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Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.

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Technically true, but collectively nonsense

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

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Proof of Life

by John Cole|  July 23, 201011:12 pm| 114 Comments

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By request:

He’s sort of just cruising around the house looking for ways to be a PITA.

*** Update ***

Argle bargle. blah blah blah

Sweet surrender on the quayside

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Open Thread

by John Cole|  July 23, 20109:29 pm| 85 Comments

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Tomatoes, basil, and mozz. appetizer, then this:

No starch because those were inch and a half porterhouse steaks from the local general store. Nothing like a steak that you watch the guy fire up the band saw. Green beans were from the garden, and we had a little butter, soy, and some fresh ginger shredded on them.

I’ll be in a food coma for an hour or so.

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None too crazy

by DougJ|  July 23, 20108:53 pm| 17 Comments

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A few months ago, New York State gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino was caught sending extremely racist and pornographic emails to some kind of large mailing list. I had assumed that was the end for Paladino, but apparently it wasn’t. Paladino just picked up a key endorsement and the panel on “Capital Tonight” (an excellent show on New York State politics) is saying that he has a chance in the Republican primary in September.

This is New York State so he will lose by 20-35 points in the general if he wings the primary. But I really can’t believe he has a chance of being the nominee.

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Open Thread

by John Cole|  July 23, 20106:10 pm| 117 Comments

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Brian came up for the weekend, so you all are on your own. There is Laphroiag, there are porterhouses the size of my head, and there may be mayhem.

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Open Thread

by Anne Laurie|  July 23, 20103:23 pm| 34 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Republican Stupidity, Assholes

Jeff Danziger is still the best political cartoonist in America.

Also, Garry Trudeau is stalking Sarah Palin.
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Tucker’s Fate

by John Cole|  July 23, 20109:37 am| 42 Comments

This post is in: Excellent Links, Blogospheric Navel-Gazing

Is now to be openly mocked by an actual journalist, James Fallows.

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This Works

by John Cole|  July 23, 20109:35 am| 46 Comments

This post is in: Excellent Links, Humorous

Love the counterprotest at comic-con when the Westboro scum showed up. My favorite:

Good stuff.

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