Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

No one could have predicted…

Oh FFS you might as well trust a 6-year-old with a flamethrower.

Hey hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?

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

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Republican speaker of the house Mike Johnson is the bland and smiling face of evil.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

Everybody saw this coming.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Trumpflation is an intolerable hardship for every American, and it’s Trump’s fault.

Second rate reporter says what?

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

Prediction: the gop will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

Celebrate the fucking wins.

Find someone who loves you the way trump and maga love traitors.

Decision time: keep arguing about the last election, or try to win the next one?

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

They want us to be overwhelmed and exhausted. Focus. Resist. Oppose.

Democracy cannot function without a free press.

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

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I Would Definitely Have a Beer with Jared Moskowitz

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After a hard day, I sometimes turn to Jared Moskowitz for a laugh.  He mocks all the right people and it cheers me up.

If only we could make this a hit single.  It’s at least as good as Summer in the City.

Which congress critters would you most like to spend a couple of hours with?

Totally open thread.

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  2. 2.

    BeautifulPlumage

    Ms Crockett would be fun!

    Thanks for the uplifting content today. And I’m including Tamara and Ann Laurie in that thanks.

  4. 4.

    Jackie

    Which congress critters would you most like to spend a couple of hours with?

    Almost every Democratic Rep! We, for sure, have a deep bench of smart, witty House members who make the MAGA/QAnon GOP members appear buffoonery and unintelligent in contrast!

  7. 7.

    WaterGirl

    ∠Did anyone else enjoy the song? I rather liked it!

    I especially enjoyed oh baby girl, don’t even play!

  13. 13.

    rekoob

    If I could turn back time, a Cutty Sark with Barbara Jordan would be nice, since I often cite her as the reason I’m a Democrat:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jordan

    A drink with Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost, Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, Nancy Pelosi, and others would be nice.

  14. 14.

    Chet Murthy

    @rekoob: I know this  doesn’t count, but …. you made me think of  Molly Ivins and Ann Richards.  Boy howdy, it’d be interesting to be a fly on the wall for their drink-fueled conversations (if they ever had any).

  16. 16.

    JoeyJoeJoe

    There was a congressman from the New Deal era, Marion Zioncheck, who was elected only on FDR’s coattails.  According to the stories, he had no interest in governing or legislation.  His idea of a good time was to get wasted.  He would then get in his car and drive around making the police chase him.  Being a congressman in the 1930s, he could get away with that.  A night out with him would be interesting

     

    I found a story about him; his story might be the closest thing to the Hangover movies we’ve had in this country

    knoxfocus.com/archives/ray-hills-archives/congressman-crazy-town-marion-zioncheck-washington/

  17. 17.

    piratedan

    AOC seems like she would be fun and she knows how to bartend.  So many of our reps have shown some impressive skills, both in understanding policy and communicating in hearings.  I also enjoy that most of them will observe the rules of comity when its being followed but have no issues when the GOP is showing its ass in fighting back.  Keeping and having receipts is a welcome change from just letting these asshats spew unchallenged.

  18. 18.

    laura

    I’d be honored to spend any bit of time with my CongressWoman Doris Matsui. I’ve already had the privilege of sitting with her in an enrollment presser for Covered California- and me n spouse are forever grateful for the passage of the ARP which saved us thousands in premium payments. This was truly a life altering event. We can hope to live in dignity as a result.

    Congresswoman Matsui is a witness to the worst of our nativist proclivities.

  19. 19.

    Chet Murthy

    @laura: It’s been long enough that we’re starting to forget some of the things our Dem legislators and President Biden did to save our collective asses.  Thank you for reminding me about the American Rescue Plan, passed and signed by Biden on 11 Mar 2021.

    I don’t pretend that I’ve forgotten what the Dems and Biden (and the CA state govt) did for us all: just that, well, the details sometimes fade away, so  it’s good to be reminded.

  20. 20.

    Hoppie

    Which congress critters would you most like to spend a couple of hours with?

    What weapons can I have?

  22. 22.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @HumboldtBlue:

    OMG, I LOVE Olive and Mabel! I was thinking just a couple of days ago that it’d been a while since I had checked for new videos.

    Olive and Mabel (and Andrew Cotter) helped get me through the pandemic.

  23. 23.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @WaterGirl:

    Agree 100%. That’s where he can wield his seniority. In the Senate, he’d be starting from scratch.

    ETA: Mind you, it would be an absolute hoot to go pub-crawling with Moskowitz. I would do that any time, anywhere.

