Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

This chaos was totally avoidable.

Lick the third rail, it tastes like chocolate!

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

A norm that restrains only one side really is not a norm – it is a trap.

I swear, each month of 2025 will have its own history degree.

Republican also-rans: four mules fighting over a turnip.

Republicans: The threats are dire, but my tickets are non-refundable!

Our messy unity will be our strength.

Speaker Mike Johnson is a vile traitor to the House and the Constitution.

The “burn-it-down” people are good with that until they become part of the kindling.

Every decision we make has lots of baggage with it, known or unknown.

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

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

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

Radicalized white males who support Trump are pitching a tent in the abyss.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

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

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.

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

Let me file that under fuck it.

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

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Late Night Self-Indulgence Open Thread: Congratulations, Neera Tanden

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Basic memo: Career Democratic process professional replaces her departing boss. But those of us who remember 2021 will understand why this drab announcement has drawn so much knicker-twisting among the horseshoe Repub/’Leftist’ brigade…

Back at the start of the Biden administration, Ms. Tanden was accused of being excessively honest on social media, so she ended up withdrawing her nomination. But the job’s open again, and it’s become clear to even the meanest media intelligence that the Horseshoe Brigade has no interest in governing beyond obstructing all attempts to do so…

… Why it matters: It further boosts Tanden in the Biden White House after she started the administration with a failed confirmation battle to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

Between the lines: Tanden’s portfolio will include economic mobility, racial equity, health care, immigration and education, according to the White House…

What they’re saying: “While growing up, Neera relied on some of the critical programs that she will oversee as Domestic Policy Advisor, and I know those insights will serve my administration and the American people well,” President Biden said in a statement.

“I look forward to continuing to work closely with Neera in her new role.”…

Go cry, haterz.

The internet, of course, never forgets (and rarely forgives). Hell, if I were bored enough, I could dig up several pages of ranting & aggregation from the prior argument!


Late Night Self-Indulgence Open Thread: Congratulations, Neera Tanden

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  4. 4.

    sab

    Biden, being so very old, is very good at playing a long game.

    Also too. I have seen him at White House events, stooping down to talk to people in chairs and wheel chairs.  Then he springs to his feet.

    I couldn’ t do that with my arthritic knees at 69. He is fifteen years older than me and a lot more spry. If he has a competent VP ( which he does)  I am perfectly happy to trust in his health. My dad is plugging along at 98.

  5. 5.

    sab

    So Bidenesque. Biding his time until he could get her into the position he wanted her in.

    Long game. Old people may be old, but they know stuff.

  6. 6.

    NotMax

    Personal woo-hoo!

    Found myself in need to an emergency back-up bottle of vodka before the planned monthly excursion into town planned for next week and did not at all feel like making an out of the ordinary excursion there. Upon online searching of flyers for what stores there are more locally, discovered Saturday was the last date of a sale on an acceptable brand at Long’s (now owned by CVS).

    Hadn’t shopped there in years. Interior completely reconfigured from what it was. Anyway, drove over, picked up the hooch and drove back. About 2 miles each way.

    Mostly downhill on the return leg home (meaning regenerative braking got to do its thing nearly all the way). Four traffic lights, conveniently three of which were green. Whereupon on pulling into the garage and shutting off the engine was pleased as punch to see the readout for the mileage on the barely over a year old hybrid truck for that short trip was showing a stunning 96.3 mpg.

  7. 7.

    sab

    @NotMax: Have you ever consideted that you are a former sophisticated New Yorker turned into a backwoods hick? Not criticizing. I’m midwestern. Just noticing.

  10. 10.

    Gemina13

    Now this is a sweet slice of Schadenfreude. Manchin and the rest of the GOP can just suck it. Kudos to Neera Tanden, and congratulations to Biden for getting a great person in a needed role while giving a few people a well-deserved kick in the teeth.

  11. 11.

    Princess

    Their anger sad frustration brings me joy. They hate her because she vocally supported Hillary over Bernie in 2016, and she was very effective. That’s it.

  14. 14.

    Balconesfault

    The one thing Sirota and his fellow travelers hate more than Republicans who reject every part of their policy agenda… are Democrats who point out the magic thinking it takes to believe we can achieve every part of their policy agenda in one electoral cycle.

