Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

Everybody saw this coming.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

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

Peak wingnut was a lie.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

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

Eh, that’s media spin. biden’s health is fine and he’s doing a good job.

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

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

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

Nothing worth doing is easy.

If you are still in the GOP, you are an extremist.

Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.

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

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

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  3. 3.

    Tony Jay

    (Sniff) I just want to say that he’ll never really be gone as long as there’s a single slice of him left in my freezer.

    No, but seriously. He’s missed.

    And delish!!!

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    Baud, I am renewing my offer of a bribe to get you to come back. In case you missed it, I am pretty sure I can get the Baudettes together for a stirring rendition of “Baby, Come Back!”. In case that’s not enough, or if that song is not your cup of tea?

    I had also offered a stirring rendition of The Supremes “Stop In the Name of Love”, complete with dress-up clothes and all the classic moves that are associated with that song.

  9. 9.

    WaterGirl

    @Elizabelle: Are you kidding? I would say that Baud is one of the most universally appreciated people on Balloon Juice? Any exception proves the rule.

    edit: Hi Elizabelle!

  10. 10.

    Joy in FL

    I add my voice to the chorus: you add a lot to this blog. Your presence is missed and needed.
    Please come back.

  13. 13.

    WaterGirl

    @NotMax:

    Young man, there’s no need to feel down
    I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground
    I said, young man, ’cause you’re in a new town
    There’s no need to be unhappy
    Young man, there’s a place you can go
    I said, young man, when you’re short on your dough
    You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
    Many ways to have a good time
    It’s fun to stay at BJ
    It’s fun to stay at BJ

  15. 15.

    Elizabelle

    @WaterGirl: I am serious. Baud has a light touch w his comic ripostes, and the levity is needed.

    This blog has been a rougher ride without him, at least for me. A lot of weeks, this place has been a slog.

  16. 16.

    WaterGirl

    @Alain: Is this some sort of affirmative action thing? :-) Are you lobbying to be the first guy in The Baudettes?

    Then I guess we might have to be The Baudies.

  18. 18.

    WaterGirl

    @Elizabelle: Sorry I was totally unclear! The part I was taking issue with was “And probably a lot more appreciated now, too.”

    I was trying to figure out how Baud could possibly be more appreciated now than he was before he left. If I had to guess, I would say that Baud is the most universally beloved commenter we have on BJ.

  21. 21.

    Quinerly

    Baud/Poco 2020!
    Poco is concerned about his running mate. Poco be campaigning in NC! He needs some advice and direction from Baud. I hear a bark for Help.

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    @Elizabelle:

    Baud has a light touch w his comic ripostes, and the levity is needed.

    This blog has been a rougher ride without him, at least for me. A lot of weeks, this place has been a slog.

    Absolutely! Clever, funny, kind, smart. If Baud is gone for good, it’s a huge loss.

  25. 25.

    frosty

    I’ll add my voice to the chorus. Come back Baud! I don’t know who to vote for if Baud!2020!! is out of the race.

  26. 26.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    @WaterGirl: I always kind of wanted to be a Pip (as in Gladys Knight).

    I will join the chorus of voices begging Baud to come back to the campaign trail.

  28. 28.

    randy khan

    In an election cycle that includes Tulsi Gabbard *and* Donald Trump, baud is the candidate this country needs.

  33. 33.

    Nicole

    Baud, it’s going to be very difficult for me to harass you to make me your VP running mate if you’re not here for me to harass. I mean, I guess I could try to track you down and put signs up in your yard, but that takes time and I’m kind of lazy.

  35. 35.

    Aleta

    This bucket’s got a hole in it without you Baud. (Tim Timebomb)
    No joke.

    I’d hate to see John have to raise money to keep the place alive with an AI program that inserts old Baud comments where it thinks they belong. Well maybe not, 2nd thought.
    But imagine the fiasco generated by the trial runs its first few years.

    Do what you gotta do. Respect. Miss you.

  36. 36.

    VeniceRiley

    Baud dit da baud ba dang ba dang diggy wit da boogie vote Baud 2020!
    C’mon, man. I made you a campaign theme song and everything.

