Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The GOP is a fucking disgrace.

Just because you believe it, that doesn’t make it true.

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

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

People are complicated. Love is not.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

I’m sure you banged some questionable people yourself.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

How can republicans represent us when they don’t trust women?

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Not all heroes wear capes.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

The willow is too close to the house.

You cannot shame the shameless.

T R E 4 5 O N

Optimism opens the door to great things.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

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

Don’t expect peaches from an apple tree.

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

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

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Schadenfreude Open Thread: Mitch McConnell Bends His Neck Knee

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Dude really sounds like he’s about to burst into tears. As though he won’t take great glee in four more years of obstructing every Democratic attempt to make peoples’ lives better!

Shameless nutpicking: I hope #MoscowMitch enjoys being the target of the Leopards Eating Peoples Faces Party, until the next shiny object catches their mayfly attention…

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  1. 1.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    It’s pretty bad that Putin, a foreign autocrat, recognized Biden’s win before McConnell

  5. 5.

    Ridnik Chrome

    “If you think it’s just McConnell you’re wrong.”

    The problem is Fox News. As long as they’re allowed to systematically disinform millions of people every day with no consequences, things are not going to get better.

  6. 6.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    I will say, Ali is right that it’s not just McConnell. Romney may be more willing to speak up than any other R of national standing, he’s still not willing to put a dent in McConnell, much less derail him.
    I just saw a clip of Lindsey Graham on Fox tonight saying that there should be a special counsel to investigate the Bidens because of every thing the trump family has been put through. In 2016, besides predicting that trump would destroy the Republican party, LG was very critical of McConnell’s obstruction of Garland, saying it would come back on them

  7. 7.

    Mary G

    This poor baby has been fighting brain cancer her whole life, please send all good vibes:

    Unfortunately, our sweet daughter Francesca is still very very critically ill in the ICU and could use all your thoughts and prayers over the next few days. We are all pulling for her, but she is sadly in a very tough fight. #TeamBeans— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) December 15, 2020

  8. 8.

    NotMax

    He’s well aware he’ll be sitting with a slim 50-48 Senate margin until both races from Georgia are decided and confirmed.

  10. 10.

    Kent

    Breitbart is going after McConnell now?

    They are eating their own…Heh.

    Looking forward to much more of that over the next 4 years.

  11. 11.

    The Oracle of Solace

    It’s nice to see Trumpists attacking the GOP. I really hope the American Right spends its time forming the kinds of circular firing squads I’m accustomed to seeing on the American Left.

  12. 12.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Tentin Quarantino @agraybee 7m
    I don’t know what being Transportation Secretary entails, but I do know the job has been held by not one but two wives of the senate majority leader, so I don’t think its a job where experience is a big deal.

    I have a fairly good memory but I had to click on the replies to be reminded who the other SML spouse who was Sec of Transportation. I had completely forgotten about Liddy Dole.

    @dmsilev: who knows if he even wants to live at MaL full time– there’s no golf course there, right? just a pool and food? The family has a long history in Palm Beach, I think trump might already own another house there

  13. 13.

    Punchy

    @Ridnik Chrome: I think it goes the other way around.  Fox is just giving their viewers what they demand; the few times they attempt to actually go truthy, the clowns jump to OOAN.  Cant blame a network for making mint by giving viewer lies and bullshit when its clear their viewers want absolutely nothing but lies and bullshit, all day every day.

  15. 15.

    oldgold

    We need term limits for Congress – 2 terms for Senators and 4 terms for House Members.

    It would improve, if not cure, a lot of what is wrong with our politics – an addiction to power and money.

  17. 17.

    oclib

    @NotMax:

    He’s well aware he’ll be sitting with a slim 50-48 Senate margin until both races from Georgia are decided and confirmed.

    It’s my understanding that both Perdue and Loeffler are still sitting senators until at least Jan 3….am I wrong?

  18. 18.

    The Moar You Know

    We need term limits for Congress – 2 terms for Senators and 4 terms for House Members.