  15. 15.

    The Dark Avenger

    @Princess, which brand of Disney Princess are you?

    From The Nation:

    From his vantage in the advocacy world, Kennedy says he’s cautiously optimistic about Tanden’s role in this central struggle. “Obviously, she’s had a lot of controversy and is a contentious figure,” he says. “But I will honestly say that she’s committed to fighting Republicans—in that regard, at least we’ll have a fighter in here. We won’t see eye to eye on all policy, but she has a lot of posting energy.”

     

    https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/neera-tanden-susan-rice/

    Lets hope she puts more effort into fighting Republicans that playing silly reindeer games from 2016.

  17. 17.

    lowtechcyclist

    Gotta admit, this seems way too ‘inside baseball’ for me to care about, one way or the other.  My impression of Tanden from back in the 2010s was of someone who was a little too median Democratic insider.  I’m glad her nomination pisses off all the right people, but other than that, meh.​
     

    ETA: Who the hell are the Bruenigs, anyway? Someone different from the creator of “The Simpsons” I presume.

  18. 18.

    The Thin Black Duke

    Every phony purity pony ‘progressive’ I had the misfortune to meet would rather the Democrats lose election after election than be proven wrong. Fuck ’em.

  20. 20.

    mrmoshpotato

    50 years from now, Berners will still be salty about the two times Bernie Sanders got mollywhopped in the Democratic primaries.

    And they’ll still have the political attitudes of stupid, asshole children.

  21. 21.

    JAFD

    Was trying to do some cleaning and moving furniture and stuf around, earlier this past week. ‘Pulled a muscle’ – or two – side of my ribcage. Not feeling too chipper.
    Been trying to take it easy till pulled muscles heal, but had to get some groceries yesterday.
    Got a bag of raw veggies. Said to myself “I feel like a salad today …
    My chest feels as torn up as this lettuce, and my brain as shredded as that carrot …”
    Hope all you jackals feeling better are

  22. 22.

    satby

    @JAFD: I hope you’re feeling better soon JAFD. Take it easy or get to a doctor if it doesn’t improve after a few days.  Hugs.

  23. 23.

    SFAW

    @lowtechcyclist:

    Who the hell are the Bruenigs, anyway? Someone different from the creator of “The Simpsons” I presume.

    Opinion “writer” for the FTFTFNYT, I think. Not as bad as Greenwald (vis-a-vis an alleged “liberal” hating on the Dems), but not much better.

  24. 24.

    Geminid

    @JAFD: Moving furniture is problematic for sure. I think it’s because of the off-center loads. If the injury is around the ribcage it might be strained cartilage,  and that injury can take a while to heal. You might want to keep some cough drops around just in case

  25. 25.

    SFAW

    Buried in the Wilson Valdez series of tweets, I found the single biggest reason to punt her nom (if punting it is possible):

    She had the gall/temerity to call McConnell “Voldemort.” This is complete and utter bullshit; everyone knows it’s Rick Scott.

    Now, some of you libtards may say “por que no los dos?” To which I say: there can be only one.

  27. 27.

    sdhays

    I don’t pay a lot of attention to advisors but apparently Susan Rice is a monster who could have happily worked for Trump on immigration policy, so I hope her replacement is a lot better.

  28. 28.

    Betty

    Neera was wrong about one thing. Rick Scott is Voldemort.

    ETA: Susan Rice was not helpful in a number of areas, including student loan forgiveness. Neera should be better.

  30. 30.

    kalakal

    @JAFD: Ow, yeah those hurt.

    If it doesn’t clear up in a couple of days see a doctor. Rest it the best you can.

  33. 33.

    JML

    @sdhays: yeah, Susan Rice was pretty bad on several things especially immigration. I’m not exactly a Tanden fan, but she’s likely to be better overall. And she certainly does have all the right enemies.

  36. 36.

    brantl

    @SFAW: Mitch acted like Voldemort, politically, long before Scott did.

    Personally I think they’re cloning Voldemort and giving him different skin-faces. Matt Gaetz, MTG, BoobErt? All Voldemort with different faces.

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