Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans can’t even be trusted with their own money.

I was promised a recession.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

I wonder if trump will be tried as an adult.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

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

Consistently wrong since 2002

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

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

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

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

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

“And when the Committee says to “report your income,” that could mean anything!

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

Joe Lieberman disappointingly reemerged to remind us that he’s still alive.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

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

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

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

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

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Late Night Open Thread: “A Rich Lexicon of Abject Failure”

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Greek proverb: The fish rots from the head down…

Guess who’s not chipping in for the next Trump recount suit:

Gonna be fun to watch, once these guys are back on the outside, where they belong…

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  1. 1.

    Omnes Omnibus

    I kind of like that guy who says “I mite as well give up …. I’ll never fkn vote again”  If only the US had more Republicans like him.

  2. 2.

    mrmoshpotato

    So?  What’s less embarrassing to a narcissist – the legal asskicking coming his way, or his entire Soviet shitpile mobster Trump humper bastard administration throwing themselves into an active volcano?

  6. 6.

    mrmoshpotato

    @scav: Sorry.  “Taco trucks ever corner” was a Hillary 2016 racist Russthuglican “threat.” Not applicable now.

    But beating the living shit out of the Russthuglican party for the rest of time IS applicable.

  7. 7.

    Citizen Alan

    In other news, it’s 12:50 a.m., and I have just finished the first 30 minutes of a 2 hour bake time for a cheesecake to be eaten by my boss on Thursday. To be fair, in exchange, she’s frying a turkey for my family.

  8. 8.

    scav

    @mrmoshpotato: Ok, I’ll just walk the extra block to get my carne asada fuel for the beatdown.  But I will nevertheless have some norteño on my soundtrack. Plus some French pop because that scares everyone.

  10. 10.

    Kent

    Talk about some serious shade.   Eugene Robinson is bringing his A game today.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/want-to-understand-biden-voters-heres-your-reading-list/2020/11/23/1b5f07a0-2dbe-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html

    Want to understand Biden voters? Here’s your reading list.

    Who are they and what drove them to vote in such huge numbers, even during a pandemic? What makes them tick? Is it culture? Tribalism? Race? How did they come to their worldview, and why do they cling to it so passionately? What do they mean for the future of American democracy?

    I’m talking about the opaque and inscrutable Joe Biden voter, of course.
    After Donald Trump won in 2016, the media and academia embarked on a numbingly comprehensive sociological and anthropological examination of “the Trump voter.” Reporters and researchers swarmed what seemed like every bereft factory town in the industrial Midwest, every hill and hollow of Appalachia, every windswept farming community throughout the Great Plains. I’m pretty sure television crews did, in fact, bring us reports from every single diner in the contiguous United States — at least, those where at least one regular patron wears overalls.

    Never mind that nearly 3 million more of us voted against Trump four years ago; no one seemed terribly interested in our inner lives, our hopes and dreams. This time, however, the gap is too big to ignore — Biden, the president-elect, beat Trump by more than 6 million votes and counting. He won back the heartland of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. He won Georgia, for heaven’s sake.

    Logically, then, we should put aside those dog-eared copies of J.D. Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy” and subject “the Biden voter” to the same kind of microscopic scrutiny. Venture out of your bubble, Trump supporters, and try to understand how most of America thinks.

    African Americans were Biden’s most avid and loyal supporters, giving him 87 percent of their votes, according to exit polls. To understand the backstories of those Black voters in cities such as Milwaukee, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia — whom Trump is now trying his best to disenfranchise — you might start by reading “The Warmth of Other Suns.” Isabel Wilkerson’s magisterial opus charts the Great Migration in the first half of the 20th century, which brought millions of African Americans from the South to the industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest.

    It goes on…

  12. 12.

    Lacuna Synechdoche

    Dana Houle via Anne Laurie @ Top:

    He’ll never concede. That would shut down the donations he’ll <strike>try to use for legal expenses</strike>¹ pocket for personal use.

    Minor editorial suggestion for accuracy, Dana.

    (¹ Sigh. Really missing that strike-through tag.)

  15. 15.

    Lacuna Synechdoche

    Justin Levitt via Anne Laurie @ Top:

    To the reporters asking whether any of these suits have a chance at SCOTUS:

    You’re asking whether a homeowner, opening the door to find a flaming bag of dog poop on the front porch, wants to bring the bag inside to use as a Thanksgiving centerpiece.

    To be fair, almost 74 million voters made exactly that decision on Election Day.

    Fortunately, the other 80 million voted for Joe Biden.

  17. 17.

    Lacuna Synechdoche

    Aaron David Miller via Anne Laurie @ Top:

    Since Biden has rightly committed himself to making his Cabinet and appointments look like America, will there be room for a Republican?

    You’re asking if the Biden cabinet will make room for members of the political party that sells t-shirts reading: “I’d rather be a Russian than a Democrat!”?

    Yeah, I don’t think so. You fucking moron.

    Honestly, I have difficulty even imagining members of the Treason Party qualifying for a security clearance these days.

  18. 18.

    lgerard

    After hearing Sidney Powell state that Doug Collins was the actual winner in his GA Senate race before Hugo Chavez changed the votes I am encouraging all MAGAts to rectify that injustice by casting write in votes for Collins in both runoff elections.

