Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

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

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

It looks like winning debates is a black job!

Motown is Joe-Town!

Never forget that he train is barreling down on Trump, even as he dances on the tracks.

Maybe you would prefer that we take Joelle’s side in ALL CAPS?

At some point, the ability to learn is a factor of character, not IQ.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

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

No one could have predicted…

Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

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

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

Bad news for Ron DeSantis is great news for America.

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.

Please don’t feed the bears.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

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  3. 3.

    Layer8Problem

    I am truly surprised that one of this man’s Republican colleagues hasn’t punched out his lights yet, just on general principles.  Not that I advocate violence, but they do.

  11. 11.

    The Kropenhagen Interpretation

    Being an ass is a tool. There are few, if any “good” applications, but there are emotionally satisfying ones.

    It’s best to recognize it in oneself and be able to turn it off and on. Don’t make it your whole personality, don’t be Ted Cruz.

    Also don’t live in denial. We’re all an ass sometimes.

  13. 13.

    West of the Rockies

    Yes, how terrible… a talented, attractive,  evidently decent woman is cheering her athletically-gifted romantic partner on at a sporting event.   She has ruined football forever.

  17. 17.

    Suzanne

    @geg6: Duuuuuude, he’s such a fucken twerpy old man! Feels like his career/public profile has really taken a swan dive.

  18. 18.

    Bill Arnold

    FWIW, the last time the GOP winner of the Iowa caucus won the Presidency was in 2000, G.W.Bush, and that was a very close vote, followed by a close vote in the US Supreme Court.
    The checkered history of Iowa caucus champs (STEVEN SHEPARD, 01/15/2024)
    In 2016, it was Ted Cruz. (2008 – Mike Huckabee, 2012 – Rick Santorum)

    The table in the article goes back to 1976, with no other GOP winners of the Iowa caucuses becoming POTUS.

  20. 20.

    rekoob

    As Al Franken said, “I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz”.

  23. 23.

    The Kropenhagen Interpretation

    @West of the Rockies: Yes, how terrible… a talented, attractive, evidently decent woman is cheering her athletically-gifted romantic partner on at a sporting event. She has ruined football forever.

    She could at least show some decency and grab some pom-poms.

  24. 24.

    coin operated

    @West of the Rockies:

    Yes, how terrible… a talented, attractive,  evidently decent woman is cheering her athletically-gifted romantic partner on at a sporting event.   She has ruined football forever.

    Gotta admit…I love seeing the incel brigade loose their shit over Taylor. Powerful women intimidate weak men…and Taylor triggers these jackholes better than <insert powerful, black woman here> could ever accomplish.

  25. 25.

    Suzanne

    Ted Cruz is aging really badly. I will never understand why some people in the public eye don’t take care of themselves. (Not to say that people need to go the plastic surgery route. Just…. eat nutritious food, take care of your damn skin and hair, wear decent clothing).

  26. 26.

    Layer8Problem

    @eclare:  It’s like the script was written by an AI with the Lame dial set to 11.  Everybody’s slick and well-dressed!  They’re the best of the best!  They mention NFTs!  Interpol cops hate them!  It drove me into the kitchen to do the dishes, a heavy lift indeed.  My partner has a more forgiving nature but bailed fifteen minutes later.

    “I don’t understand why my friend recommended it!”  It turns out the friend actually recommended this.

  27. 27.

    The Kropenhagen Interpretation

    @Suzanne: Republicans in Congress can’t possibly work as hard as the typical full-time wage worker. Cruz can make time for the gym.

    Better still, he might take some time and work on his soul.

  30. 30.

    The Kropenhagen Interpretation

    @Layer8Problem: Now now, there’s nothing wrong with Ted Cruz that seven years on a chain gang wouldn’t cure.

    I’d ordinarily say a little harsh, but I have no problem looking to Cruz’s record of public speaking and Senate votes as a guide for how he might like to be treated for his heinous acts.

  34. 34.

    Scout211

    Since I would rather talk about Taylor Swift than Ted Cruz, here’s a nice story about the wife of a 49er player who designed that Chief’s puffy jacket that Taylor Swift is wearing in the photo.

    SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) Thanks to Taylor Swift and her romance with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, the wife of a 49ers fullback has become the hottest name in fashion.

    Swift wore a custom jacket made by Kristin Juszczyk to the frigid Kansas City game on Saturday.

    The jacket features Kelce’s jersey number and last name.

    Kyle Juszczyk says his wife puts a lot of long hours into making the jackets and it was good to see her hard work finally get recognized.

    “Just happiness,” Kyle Juszczyk said Tuesday about his reaction to seeing one of the world’s most recognized celebrities wearing something his wife designed.

    “Just appreciation. Just so stoked for her because I know how hard she’s worked, how hard she grinded. To see Taylor wearing it and it looked incredible. It was just awesome. We were just so happy in our house.”

    Awww, so sweet.

  36. 36.

    Josie

    @AlaskaReader: ​ I have listened to a long interview of Colin Allred and was impressed. That is not to denigrate other Democrats running in the primary. I just really liked what he had to say and enjoyed listening to him. I have no idea if any Democrat can win statewide here right now, but it is possible that he could pull it off.​
     ETA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJThVSd8KcI

  37. 37.

    eclare

    @Layer8Problem:

    I bet that’s good.  I saw her on Ina Garten’s show Be My Guest, where Ina and a guest cook and talk.  Misty Copeland has an amazing life story, and she cooked what looked like a delicious piece of salmon.

  41. 41.

    Layer8Problem

    @eclare:  Yep, we’ll watch it maybe tomorrow night, ’cause we’re getting tired.  It’s the first night in a week and a half we’ll be sleeping in the same room, now that the Covid’s run its course inside me.

  44. 44.

    The Kropenhagen Interpretation

    @Suzanne: Prepared in whatever tasty configuration they choose, no less.

    Maybe there’s something I’m missing. Maybe there’s some sort of power in wearing a suit and still being a schlub.

    @Another Scott: He plays sportsball – lots of the monsters do.

    More sportsball and less legislating on Cruz’s part would do him and America both some good.

  45. 45.

    Brachiator

    I’m enjoying the Cruz disses. But it’s expected that he and the rest of the GOP would bend the knee.

    Maybe it’s coming a bit earlier. The Republicans are determined to sink themselves with Trump.

  48. 48.

    mrmoshpotato

    @Brachiator:

    I’m enjoying the Cruz Shithead Ted disses. But it’s expected that he and the rest of the GOP would bend the knee suck Dump’s asshole.

    Maybe it’s coming a bit earlier. The Republicans are determined to sink themselves with Trump suck Dump’s asshole.

    Fixed, fixed, and fixed.

  52. 52.

    AlaskaReader

    @Josie: Thanks Josie, hoping to decide who to support in that race, I think of how big a deal it would be if there were a new  and better person, (meaning a Democrat), in that seat.

  53. 53.

    Roberto el oso

    @Suzanne: I personally prefer the unkempt slob look when it comes to politicians …. expensive suits and pricey haircuts make me think of televangelists and funeral home directors (although the latter being nicely dressed and coiffed can also be taken as a sign of respect for their target demographic).

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