  37. 37.

    bemused

    Baud haters? No way! It’s quite an achievement to be loved by all here, afaik, considering how many contrarians and killjoys show up.

  39. 39.

    Ohio Mom

    Ohio Dad has the annoying habit of leaving the house without announcing it. Say on a Saturday afternoon, he’ll go off on an errand and I’ll need him for something and can’t find him. Eventually I check to see if his car is in the garage or I’ll call his cell to determine his whereabouts.

    I always say the same thing: It’s rude to leave without at least yelling across the house, “I’m going to (wherever), back around (whenever).”

    Just a pet peeve of mine. I get that the comment threads sometimes get to be too much. If someone needs a break or life is calling them in a different direction, that’s fine.

    Just have good manners and let us know so we can wish you well. I imagine some of the irritation expressed here is plain worry about Baud.

  41. 41.

    divF

    Baud 2020: he’s tanned, rested and ready!

    (after saying that we wouldn’t have Baud to kick around anymore).

  43. 43.

    West of the Rockies

    Any fans of the tv show Fringe? In an alternative universe thread, the main characters encountered their doppelgangers. Olivia referred to hers as Fauxlivia. Walter called his Walternate.

    Perhaps we can encounter Fraud!, Baud’s edgy other.

    Seriously, dude, come back.

  45. 45.

    WaterGirl

    @Ceci n est pas mon nym: Did you happen to see Saturday Night Live (decades ago) when they had the Pips perform? But without Gladys Knight? If I recall correctly, there was a microphone where Gladys Knight would have been standing, and the Pips were in the background, making all the classic moves and singing the “oohs” or whatever their background part was. It was very funny.

  46. 46.

    J R in WV

    @WaterGirl:

    If I had to guess, I would say that Baud is the most universally beloved commenter we have on BJ.

    OK, now I’m hurt! ;-)

    More seriously, I bet he’s traveling out of country with no Innertubes connections and not much electrical power at all. He periodically disappears for those trips. Hope so anyway!

  48. 48.

    opiejeanne

    Oh Lawdy, Baud! Please come back. The place just isn’t the same since you’ve been gone. Ain’t no sunshine.

    I know, I know, I know, I know,
    I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
    I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
    I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
    I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
    I know, I know,

  49. 49.

    WaterGirl

    @West of the Rockies:

    You were formerly disgruntled. How were you regruntled? You have never said.

    That’s kind of a baud-like comment, and I would say it makes me miss him more, but that’s not possible.

    Come on, Baud! Who’s gonna have my back during the site rollout if you’re not here? You always have my back.

  52. 52.

    Spinoza Is My Co-pilot

    I recall (dimly) there was some kerfuffle involving Silverman, couple weeks back. Not looking to ascribe blame or anything, nor do I recall any details, but that’s what I remember about Baud absconding. Happy to be wrong about that, happier still if Baud returns unto us notwithstanding.

  54. 54.

    Eljai

    Just want to emerge from my semi-lurking status to say:

    Though you don’t call anymore
    We sit and wait in vain
    I guess we’ll rap on your door
    Tap on your window pane
    Wanna tell you Baud-y
    Changes we’ve been goin’ through (ooh)
    Missing you, listen you
    Til you come back to us
    That’s what we’re gonna do ??

  55. 55.

    Duane

    Okay, I apologize for questioning the sincerity of the BAUD!2020! campaign and agree to accept any acting position in the BAUD! government where I may be of service. That should resolve this situation.

  57. 57.

    JAFD

    As a //survivor// veteran of the ‘McMurdo Sound in ’88’ (World Science Fiction Convention) Bid Committee, am a bit jaded on ‘spoof campaigns’.

    Despite that, I would like to tell Mr. Baud that I appreciated the light-heartedness that he added to our discussions of the too-serious politics of this era

    I hope you will return to us, soon.

  58. 58.

    CapnMubbers

    @WaterGirl: Billed as “…And the Pips”. I remember that well, thanks for the flashback.

    Dead thread, no doubt; I’m usually late to the party, that’s why I don’t post more often.

  59. 59.

    Kay

    This is a helluva way to run a Presidential campaign, Baud

    Maybe he retired to spend more time with his family.

  61. 61.