    @oldgold:  Fuck term limits.  I have a right to the representation I choose for as long as I choose to have it.  I have good Congresspeople.  I want them to stay there as long as possible.

  19. 19.

    Mo Salad

    @oldgold: Nope. Why would you insist on booting people right at the point where they are starting to get good at their jobs? Michigan has had Draconian term limits for years. ALEC ends up writing most of the stuff the Republicans propose because nobody knows how to actually write laws or craft policy when they are limited to only six years in the house and eight in the senate.

  20. 20.

    CaseyL

    @oldgold: We already have term limits:  it’s called primaries. If people don’t want superannuated Representatives/Senators, they can vote for someone newer and fresher in the primary.

    That would mean people need to pay attention to politics more often than once every four years, and learn more than the information in paid political ads.  The fact that so many eligible voters don’t is on the voters, not the politicians.

  23. 23.

    Chetan Murthy

    @oldgold: Quite to the contrary: it would result in inexperienced legislators who would be forced to rely even moreso on lobbyists than they do already.  Wanna fix the problem?  Get money out of campaigns.  Reverse Citizens United, provide mandatory public funding for all federal races, and fund the staffs of legislators and committees the way they used to be, before Newt blew that up.

  28. 28.

    dmsilev

    @Punchy: The Post had an amusing story yesterday about how the more-extreme-than-Fox stations are coping with Biden’s Electoral College win:

    ‘This is the reality’: Newsmax and One America grapple uneasily with Biden’s electoral college victory

    John Bachman, who anchors an afternoon show on Newsmax, the larger of the two channels, referred to Biden as the president-elect and noted that Trump’s legal challenges of the election results have failed at almost every step.

    “What I’m trying to do is manage everyone’s expectations,” Bachman told viewers. “These judges don’t seem to be taking up these cases. This is the reality. This is the motion set in place.”

    Yet OAN, the smaller of the two channels, virtually ignored the unfolding developments as electors cast their votes, instead devoting about four hours of daytime programming to a live feed of a hearing by the Arizona Senate to address voting procedures. Its 4 p.m. news roundup failed to mention the electoral college vote at all.

  31. 31.

    HumboldtBlue

    @Kent:

    Yeah, but this time around we have multiple transportation industries under tremendous economic distress — trucking, railroads, airlines, shipping — that will need careful managing.

  32. 32.

    gwangung

    @oldgold: No, it wouldn’t. In fact, it would make it worse…it would place power even more firmly in the hands of lobbyists…who’d be guiding the babe in the woods…for their own good, naturally…

  33. 33.

    Yutsano

    Oh hot damn.

    There might still be an objection in the Senate yet!

    Brooks met briefly last week with several GOP senators to discuss his effort, but declined to say whether anyone is seriously considering the idea. Conservatives, however, have been eyeing Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville — another Alabama Republican and Trump supporter — as someone who may get on board. And Senate Republicans are unsure where he stands; Tuberville was not a part of Tuesday’s conference call.

    End of this Politico article re: Yertle trying to keep the Senate in line. This might be popcorn-worthy.

  34. 34.

    trnc

    @Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): It’s pretty bad that Putin, a foreign autocrat, recognized Biden’s win before McConnell

    Maybe not so much an issue of McConnell not recognizing Biden’s win as understanding who holds the leash around his own neck.

  38. 38.

    Mike in NC

    @trnc: Didn’t some oligarch pledge about $400M to invest in a factory in KY to benefit Moscow Mitch? Worth an investigation by the next AG.

  40. 40.

    West of the Rockies

    @Yutsano:

    I’m looks-shaming here, but–gack!–DeVos is a drab creature.  May her remaining years be spent in bitter resentment and disappointment.

  41. 41.

    Mallard Filmore

    @Yutsano: So if there is a Republican objection to counting the Electoral Votes, the Democrats send the issue to a committee for extensive study.  Time runs out and Pelosi becomes President.

    Biden said the DOJ belongs to “the people” and will not interfere with its operations.  Pelosi did not make that promise.

  43. 43.

    Another Scott

    Fact: in 2016, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 2.9 million and came within 77,744 votes of winning the presidency.

