Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

Jesus watching the most hateful people claiming to be his followers

Usually wrong but never in doubt

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

Republicans want to make it harder to vote and easier for them to cheat.

Republicans do not trust women.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Today’s gop: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

She burned that motherfucker down, and I am so here for it. Thank you, Caroline Kennedy.

It is not hopeless, and we are not helpless.

How stupid are these people?

Their freedom requires your slavery.

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

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

American history and black history cannot be separated.

“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

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

Bark louder, little dog.

The current Supreme Court is a dangerous, rogue court.

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

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

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A Lannister Pays His Debts

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His royal highness is being difficult with the posing this evening, so much so that I had to put a bed on the chair to coax him to stay still long enough for a picture. He does feel much better, though, because as he always does after recovering from his grooming session and eating, he joined me for a nap and was very lovey and purred exceedingly loud.

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  4. 4.

    Alison Rose

    That face tells me you should sleep with one eye open, John. The purring was just to lull you into a false sense of safety.

    Or maybe he really is happy and just has RBF like 99% of cats.

  6. 6.

    Gemina13

    Look at that magnificent creature. He’s gorgeous.

    That expression also says he thinks you’re damn lucky to have him. Which, of course, as all cat owners know, is the truth.

  9. 9.

    NotMax

    No clue as to what a Lannister may be nor as to how it’s applicble but as tempus continues to fugit, c’est la vie.

  15. 15.

    japa21

    Have to admit, I am nit much of a cat person. But looking at Steve almost makes me willing to concede they have a place in this world. He is so regal looking, he should be named Stephen.

  22. 22.

    Dan B

    My little grey cat is not impressed.

     

    Of course he is not impressed with still pictures…  but he was verrry impressed with a hissing and snarling cat (angry cat) video.  He was sure a terror had invaded his house.  Poor guy.  I turned it off

     

    Steve has that rgal cat thing down this evening!

  23. 23.

    Eljai

    That pose has an aura of serenity, but the eyes convey …. murder. He is one magnificent beast!

  24. 24.

    Dan B

    @Eljai: JC should try the slow blink, otherwise known as an eye kiss.  I get my kitties to blink back at me.  It’s the only time I feel like I’m on equal footing with them.

  26. 26.

    Yutsano

    Papa Stevedore Hemingway always has that majestic air about him. You just mistake it for concern for your well-being. He will not forget your abject betrayal earlier. Oh no. He will extract his mighty paw of justice when you least expect it.

    Proper authoritahs alerted.

  27. 27.

    Honus

    I remember years ago when, Tunch was still with us, thinking “I religiously read a blog where the guy regularly writes about shaving his cat’s ass”

  28. 28.

    Ella in New Mexico

    What a sweet, resplendent, very good boy you are Steve. You are definitely glorious.

  30. 30.

    StringOnAStick

    I love grey tabbies.  We have two sister torbies, one of whom ran into my office today with her favourite toy, basically tossed it at me to get my attention so she could get me play her favourite game: reflect a spot of sunshine off my phone.  She’s insane about that and it’s been cloudy lately.

  37. 37.

    Spanky

    Yeah, they always are more affectionate after they’ve been home a bit, like they might not remember that you took them to the Place of Anxiety, but they sure know you managed their escape from it.

    Dinner and a nap do wonders. Probably for the cat, too.

  40. 40.

    Spanky

    Seems like a good place to drop this article from CNN.com …

    (CNN) In the quest for better sleep, people often ask if they should share their bed with a pet. Before we get to that, let’s take a moment to ponder the flip side:

    Is sleeping with you good for your pet?

    ET cetera et cetera. Go read.

  48. 48.

    guachi

    Up to 9 now. Now 10. Rs voting YES:

    AKAL Don Young (R)

    IL16 Adam Kinzinger (R)

    MI06 Fred Upton (R)

    NE02 Don Bacon (R)

    NJ02 Jeff Van Drew (R)

    NY23 Tom Reed (R)

    NY24 John Katko (R)

    NJ04 Chris Smith (R)

    PA01 Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

    OH16  Anthony Gonzalez (R)

  52. 52.

    Yutsano

    @guachi: 13 Republicans voted yes. We have a BIF going to Biden’s desk.

    EDIT: now what could be leverage is if Biden refuses to sign without the BBB. I doubt he would do that but we’ll see what happens here.

  53. 53.

    guachi

    @Yutsano: Yup. Ended up at 13. I REALLY wanted to get the BBB and BIF at the same time but I’m actually really excited right now. I didn’t think getting a win would feel so  good.

  55. 55.

    BigJimSlade

    Dang Cole, we can’t even get a glimpse of Steve’s fresh shave!
    I think the purring was, “TGIH!” (Thank God I’m Home!).

  56. 56.

    Sure Lurkalot

    @Suzanne:

    I hope he doesn’t take a spray-shit on your pillow.

