Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

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

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

In my day, never was longer.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

Spilling the end game before they can coat it in frankl luntz-approved dogwhistles.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

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

Nothing worth doing is easy.

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Don’t expect peaches from an apple tree.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

They’re not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

Bad news for Ron DeSantis is great news for America.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

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

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

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  2. 2.

    Elmo

    I’m in Chicago on business, and nothing to do tonight. Maybe I should have rented a car and headed west…

  7. 7.

    NotMax

    Oh, there’s nothing halfway
    About the Iowa way to treat you,
    When we treat you
    Which we may not do at all.
    There’s an Iowa kind of special
    Chip-on-the-shoulder attitude.
    We’ve never been without.
    That we recall.
    We can be cold
    As our falling thermometers in December
    If you ask about our weather in July.
    And we’re so by God stubborn
    We could stand touchin’ noses
    For a week at a time
    And never see eye-to-eye.

  11. 11.

    Hal

    Since this is an open thread I’m just going to give a shout out to the worst episode of The Simpsons I have ever seen; the Lady Gaga episode. Like one big infomercial for Lady Gaga. I can only assume every regular writer took the week off to count their cash. But I’ve missed years of this show the fxx repeats are entertaining.

    Also, I’m more interested in the reveal of the season 8 queens on Rupaul’s Drag Race tonight than I am of who one Iowa. Too much Chuck Todd.

  12. 12.

    Twig the Wunderkind

    He took her to a movie
    The movie, it was groovy
    He took her to the caucus
    The caucus, it was raucous…

  13. 13.

    Mnemosyne

    @Elmo:

    I was going to ask how there could be nothing to do in Chicago, but I think most of the museums and theaters are closed on Mondays, so that explains it. Restaurant Week may still be going on, judging from my brother-in-law’s Facebook.

  14. 14.

    Helen

    Watching MSNBC. Melania Trump is one of those women who, when she crosses them, her legs are so long and thin the top knee looks even with her bottom knee. You girls know those women. They lock the crossed foot behind the bottom calf in a kind of figure 8 thing.

    I hate those women.

    That’s my political insight for the night.

  15. 15.

    schrodinger's cat

    Snooze hour dedicated at least half of their hour to the Republican Clown Show. The only non-Republican was Junior Villager was Ezra Klein.

    There was David Frum, Bill Kristol, Jim DeMint, Eric Cantor. Then they had a segment on evangelical voters but nothing on the Dems.

  17. 17.

    Redshift

    Since I missed the thread where predictions were being made, here goes.

    I think Hillary will win by more than expected, but that may be because as a veteran of the Dean campaign, I’m somewhat cynical about the effectiveness of enthusiastic young people.

    I think Trump will win but by less than expected, because he seems to think having big rallies means he’ll get lots of votes without much gotv.

  18. 18.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN entrance poll: 56% like Lady Gaga, 24% like Dropkick Murphys, 20% like Simon & Garfunkel

  21. 21.

    Ultraviolet Thunder

    Office pool on how many weeks (months?) it will take the GOP to name the correct winner this time.

  24. 24.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN entrance poll:

    61% think Trump wears wig

    18% think Trump wears Davy Crockett hat

    10% think Trump’s hair made of soy beans

    11% think it’s plastic

  25. 25.

    Elmo

    @Mnemosyne: Those are very good points, but I travel to Chicago A LOT – the museums and such are kinda old hat at this point. I’m tired enough that I’m not even taking my usual advantage of the amazing food Chicago has to offer. I had room service, of all things! I never do that!

  27. 27.

    Mnemosyne

    @Elmo:

    Starting in September, you would be able to see Hamilton — it starts an open-ended run on 9/27.

    And I’m not sure how anyone could get tired of the Art Institute, but maybe it’s me.
    :-)

  28. 28.

    Anne Laurie

    @amk:

    AL, there is also a dem caucus tonight, right?

    Let’s wait to see the results before we start fighting amongst ourselves, okay?

  36. 36.

    Elmo

    @Mnemosyne:
    Oooooo, good to know. I’ll make plans.
    And I’m still horrified at myself for the room service. I’ll be in town tomorrow nigh as well, so I’ll make up for it then. Have you been to III Forks? Sensational. And Mercat a la Planxa is the best tapas I’ve ever had.

  38. 38.

    Baud

    @JPL: he had done well in the last few polls. I would be impressed. He didn’t seem to do good in the last debate.