    Release the Kracken!

  19. 19.

    Balconesfault

    Re: the idea of naming a Republican to the cabinet …

    I’ll bet OMB would lure Toomey into giving up his Senate slot (he’s already said he’s not running for reelection in 2022) …

    And Wolf could fill the slot for 2 years plus give a Dem incumbency for the midterm.

  21. 21.

    mrmoshpotato

    @dm: Hahaha.  “Sit down kiddies.  I have some bad news.”

    I wonder how they’ll deliver the “Your god emperor is burning in Hell.” news.  I hope Faux news doesn’t exist anymore then.

    Also, fuck their feelings.

  23. 23.

    A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

    @Kent: Fabulous column.  I have just short-listed The Warmth of Other Suns on my reading list.

  24. 24.

    WereBear

    I want every Democrat to find their field barren of fucks.

    And I got up way too early because we had to put our 13 year old Reverend Jim to sleep yesterday. We all miss him so much.

  30. 30.

    WereBear

    Thank you all,. Sir Tristan woke me up at 3 AM complaining that he’d been patient enough, where was his buddy? He took me on a tour of RJ’s favorite sleeping spots, clearly demonstrating he’d been searching for him through the night.

    All I can tell them is I know he made a big splash when he returned to the Pool of Souls.

  32. 32.

    No name

    @WereBear: Commenter Just One More Canuck mentioned this on the JRubin thread last night but it got lost in the political discussion.  So very sorry.  What a life he had with you and his crew!  I believe you did a guest post on him a number of years ago and I still remember the story of how he got to you.

  35. 35.

    p.a.

    As tRump shambles off with numerous legal proceedings waiting for him, am I wrong to hope that if he runs away, there’s a Shah leaving Iran type of scenario awaiting him???

  36. 36.

    Joey Maloney

    @Lacuna Synechdoche:

    Honestly, I have difficulty even imagining members of the Treason Partyqualifying for a security clearance these days.

    You, sir-or-madam-or-other, are a genius!

    Imagine nominating, say, Rand Paul for a sub-Cabinet post. What are the chances that he won’t tell some easily-provable lie on his SF-86, thereby committing a Federal felony offense? Bye-bye, see you in 5 years, Randy!

    Rinse and repeat until the water runs less treasonous.

  39. 39.

    lowtechcyclist

    @A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan): 

    @Kent: Fabulous column. I have just short-listed The Warmth of Other Suns on my reading list.

    It’s an awesome book, it really is. I can’t recommend it highly enough. I read it six or eight years ago – I think Ta-Nehisi Coates recommended it on his blog.

  40. 40.

    Sab

    @WereBear: I am so sorry for you, Mr Werebear and your other cats. Our rottmix dog died a couple of months ago and Shadow/Meankitty is still lost and bereft.

  42. 42.

    SFAW

    @WereBear:

    I’m so sorry for you. I’m glad you had him, and he had you, for 13 years.

    Who’d’a thought this room would be so dusty this early in the day?

  45. 45.

    SFAW

    @mrmoshpotato:

    Beating Trump is so niceMany states are doing it twice!— James Finn Garner (@jamesfinngarner) November 23, 2020

    Saw a tweet yesterday, post-MI-cert, saying “Biden’s won in Michigan so many times he’s legally required to change his name to Ohio State.”

    I thought that was pretty amusing

    ETA: Although, technically, I guess it would probably have to be “The Ohio State.”

  47. 47.

    Frank Wilhoit

    @Joey Maloney: This.  The necessary reform is very simple.  You want to run for elective office, or be nominated for appointive office?  Then you pass (A) the new-citizen exam, (B) a security clearance, (C) life underwriting.  Once in office, repeat (B) and (C) at intervals not to exceed 12 months: fail and you are out, right then, no discussion.

  54. 54.

    Soprano2

    The Laura Ingram video was something else. Just like Trump, his cult members are babies who need to be let down gently. No “fuck your feelings” for them, instead they are treated as the most delicate snowflakes whose hurt feelings need to be given huge consideration. It makes me want to vomit.

    Sorry about your loss, WearBear. It’s tough to lose a family member.

  55. 55.

    Mathguy

    That “Southerners still waiting” comment was incredible.

     

    My favorite comment on the shitgibbon’s losses: “Biden’s won so much in Michigan he’s legally obligated to change his name to Ohio State.”

  57. 57.

    Uncle Cosmo

    @mrmoshpotato: I hope Faux news doesn’t exist anymore then.

    Fear not, the news of Trumplthinskins’s departure from this mortal coil will be prominently smeared all over Stinklayer and the Obstreperous American Nazis Nutwork.

  61. 61.

    westyny

    Very sorry for your loss, WereBear.  My Maine Coon was the purest love of my life.  Love your image of the pool of souls.  May his memory be a blessing to your household community.

  63. 63.

    Zelma

    So sorry you lost RJ. You will be seeing him in the shadows for quite a while. I still see Simmons here and there. They are always with us.

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    J R in WV

    @WereBear:

    So sorry for your bad news; it is so hard!

    He was a great cat, I can tell from your stories and photos of the senior cat. Plus a great name!

    Take care, stay safe.

    Thanks for sharing catty things with us Jackals!

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