    I had one of those. After a long trip, longing for your own bed and pillows, but no.

  59. 59.

    Another Scott

    @Chetan Murthy: TheHill:

    “The whole day was a clusterf—, right? But beyond that, you know … I thought everyone was working in a very congenial way,” one of the Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), said after a fruitful closed-door meeting with moderate negotiators.

    “I mean, rank-and-file members figured out how to get shit done.”

    The result of those talks was a written commitment from five moderate Democrats — Reps. Josh Gottheimer (N.J.), Ed Case (Hawaii), Stephanie Murphy (Fla.), Kathleen Rice (N.Y.) and Kurt Schrader (Ore.) — to support the social spending package if the yet-to-be released cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is consistent with a White House analysis, no later than the week of Nov. 15.

    If the two tallies don’t mesh, the moderates said they “remain committed to working to resolve any discrepancies in order to pass the Build Back Better legislation.”

    The Congressional Progressive Caucus leader, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), issued a statement in turn affirming that her members would back the two measures on Friday.

    The BBB was always going to be more difficult to pass – that’s why is being done through Reconciliation in the first place.

    It will get done. And S&M will be on-board, also too.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  63. 63.

    Geminid

    @Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): No, the BIF has $66 billion for passenger rail, $39 billion for mass transit, money for electric school buses and charging stations, money for broadband, plus billions for replacing lead water pipes, and other non highway projects like airports and ports. @Mangy Jay has a good thread that breaks this down.

  65. 65.

    Major Major Major Major

    @Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): no, stop being poisoned by the Internet.

    https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/pass-the-damn-infrastructure-bill

    Let’s take a look at what’s in the infrastructure bill:

    $110 billion for road and bridge repair
    $66 billion for upgrading and maintaining passenger trains
    $65 billion for making the power grid more robust and reliable
    $39 billion for public transit
    $25 billion for upgrades and expansions at airports
    $17 billion for upgrades and expansions at ports
    $65 billion for rural broadband
    $55 billion for upgrading water infrastructure, including replacing all lead pipes (!!!)
    $47 billion for cybersecurity and climate change mitigation
    $21 billion for cleaning up toxic waste
    $15 billion for electric vehicle charging stations and electric school buses
    $11 billion for safety initiatives
    $8 billion for Western water security
    Much of this is stuff that’s crucial to any progressive agenda for the United States.

    First of all, consider lead pipes. The infrastructure bill would replace all lead pipes in the nation. ALL OF THEM. Do you remember the time that Flint, Michigan had all of its water supply contaminated by lead? Do you remember the massive outcry, the tweets about how many days it’s been since Flint had clean water? The infrastructure bill would fix that — not just in Flint, but in THE ENTIRE NATION… This is possibly the most important environmental justice legislation in my lifetime.

    And so on.

  69. 69.

    Edmund Dantes

    BBB won’t pass in it’s current form now. Manchin/Sinema/House conservadems will find something they don’t like and it’ll just have to be trimmed some more.

    The CBO score is a red herring. The thing they just voted for doesn’t pass the CBO scoring as deficit neutral. So they don’t care about it in any meaningful way. Only care if it can be used to derail and negotiate more out.

  72. 72.

    Geminid

    @gwangung: Thirteen Republican Representatives and over thirteen Republican Senators voted for this bill. I’m pissed at the 200 Representatives and 30 some Senators who voted against. But at least a few will pay at election time, even if they try to take credit.

  77. 77.

    gwangung

    @Geminid: I’m thinking they could have done this four years ago and saved their own asses . But, no, all they’re interested in are asshole judges and tax cuts for millionaires.

  78. 78.

    RaflW

    Watching news over the next few days will be infuriating. A mere 13 GOP House members could be bothered to want to support rural high speed internet or fix rotting roads.

    That should kill the GOP. McCarthy won’t even get asked about it. We get “bucked House leadership” framing for the 13. Grrrrrr.

  79. 79.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    @gwangung: My personal take is they are the typical middle management types; don’t want to be in the room when a decision is to be made and in perpetual cover your ass mode.  I suppose that’s what happens when your constitutes are mostly drug addicts, paranoids and racists.

  80. 80.

    Geminid

    @gwangung: My understanding is that one of the Republicans’ problems was that a sizable portion of their caucus insisted on major privatization of public infrastructure, and would not support more traditional infrastructure investments without this. Just a bunch of crooks.

  81. 81.

    Lum’s Better Half

    @guachi: You are so cute, I want to just pinch your cheeks!

    Any promise made to a Leftist is illegitimate to begin with, so cannot be “broken” in any real sense.

  84. 84.

    Edmund Dantes

    @guachi: it’s not an actual win until bbb passes. But take that victory lap early. We’ll see whether it was deserved or not.

    if only BIF passes that leaves a smoking crater in Joe Biden’s campaign promises.

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