Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

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

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Let there be snark.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

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

Cole is on a roll !

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

… among the most cringeworthy communications in the history of the alphabet!

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

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

If you are in line to indict donald trump, stay in line.

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

You can’t love your country only when you win.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

American History and Black History Cannot Be Separated

Thanks for reminding me that Van Jones needs to be slapped.

Chutkan laughs. Lauro sits back down.

This blog will pay for itself.

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Chuck Todd don’t care that Trump is a sexist, racist, xenophobic liar, but he has very strong feelings about the “dignity” of… the political press, as represented by Chuck Todd. And every single day, Donald Trump clues a few more rubes in on the gaff. If it’s all a cheapjack game show, why pay Chuck Todd seven figures for what so many bloggers will give away for free?
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  1. 1.

    NotMax

    Crisis averted.

    Used up the last of the vodka last night. Luckily, today was the once a month shopping expedition to town.

    BTW, have gasoline prices spiked upwards where y’all are? Closing in fast on $4 for regular. Again.

  3. 3.

    The Dangerman

    Yeah, what happened to gas? In CA, the new taxes hit, but that was months ago.

    I think I saw $3.45 on the typical corner last night (I fill up at Costco, and last time was $3.09, IIRC).

    Any bets on how long Trump keeps the Democratic Memo under lock and key to protect … well, himself? I’m guessing his taxes will come out first and that will be the first of never.

  4. 4.

    Villago Delenda Est

    Chuckles is facing fierce competition from Chris Cillizza for that coveted first spot on the Village tumbrel manifest. He is upping his game.

  5. 5.

    Karmus

    Gas be around $2.559, $2.609, like that in LA (Lower Alabama). For now….

    I wonder if Mueller has seen Trump’s tax returns?

  8. 8.

    Dan B

    .30 cents per gallon here.. Nissan Leaf $1.00 of Seattle electricity for 100+ miles. Of course there’s the $6.00 per day lease, minus the lack of maintenance costs (oops, tire rotation) We have to negotiate who gets to drive it… or has to suffer with the pickup.

  11. 11.

    Jewish Steel

    Tonight my wife misspoke and said, “Quid pro crow.” Then recovered quickly, “That’s when you give me a thing and I give you something shiny in return.”

  14. 14.

    Waldo

    Not just Chuckles. NPR was killing Trump over his mealy-mouthed Porter statement. Better late than never, I guess, but jeezuz, where have these people been?

  15. 15.

    Chyron HR

    @Waldo:

    At least Trump DID issue a statement. Meanwhile Hillary Clinton has been damningly silent on the Porter controversy.

  19. 19.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    It’s like we’re living inside a parody

    Parodies are funny. This is a horror show.

  22. 22.

    p.a.

    I was wondering why it took the Big Media Boyz so long:trash humanity, well both sides blah blah blah; slag the brotherhood, you BAD! But they’ve been slagging the Boyz since the advent of Rushbo.

  23. 23.

    Sam

    What do you want to bet someone at the White House suggested to a Walton that Rachel Brand needed a very good job at Walmart?

  25. 25.

    Brachiator

    @Major Major Major Major:

    The Onion: Frustrated Hope Hicks Wishing She Could Find One Nice Guy In This Autocratic Personality Cult

    Proving once again that, with Trump, the line between farce and reality has been obliterated.

  27. 27.

    Amir Khalid

    @hueyplong:
    Do people stay at Walmart that long? I hear that once you get some seniority and start climbing the pay scale, they begin looking for excuses to get rid of you.

  28. 28.

    m.j.

    I was imagining Chuck Todd filling out the form for his new job.
    Are you capable of introspection?
    Yes
    No
    Do you know what the word introspection means?
    Yes
    No

  30. 30.

    hueyplong

    @Amir Khalid: To say nothing of the fact that they’ll be rescinding the whopping $1k bonuses the second the media starts chasing a different rabbit, and if not then, they’d immediately discontinue the practice upon the election of any Democrat.

  33. 33.

    Brachiator

    @hueyplong:
    Wal-Mart and other companies have been clear that these are one time bonuses.

    Walmart’s bonuses: Here’s what workers will receive. In total, Walmart will spend $400 million in fiscal 2018 to fund one-time bonuses. Some workers will receive $1,000, but only if they’ve served at the company for at least 20 years. The announcement came on the heels of new tax legislation.

    The media have actually been pretty good in noting this, and also in reporting that companies are using anticipated tax breaks to fund severence payments related to layoffs and stock buy backs.

    The amount going to employees as wages and bonuses is, as to be expected, a trickle.

  39. 39.

    Ken

    @Amir Khalid: It would be kind of funny if Rachel Brand’s job disappears after six months. “Sorry, not really the right person for the job, and we’re eliminating it anyway.”

  40. 40.

    Citizen Alan

    @kindness:

    Chuckles lost me when he asked Obama in complete seriousness whether he would veto a health care bill passed by Congress without any Republican votes because something something of bipartisanship.

  42. 42.

    Tenar Arha

    Jeffrey Toobin’s impulse tweet yesterday was an illustration in miniature of how fecking bad our media pundits really are. His first impulse with the Porter revelations was to find a woman to criticize for not responding to “the controversy” rather than to criticize that man’s supervisors. So he goes after Gillibrand who probably didn’t even know of the existence of that Porter slime before 48 hours ago, instead of Hatch or Kelly who knew him and/or had the information!

    Yeah sure, I noticed Toobin took it back, but somehow it’s seems even worse after thinking about it for another day.

  43. 43.

    catclub

    @The Dangerman:

    I’m guessing his taxes will come out first and that will be the first of never.

    unlike the continual news of the Hillary scandals, Trump just says no to releasing and the press lets it go. His Taxes are only one example of this.

  44. 44.

    Archon

    Trump’s closing argument was, “I’m a white man in a country that should be for white men”.

    Let’s stop pretending it was anything else.

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