    James

    @Ceci n est pas mon nym: It sticks in my mind that Al Gore once said, in response to a question about a different career he’d choose than what he has had, that he would like to have been one of the Pips.

    And I’ll add my voice to the chorus wishing Baud was back here, if not yet in the White House.

  62. 62.

    scribbler

    As a long time lurker who has just begun to dip my toe into commenting a little these last few weeks, please come back Baud! You are the warmth and wit and soul of BJ, and it’s just not the same without you. :(

  65. 65.

    Tokyokie

    Late to a dead thread, but hey, I was having a knee replaced and they don’t let patients use their cellphones while under general anesthesia in the operating room. Tight-assed bastards. Anyway, if it’ll help bring him back, I’ll sing “My Baudy” (to the tune of the WWII song “My Buddy”) for him. Though on second thought (as if I had I an initial one), the saccharine sentimentality of the original is so grotesque my offer probably works better as a threat than an enticement.

  66. 66.

    Msilaneous

    Nights are long since you went away
    I think about you all through the day
    My buddy
    My buddy […]
    Your buddy misses you*

    Hope you’re doing well.

    *World War I song learned in Mrs. (World War I widow) Dower’s 5th grade class fmhfy years ago. Entire song just popped into my head when I thought of Baud. My grandson spent the night over the weekend, and I kept calling him by the cat’s name.

  67. 67.

    Cheryl Rofer

    Dead thread, I know, but I’m wondering why Baud left and if he’s willing to tell one of us about it via “Contact a Front-Pager.” Or at name (name-hyphen-name) at balloon-juice.com.

    I’ve had comments from others who have been regulars about why they participate less than they used to.

  69. 69.

    Baud

    I’ll be back. /ArnoldTounge

    Y’all are too kind. (I can’t believe you guys got Cole involved.) It’ll just be a few more days.

  70. 70.

    CapnMubbers

    @Baud: Calloo! Callay! O frabjous day! so glad to see you’re returning.

    And autocorrect tried to make it a framboise day.

  78. 78.

    AxelFoley

    @Baud:

    I don’t post a lot anymore, but if you didn’t come back, I’d be done with this place. Sorry, Cole, but Baud is the heart and soul of Balloon Juice.

  79. 79.

    FlyingToaster

    @Baud: Finally!

    I don’t think you realized how much we all miss you. Finish what ya gotta do, but please come back.

  80. 80.

    topclimber

    Thank FSM.

    Now BJ can avoid the humiliation of descending into the status of an almost Top 11,000 blog.

  85. 85.

    Ohio Mom

    @debbie: Oh my gosh! I didn’t realize Momsense was missing but you are right! Where is she? Hope all is well. So many moving parts to her life…

  86. 86.

    Formerly disgruntled in Oregon

    Yay!!! Baud’s back!

    @West of the Rockies: Thanks for asking. My original nym (2015?) was “Disgruntled former Baud supporter”, then I changed it to “Formerly disgruntled Clinton supporter”, and after the election I changed it again.

    Originally Baud-inspired!

  88. 88.

    debbie

    @WaterGirl:

    I’ve felt like that proverbial rat endlessly pushing the bar to get a treat. Command-f, command-f, command-f…. I lack for patience anymore.

  89. 89.

    Mary G

    I was asleep when this thread was going, but coming in late to say, Hurray! We need that reminder that the FTFNYT is garbage more often. Also, when I can’t sleep, it’s a comfort to see Rikyrah say good morning to everyone and Baud and Satby say good morning back.

  93. 93.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Nicole Wallace is trending for calling Ingram, You and Dersh chicken on live television

    I’m the first one to say twitter isn’t real life, but they’re all three media people, to some extent, and I get some small satisfaction knowing they’ll know about it

    I’m sure Ingram will give some bad faint snarl/whine about being picked on tomorrow

  95. 95.

    laura

    @Baud: tears sprung and ran down ma cheeks!
    You irreplaceable you. You Baud.
    Come home. Your room’s as you left it.
    Poco needs a bath

  97. 97.

    opiejeanne

    @Baud: Oh Baud, I am so happy I may just weep at that news. Ok, so I’m a little weepy at times anyway these days, but it’s tears of joy.

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