’m choking up again thinking about it.

  72. 72.

    seaboogie

    I get it, John G….my boy Seamus was my most bestest love ever. A beautiful golden dog who lived his full measure and he will always be my touchstone for what love is. So many good memories…

  74. 74.

    David Koch

    Asshat Mark Halperin posted tweet saying Clinton spokesperson won’t answer questions on eghazi. Spokesperson confronted him and told him to ask any question. Halperin said he won’t ask any questions cuz he knows spokesperson won’t answer them.

    This actually happened.

  75. 75.

    piratedan

    RIP Yvonne Craig… know that she was adored by legions of young males for her time as Batgirl (and the odd feature film and as the awesome green femme fatale in a Star Trek episode)

  79. 79.

    piratedan

    @BillinGlendaleCA: I guess that they provide Mr. Graham with really good foot rubs…. lord knows that couldn’t analyze an open box with even a hands on demonstration and a how to video.

  82. 82.

    NotMax

    @NotMax

    Craig was originally up for the role of the dancer in the Trek pilot, but was passed over in favor of Oliver.

    However, you are correct in that she did sport the green body make-up in another episode.

  86. 86.

    Betty

    A love story. Thanks for sharing it. Dogs really can be amazing companions and provide a welcome refuge from this crazy world.

  87. 87.

    shell

    Katie is the dog love of my life. I think thats why I wa s shocked when the vet said she was 11! Was sure she was no more than 9. I cant even contemplate her getting older. Youre right, they should live forever.

  89. 89.

    Elizabelle

    Lily’s a happy girl. She’d be blogging favorably about you, too, JCole. You rescued each other.

  90. 90.

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    I want her to live forever.

    How I felt about my last dog. It’s been just about two years. You know you’ve got a special one when that’s how you feel. Bless you both and you know what? I hope you get your wish.

  94. 94.

    Paul in KY

    @David Koch: those two female officers must be bad to the bone to get thru the Ranger school. Kudos to them! Also glad to see the ladies get on the subs.

  95. 95.

    WaterGirl

    Cole, thanks for sharing Lily with us, what a great start to the day.

    ( I wrote that before I left the house and 8am and found it un-sent when I got home just now.)

  97. 97.

    TAGinMO

    @Omnes Omnibus: If he does it as “Colonel Sanders,” it should be OK.

    If he does it as Norm Macdonald dressed in Colonel Sanders drag, it will be epic.

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