  39. 39.

    Mnemosyne

    @Elmo:

    Also, too, we ended up discussing places to have high tea the other night, and Chicago has a couple of good ones: the Drake Hotel and the Peninsula Hotel. I can highly recommend the Drake, which is classy but not snobbish at all — a lot of people meet there after work. Plus they’ll serve a cocktail with your tea if you want.

  40. 40.

    Major Major Major Major

    Hillary by an always insufficient margin. She’ll be crushed in NH. Then win in NV and SC, the rest is commentary. My prediction.

    EDIT: On an aeroplane and four hours of sleep so don’t judge me if I’m horribly wrong

  43. 43.

    Eric S.

    Fuck auto correct. Newport Bar And Grille. I’ve texted that so many times I never thought to check that one.

  44. 44.

    Tripod

    CNN has the current D delegate count:
    388
    13
    5

    Sanders (and O’Malley) can’t just split the pots. They will have to run up the margins somewhere to make it a race. Short of Hillary becoming incapacitated, this was never a doable proposition.

  49. 49.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN entrance poll:

    17% have blue eyes

    11% have Betty David eyes

    21% only have eyes for you

    14% are Brown Eyed Girls

    10% have Eyes Without a Face

    2% are Private Eyes

    (-7%) have Eyes of the Tiger

    11% are Angel Eyes

    6% have X-Ray eyes

    18% have Evil Eyes

  51. 51.

    Mnemosyne

    @Elmo:

    My BIL raves about III Forks, but I didn’t get a chance to visit last year because of the whole Florida family crisis. Hopefully we’ll get to go this summer. FB tells me he’s at the Pump Room right now, so Restaurant Week is definitely still ongoing.

  60. 60.

    Mandalay

    Mrs. Goldman Cruz Sachs finds Iowans repulsive:

    “Heidi has repeatedly been complaining about how disgusting the voters and whole scene in Iowa is,” our source told Gawker. “She says everyone smokes cigarettes, eats horribly, and wants to hug and touch her all the time. She said that she has to go back to the hotel and take a shower multiple times a day due to this environment.”

  61. 61.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN Entrance Poll:

    Sanders winning 76% of Zygotes

    Youth going for Sanders.

  63. 63.

    Schlemazel

    This is from Brachiator earlier today and is too good not to spread, I’d hate anyone here missing it
    From the musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Iowa Caucuses:

    Something familiar,
    Something peculiar,
    Something for everyone:
    The caucuses tonight!

    Something appealing,
    Something appalling,
    Something for everyone:
    The caucuses tonight!

    Something with Jeb!, something with Cruz;
    Bring on the Donald, could he still lose?

    Old situations,
    New complications,
    Nothing portentous or polite;
    Tragedy tomorrow,
    The caucuses tonight!

    Something convulsive,
    Something repulsive,
    Something for everyone:
    The caucuses tonight!

    Something aesthetic,
    Something frenetic,
    Something for everyone:
    The caucuses tonight!

    What’s sweeter than Bern, or cooler than Hil,
    And all those emails, what is the deal?

    Nothing that’s formal,
    Nothing that’s normal,
    No talking points ever to recite;
    Let’s get it started:
    Caucuses Tonight!

  66. 66.

    Nate Dawg

    The Villagers (Nate Silver included) are salivating over a Rubio surge.

    Can’t wait to see how his 15% showing will mean he’s the favorite to win the nomination.

  70. 70.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN Entrance Poll:

    63% of people who are dead caucusing for Hillary

    84% of Un-dead voting for Hillary.

    Bela Lugosi’s endorsement key

  72. 72.

    Eric S.

    @Elmo: I with in the Aon Building at roughly Michigan and Randolph. Impromptu meet up? I’m free starting at 600 or 630 depending the neighborhood.

  75. 75.

    raven

    @Eric S.: It was nothin in my day, Ray’s and the Cubbie Bear were about it. My SIL lived in the apartments across Waveland and she hated the fuking organ!

  81. 81.

    Ultraviolet Thunder

    I have to get up in 9 hours. Should I stay up for the results? Worth it, or sleep. Note: I am over 50 and like sleep.

  82. 82.

    magurakurin

    @Baud:

    delegates smelegates. Everything is in place, generalissimo. When you give the command, the coup shall begin and our glorious revolution shall triumph at last.

