Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

People are complicated. Love is not.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Ron DeSantis, the grand wizard, oops, governor of FL.

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Democrats have delivered the Square Deal, the New Deal, the Fair Deal, and now… the Big Joe Biden Deal.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

We’ll be taking my thoughts and prayers to the ballot box.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

Russia bombs Ukraine’s maternity hospitals; Republicans in the House can’t sort out supporting Ukraine.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Republicans would impeach Biden if he bit into a whole Kit Kat rather than breaking the sections apart.

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

Trump’s legal defense is going to be a dumpster fire inside a clown car on a derailing train.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

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

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

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

Well, whatever it is, it’s better than being a Republican.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

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  3. 3.

    Soprano2

    I thought we were supposed to know first! I’m happy, I like him, but any of the prospective candidates would have been fine.

    Let the games begin!

  4. 4.

    laura

    I’m pro That Guy! Now on to the beat down and ass kicking on the orange churl and his lil sidekick.

  5. 5.

    Trivia Man

    That Eau Claire rally will be informative. If he can fire up that region we might get an extra House seat.

  6. 6.

    dmsilev

    OK.

    As long as he didn’t have intimate relations with living-room furniture, it’s good.

    Onwards!

  10. 10.

    Jackie

    YAY!!!! Walzing with Walz!!!

    To be fair, I’d celebrate whoever Kamala chose!😁

    eta: This just popped up on my newsfeed 😂

    Oddsmakers move Walz behind Shapiro as Kamala Harris’ pick

  13. 13.

    Scout211

    Blog favorite! I am super sure that the Harris team was checking the balloon-juice comment section to see who was our favorite.  We put Walz over the top!

  14. 14.

    hueyplong

    Glad we dodged a bullet on this nearly top 10k site.  Walz seemed to have the fewest negatives, which conventional wisdom currently considers the way to go on a topic (VP choices) whose first rule is “Do No Harm.”

    He’s likeable, has little or no Gaza baggage, and dishes out the “weird” diss very well.  And he’s the Dem most impervious to an “elite” accusation since Harry Truman (who had different baggage as a product of the crooked Pendergast machine in what would later be called Misery).

  15. 15.

    mali muso

    I sure hope that CNN isn’t messing with us, but if it’s true, I’m jazzed!  He’s been my favorite in the Veepstakes.  Let’s go!!!

  17. 17.

    bbleh

    @Kosh III: hey Zaphod Beeblebrox was cool!  And, it turned out, also smart.

    And I’m RILLY happy with Midwestern Santa Claus Walz!

    But as noted, I’d have supported her 100% whomever she picked!

    Now, back to work, dammit!  There’s an election to win!  (Several, actually.)

  19. 19.

    rodwell

    I thought Tim Walz would be the best governing partner for MVP.  He has executive experience and time in the House.  Also, he was a sergeant, which will be a much needed perspective to the National Security discussion.  During the vetting period, it shown he is a decent individual which will be a great counterpoint to TCFG and the weird one.  Note: It the Harris team decided on Sharpio or Kelly to get their state I would have been fine with it.

  22. 22.

    Another Scott

    As I said downstairs…

    @Baud: +1

    I’ve mostly stayed out of the discussion about the pick.  They all had their advantages – we’ve got a deep bench.

    It was fun seeing the pundits spin themselves silly trying to be first with some breaking news about who it was (and how self-important and plugged in they tried to show themselves to be – and a preview of the attempts to get leaks from her administration and shape the news coverage.  I’m sure she’s taking notes.).

    Eyes on the prizes.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  23. 23.

    JWR

    Excellent, especially since his main competition seems to have been Shapiro, who’s always been at or near the bottom of the list for me. He just never looked or felt right for the job. Anyway, happy, happy, joy, joy, Harris/Walz it is!

  24. 24.

    TS

    according to three people familiar with the pick, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a decision that is not yet public.

    From WaPo article – be interested to know if the campaign wanted this leaked, or if the three people (who knows if this is true) couldn’t shut up when called by the Media

  25. 25.

    catclub

    CNN:

    Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, capping his short but swift ascent [over the past 15 years] within the Democratic Party, multiple sources say

    FTFY

  26. 26.

    Yutsano

    Please note that it was the busy academic Dick Mayhew that won the Great Vice-Presidential Race!

    Now back to the grind. Which isn’t very exciting for me right now.

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