  25. 25.

    laura

    @Chet Murthy: i cannot tell you how I fretted to a panic when the ARP was negotiated. It was just one more hanging by a thread policy that so many families depended upon. It passed at the 11th hour and I was just so grateful- I’ll never get over it. I’ll happily tell the news of what good social policy can do until I’m unable to do so. Also, too, Thanks Obama.

  26. 26.

    Chet Murthy

    @laura: I remember when SF started putting homeless people in hotels.  I mean, it’s a tiny, tiny thing.  But that they did it, really made me feel like my tax money was well-spent.  And of course, the entire way that SF (and CA) really stepped-up to organize getting vaccines into arms: I was really pleased about that: again, tax money well-spent.

    And you’re right about “Thanks, Obama”.  I spent a few years on Obamacare, then got a job for a while, then quit, so now I’m back on Obamacare.  Which ….. if it didn’t exist, I suspect I’d still be working full–time, just for the health insurance.

  28. 28.

    piratedan

    @Chet Murthy: there are times when I wonder if we halved the police budgets, built some low cost housing to get people off the streets and back into society with some job training and health care how much of our crime would be solved.

  29. 29.

    HumboldtBlue

    It’s impossible to come here today and not be angry as fucking fuck.

    Motherfuckers.

  33. 33.

    Jay

    Not DougJ

    Actual FTFNYT Headline,

    “As Trump Trial Nears Its End,

    the Law May Give Prosecutors an Edge”

  34. 34.

    TBone

    Senator Sheldon Whitehouse rings my bell.  Handsome, fearless, smart as a whip, and feisty as hell – what’s not to like!

  35. 35.

    rebelsdad (aka texasboyshaun)

    @SpaceUnit: I never understand the people who have filled in practically every consonant and instead of solving the puzzle they say “I’d like to buy a vowel”. You shouldn’t need Hooked on Phonics to figure out what F_CK D_N_LD TR_MP.

  36. 36.

    rebelsdad (aka texasboyshaun)

    @TBone: He’s great! I want him to be president one day just because of his last name.

  37. 37.

    rebelsdad (aka texasboyshaun)

    My future senator (fingers crossed) Andy Kim, Cory Booker, Chris Murphy, and Amy Klobuchar are all on my have-a-drink with. I’d love to have dinner with the Buttigieg family.

    I’m also partial to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. She’s a fucking badass. She could fill Ann Richards’ shoes and then some.

  39. 39.

    Geminid

    I’d like to have a beer with a couple freshmen Representatives: Morgan McGarvey and Nikki Budzinski; two capable politicians just beginning their House careers.

    McGarvey replaced retiring Rep. John Yarmouth in the Louisville, Kentucky-based 3rd CD. Age 43, McGarvey’s previous job was Kentucky Senate Minority Leader.

    Budzinski’s central Illinois district was held by a Republican until Springfield Democrats redrew it. Some say they designed the new 13th CD with Budzinski in mind (a trusted aid for Governor Pritzker, Budzinski impressed legislators with her negotiating and management skills). Budzinski was working in the Biden administration, as Chief of Staff to the OMB Director, before she resigned to pursue the redrawn seat. She is 47 years old.

    I’d probably ask McGarvey and Budzinski, “How come I never hear about you guys?” They’d probably laugh. By then they’d know I was not a constituent; only if I was would my lack of knowledge be a concern.

    Then they could explain what they have been up to while not making “national” news. I’m not sure what McGarvey works on, but Budzinski could tell me more than I ever wanted to know about the Farm Bill.

  40. 40.

    TBone

    @HumboldtBlue: repost from upstairs:

    I woke up yesterday and my first thought was “I’m not a Dirty Fucking Hippie.  I’m a Democrat From Hell.”

    And I’m here to take you down even if I have to go with you.

    I don’t know why or how my brain works like that while I’m still only two percent conscious.  I must be really pissed off.

  42. 42.

    rebelsdad (aka texasboyshaun)

    @TBone Ilike Sheldon Whitehouse for more than his name too lol, I worded that comment weird

  44. 44.

    lowtechcyclist

    Raskin, Pelosi, Swalwell in the House, Warnock and Warren in the Senate.

  45. 45.

    pajaro

    I think that hosting a Passover Seder with Senators Warnock, Ossoff and Van Hollen and Congressperson Raskin would be beyond cool.

  46. 46.

    Burnspbesq

    Swalwell might be fun to have a beer with, but if the Terp starts badmouthing J.J. Redick, it’s on.

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