Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Their shamelessness is their super power.

“But what about the lurkers?”

Beware of advice from anyone for whom Democrats are “they” and not “we.”

The National Guard is not Batman.

The current Supreme Court is a dangerous, rogue court.

You cannot shame the shameless.

You know he’s going to shit a cat.

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

They punch you in the face and then start crying because their fist hurts.

Books are my comfort food!

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

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

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

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

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

The fight for our country is always worth it. ~Kamala Harris

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

When you’re in more danger from the IDF than from Russian shelling, that’s really bad.

GOP baffled that ‘we don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan.

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  2. 2.

    Face

    I must be a shitty libtard, cuz I dont know what Mother Jones is/was. Just post-Christmas is a really tough time to hit people up for cash.

  3. 3.

    KCinDC

    And while you’re in a giving mood, don’t forget that the ACLU is having a financial crisis (though donations aren’t tax-deductible), and we need them to keep the pressure on to undo the civil liberties rollbacks of the Bush years.

    Also a good idea to give to local organizations that help the homeless and hungry and others suffering in the current economic troubles.

  5. 5.

    Svensker

    John, would you ever have thought, 5 years ago, that you would be urging your readers to donate to Mother Jones?

    What a world.

  6. 6.

    glasgowtremontaine

    Done, thanks to your re-tweet. Face: it’s investigative journalism, and they’ll happily take very small amounts, via PayPal, if that helps. (Mildly counterintuitive interface: you need to hit “update total” before you can log into PayPal.)

  8. 8.

    Parole Officer Burke

    @Svensker: John Cole, five years ago today:

    Things I Am Thankful for in 2004 (in no particular order after the Steelers)
    . . .
    7.) President Bush and Vice President Cheney- they aint perfect by any stretch, but I will take them over what the Democrats keep burping up any day of the week.

    Oh, the times they are a’ changing.

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    martha

    @jeffreyw: I’m on it, only to show my nieces that I’m not a fossil. The good part: a couple of good friends from way back found me. The bad part: all the people from high school that wouldn’t speak to me then are now friending me. Ugh.

  15. 15.

    arguingwithsignposts

    OT, and from previous thread, but I made a mockup of what I think a Balloon Juice t-shirt could look like. John should sell them on the site to raise money and help his minions show their pride.

    Disclaimer: done only to spur discussion. If john wants me to take it down because of copyright issues, I will. I lay no claim to the design if John wants to use it.

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    ding7

    Who resignation/firing will Andrew Sullivan demand re the Taliban’s sucessful attack on Forward Operating Base Chapman in Afghanistan?

    Commander-in-Chief Obama

    Secretary of Defense Gates

    Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano

  21. 21.

    Sentient Puddle

    @Parole Officer Burke: Ouch, that one stings. Things like this are, I think, my #2 reason why I don’t blog (#1 being I just don’t have enough interesting shit to say).

    But to lighten the mood a bit, go back one entry, and we got a post about Bob Barker. I think John was pretty spot on with that one.

  23. 23.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @Miriam:
    Just to put something snappy on the back. It could be on the front, but it would be nice to have something on the back.

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    Corner Stone

    @Sentient Puddle: I don’t normally have time to peruse them so when someone posts a link I scan it for shiggles.

    But I think you’ve got a great point. Let’s mercilessly attack the archives for exquisite nutpicks. It would be a fitting end to 2009.

  29. 29.

    slag

    So many good causes that need money right now! I’m always torn between donating to orgs that directly pursue liberal goals and donating to liberal media orgs. I tend to lean toward those who directly pursue the goals, but media needs it too.

    Does anyone have an overall strategy or rule that they find useful when determining who to give money to?

  31. 31.

    Corner Stone

    You know what’s really good? Drinking something over pebble ice instead of ice cubes. You know the kind of little round pebble ice, kind of like what Sonic has? It makes everything taste better.

  34. 34.

    Corner Stone

    @John Cole: That would be ok as long as you somehow backup all the threads with DougJ either commenting as himself or spoofing.
    History will certainly condemn you if you wipe out the collected works by one of the first true online author geniuses in the nascent 21st century.

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