Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

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

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Bark louder, little dog.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

I did not have telepathic declassification on my 2022 bingo card.

Second rate reporter says what?

Tick tock motherfuckers!

Good lord, these people are nuts.

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

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Or woman…

All of this is a facade intended to make it look like Russia has a functioning democratic system. Vladimir Putin will, of course, easily win another term essentially making him the Russian president for (the rest of his) life.

Stay frosty!

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  5. 5.

    efgoldman

    If one of the sixteen dwarves had done that to weasel face, he’d have run away crying

    If only

    Fuckem

  6. 6.

    Gin & Tonic

    For those who don’t follow this stuff, the guy getting the water thrown at him is Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a completely nutso Russian nationalist. Google him at your own risk.

  8. 8.

    Corner Stone

    How amusing that Gen Barry McCaffery has to say about Trump being a National Security Threat is cut short by a firing of Mccabe.

  9. 9.

    BCHS Class of 1980

    Does anyone else think that the end of Putin’s reign will involve a diner and ‘Don’t Stop Believing?’

  14. 14.

    Gin & Tonic

    I guess Jeff Sessions feels that he doesn’t need any cooperation from the FBI ever again.

  16. 16.

    tobie

    @NotMax: McCabe will be fine. My question is what this will mean if McCabe is called to corroborate Comey’s testimony in the Mueller probe. As far as I can tell, the Trumpov team is working full-time to impugn the integrity of anyone who might testify against Trump. They just got another scalp.

  19. 19.

    NotMax

    @hilts

    There’s a (or several) ‘when the sh*t hit the fan’ possibilities for comment, but shall leave those to others.

    Also too, ‘wipe out.’

  20. 20.

    Corner Stone

    I hope McCabe shows up with crossed bandoliers and two .45’s and starts blasting some motherfuckers.

  22. 22.

    hilts

    @Corner Stone:

    Trump does his best cogitating while sitting on the toilet.

    I was no fan of Rex Tillerson, but for John Kelly to leak the story that Tillerson was on the toilet when he got fired was a real scumbag move. I hope Trump is on the toilet when Mueller indicts him.

    Can’t wait until the curtain comes down on this clusterfuck presidency.

  24. 24.

    Gravenstone

    @Corner Stone: What McCaffrey had to say about Trump tonight is important. But two days ago on MSNBC he was lauding the witch being pushed to replace Pompeo. So rather a mixed bag.

  25. 25.

    Mary G

    It appears from the FTFNYT twitter that he says it’s in order to help Trump with Russiagate:

    NEW: McCabe fired: “The idea that I was dishonest is just wrong. This is part of an effort to discredit me as a witness” in Mueller investigation https://t.co/VfetXJLgTD— Amy Fiscus (@amyfiscus) March 17, 2018

    I imagine he’ll end up with his pension and they know it; they’re flinging poo for the chimps who watch Fox News.

    ETA: Every time I think they can’t go any lower, they prove me wrong.

  26. 26.

    tobie

    @efgoldman: I meant scalp in the sense that McCabe will no longer be a credible witness in the Mueller probe. Comey told 4 people about his conversations with the President. The Trump team is trying to discredit each and every one. McCabe himself just made a statement that the purpose of his firing is to discredit him as a witness. He gets it. Hopefully the media will soon too.

  28. 28.

    Corner Stone

    @Quinerly: I do not know either way. But Adam had said a few times that this kind of move will not cut it to get the pension removed. I don’t know, just going on other’s comments for now.
    If you can’t trust someone who wears a full footie Spiderman jammies outfit, who can you trust?

  29. 29.

    gene108

    @Corner Stone:

    I think he had to make it to Sunday to get the full pension.

    Just a total dick move.

    Wonder how long it takes for McCabe to sue for wrongful termination? And who all gets deposed under oath.

  31. 31.

    gene108

    @efgoldman:

    Trump doesn’t understand that the DOJ and AG are not his personal enforcers.

    He sooooo badly wants to use the DOJ to get his numerous enemies.

  33. 33.

    TS

    @Mary G:

    Every time I think they can’t go any lower, they prove me wrong.

    They are digging for the center of the earth and beyond – long ago they reached dirt bottom

  35. 35.

    efgoldman

    @tobie:

    McCabe will no longer be a credible witness in the Mueller probe. Comey told 4 people about his conversations with the President.

    He wouldn’t be anyway, to the mouth breathers.
    Somehow I think Mueller and his team of experienced prosecutors will know what questions to ask. He only has to be credible to judge(s) and jury(s). They know how to build a case, McCabe is a sideshow.

  36. 36.

    tobie

    @Major Major Major Major: He’s now been fired on the recommendation of IG Michael Horowitz on the grounds that he was less than candid in his interview. This can be used in court to raise questions about the truthfulness of any testimony he would give. I’m convinced this is why he’s been targeted while still in the employ of the FBI.

  37. 37.

    tobie

    @efgoldman: I’m not so sure of this. In court he would have to admit he was fired and confirm the stated reason, even if he disagreed with it.

    I have no doubt that Mueller has other evidence besides the testimony of McCabe. I’m just trying to game out what the strategy of Trump’s legal team is. As far as I can tell, it’s to call into question anyone who would offer testimony against Trump & Company.

  38. 38.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    @Timurid:

    Sessions saying that McCabe “lacked candor—including under oath—on multiple occasions” is rich coming from Mr. “I lied to Congress.”

  39. 39.

    poleaxedbyboatwork

    @efgoldman:

    Notta sideshow, more trial-balloon as canary-inna-coal-mine, imo.

    It’s like that cartoon picture Sin City where the senator is bedside expounding on how if you can get chickenshits to cowardly proclaim what they know ain’t true to be so, that’sa testament a power.

    If McCabe’s firing is “both-sidesed” to hell’n gone, reckon we’ll all have a purty clear pitcher of just how fucked we are n how far yet we gotta go.

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