  83. 83.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN Entrance Poll (Key Race Alert):

    76% of people who say “Lolita” favorite book/movie voting for Trump

  86. 86.

    raven

    @Eric S.: Identify the Chicago phrase in Prine:

    Well, I leaned on my left leg
    In the parking lot dirt
    And Cathy was closing the lights
    A June bug flew from the warmth he once knew
    And I wished for once I weren’t right
    Why we used to laugh together
    And we’d dance to any old song.
    Well, ya know, she still laughs with me
    But she waits just a second too long.

  88. 88.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN Entrance Poll (Key Race Alert):

    72% of people who own Hover Scooters voting for Sanders.

    92% of people who own Hoverounds voting for Clinton

  92. 92.

    LesGS

    @schrodinger’s cat: Oh my god! Is that a Norwegian? I have a very large (but not obese) ragdoll male. He might be over two times larger than an average cat (24 lbs), but at least he looks like a cat! Very, very handsome, but… what the heck is that cat!?

  93. 93.

    magurakurin

    25% in Dem race holding steady Clinton 53% Sanders 47%…

    Tailgunner Ted and the Donald neck and neck with 7% in…

  95. 95.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN Entrance Poll (Key Race Alert):

    ‎Ø% of Latinos voting for Trump

  98. 98.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN Entrance Poll (Key Race Alert):

    ‎67% of people suffering from narcolepsy voting for Carson

  99. 99.

    magurakurin

    @Nate Dawg:

    Marco Rubio is cleaning up in Des Moines.

    Wow, campaign coffers must be lower than everyone thought. I would have imagined he would have been able to pay someone to do that. I wonder if there are any beer cups with ciggies in them? Those are nasty to clean up.

  100. 100.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    CNN Entrance Poll (Key Race Alert):

    83% of people who want to return to 1950s for Trump

    61% of people who want to return to 1850s for Cruz

  101. 101.

    Ridnik Chrome

    @raven: I remember when they used to have all age punk rock shows at the Cubby Bear, back when it was just a hole-in-the-wall neighborhood bar. Saw the Effigies, Naked Raygun, TSOL, the Wipers and a bunch of others there. Played there with my old band a few times, too. Good times. It’s still there, but it ain’t the same…

  107. 107.

    Nate Dawg

    It’s quite staggering how the media is just slobbering over Rubio’s third place finish and ignoring the Trump v. Cruz neck and neck elephant fucking another elephant in the room.

  110. 110.

    Eric S.

    @Elmo: Are you willing to come north a bit? George Street Pub, at George st. and Halsted st.? I could head back to the loop after my P.T. with no complaint.

  114. 114.

    Mandalay

    @SRW1:

    Apparently, JEB? is holding steady at 2.1%. Comeback can’t be far off.

    At least Jeb? is using Chris “1%” Christie as a floor mop.

    Never was anyone more deserving of being in last place.

  119. 119.

    Ruckus

    @sdhays:
    Pretty sure none of the gop rules from the last 40yrs apply this time, except the crazy has to be in over abundance.

  121. 121.

    NotMax

    @Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA

    For livestreaming, the computer offers better options than Roku, generally speaking.

    For traditional news reporting, the Newsy channel (free!) on Roku is not bad at all (also less visually frenetic and more straightforward than the cable TV channels).

  122. 122.

    Eric S.

    @Elmo: Just pulled out the laptop and trying to figure out how to contact her.

    So 6:30PM
    George Street Pub
    2858 N Halsted St.
    Chicago IL 60657

  124. 124.

    magurakurin

    @Nate Dawg: At the moment it is right at the Selzer poll margin, 3%. He’s hanging in there. He has some big numbers in some of the counties. I suspect it is the old people versus the young people. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

  131. 131.

    Eric S.

    @Elmo: AL is on the ball. A post should appear tomorrow morning. I’ll be at George Street no later than 6:15PM tomorrow.

  134. 134.

    jl

    Media hack pundits put the ‘caca’ into ‘caucus’. Remember that when you watch the stupid pundit tricks tonight.

  135. 135.

    danielx

    @schrodinger’s cat:

    Is it a rule that all Republican politician wives have to be blonde?

    Not a hard and fast rule, but ninety percent of them are. I believe they have a Stepford-style production line (see Gingrich, Callista) and occasionally introduce a brunette or redhead for variety. They do all tend to have hairdos that look like you couldn’t dent them with a fire axe.

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