    In 2020, Donald Trump lost the popular vote by 7.1 million and came within 65,009 votes of winning reelection.

    — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) December 15, 2020

    Electoral College dude gotta go!!

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  44. 44.

    smike

    @West of the Rockies: 
    Well, she won’t suffer without comfort. Her family wealth is actually in the billions , unlike you-know-who. I think she takes pride in screwing the undeserving lower-class ‘leeches’. I’m sure she’s very proud of herself.

  45. 45.

    NotMax

    @oclib

    I’m talking about the new Congress which convenes on January 3rd. And deals with the electoral votes on the 6th. McConnell can readily see that all it takes is two to (as it were) un-tango.

  46. 46.

    Ian

    @oldgold: My 2 cents is that states with term limits on their state congress critters have just much corruption and money issues as non term limit states.  Inexperienced legislators are not immune to bribery or corruption, nor do they lack in desire for power.

  47. 47.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    @The Oracle of Solace: I’m skeptical of the GOP civil war thing. Most of the commentators being quoted from Parlor and so on are nut cases not normally involved because they are insane fan bois.  It’s also questionable how much this thus is simply kayfabe since a lot of Trump fans are big time wrestling fans.

  48. 48.

    Jay

    @oldgold: 

    Flying Phil Galardi,

    Corrupt as hell, ( Flying Phil for his speeding tickets, entered politics with $1500 in the bank, retired a multi-millionaire, ( along with his kids) on an MLA’s salary of $16k a year.

    Still beloved.

    We got highways, hydro, bus service, public insurance, medical care, Universities and affordable post secondary education, amongst other things.

  49. 49.

    NotMax

    @Kent

    A DoT plays a role in attending to climate change mitigation I’m particularly pleased to see someone so young in the post, someone who has a much longer term vested interest in working toward a planet which moves away from becoming increasingly uninhabitable than do some of the usual suspects for cabinet posts.

  51. 51.

    West of the Rockies

    @smike:

    True, but money does ot guarantee bliss.  She may be pampered, but I doubt she is joyful.  Look at that face:  do you see genuine happiness and contentment?  I don’t.

  52. 52.

    NotMax

    @NotMax

    Torturing the metaphor, will throw in that an agency of the second water is a good spot for him to get his feet wet and learn the fine points of navigation upon (and within) the federal ocean.

  54. 54.

    oclib

    @NotMax:

    gotcha….I was assuming you were talking about the current situation which is 52-48.  Still, I would guess that McConnell would not bring anything to the floor during that time period when in doubt…

  57. 57.

    NotMax

    @David Merry Christmas Koch

    As it is, while usually a formality dealt with quickly, each state’s or district’s votes is technically allotted two hours of debate, so the process potentially could be dragged out for quite some time.

  59. 59.

    Sloane Ranger

    @Ridnik Chrome: Fox news is on the way out, too moderate, too much of a toehold on reality. It’s actually describing Joe as President elect.

    The real loonies are moving to OAN or Newsman, who are still fighting the election outcome, like Japanese soldiers in a jungle hideout in 1950.

  60. 60.

    Gvg

    @Sloane Ranger: but those don’t have profitable cable contracts that get them into nearly all TV’s in America. I also don’t think cable companies will make the same mistake twice.

    i wonder if the increase in people cutting the cable and going internet streaming will hurt fox too.

  62. 62.

    Uncle Cosmo

    @oldmold: This wasn’t worth posting once, let alone twice. And your original post wasn’t worth posting at all.

    Glad to see so many here pushing back on your stupid notion. Maybe there’s hope for this site yet.

  63. 63.

    Miss Bianca

    @oldgold: It would also make our system of government even more dysfunctional than it is already. I live in a state with term limits, and it’s a goddamn shit show trying to get the politicians up to speed on any particular issue – say, the need for state funding for adult education outside the higher ed system. It takes one full term to get them to recognize that there’s an issue, then the next term to recognize that the issue ought to be funded, then…they’re gone, and you have to start all over.

    Believe me, it’s not the solution you’re looking for.

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