Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Live so that if you miss a day of work people aren’t hoping you’re dead.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

“In this country American means white. everybody else has to hyphenate.”

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

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

If you can’t control your emotions, someone else will.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

You are either for trump or for democracy. Pick one.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

Not rolling over. fuck you, make me.

Dear Washington Post, you are the darkness now.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

He really is that stupid.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

There is no compromise when it comes to body autonomy. You either have it or you do not.

“When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re gonna use it.”

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I can’t believe how much I am enjoying the Life series. And I actually think Oprah as narrator is kind of great, when I didn’t know how I would feel about it before.

Two quick questions: picked up a bunch of cypress mulch to do some yardwork this week-end. It was only the cocoa bean that is harmful to dogs and pets, right?

I need some indoor plants that are low maintenance and not harmful to cats. Any suggestions?

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Open Thread: Thursday Night Menu

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Take it away, Bad Horse’s Filly:

It has been a whirlwind week and Thursday took me by surprise. But no worries, I figured it out soon enough to dig up a recipe. Someone requested slow-cooker recipes a few weeks back, so I thought I’d do one of those this Thursday. Brunswick Stew is an old family favorite. I think my mom cut it out of the newspaper….in the 60’s!….and still has the original copy. There may even be on old Dear Abby column next to it. It is surprisingly good, even though it has lima beans. I hate lima beans, rates right up there with Brussels sprouts for me (sorry JeffreyW), but I’ve never even thought about eliminating them from this recipe. I’ve always been afraid it would alter the great flavor, so I just eat around them. Granny Smith apples were on sale this week, so Cinnamon Apple Cake it had to be.
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On the board tonight:

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1. Brunswick Stew
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2. Corn Bread
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3. Tossed Salad
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4. Cinnamon Apple Cake

Recipes and shopping list at the link, as always.

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Open Thread

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I’m sitting here after dinner, about to have a glass of wine, thinking about what I would do with my all my money if I had millions of dollars. You know what isn’t on the list?

Whine about how much I pay in taxes. Can someone please “punish” me by throwing me in a higher tax bracket? Pretty please? Hell, I’ll take the highest tax bracket you got if I get the kind of money you need to make to be in it. Punish me. Give me your best shot. Really put the screws to me.

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I’m in the Taj Mahal of auto mechanic waiting rooms (where I have been for several hours) having my annual inspection, getting a tune-up, and having an axle/cv joint/I’m not sure what replaced on the Subaru, and I have to say- dropping a grand on your car is a lot easier when you can sit and surf the web and drink coffee in comfort than it is sitting in a dingy waiting room twiddling your thumbs. Every waiting room should have wireless.

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Ending One Myth

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Great catch by Digby in the Tea Partier poll I talked about last night:

Here’s an interesting factoid that tracks with my intuition about these people: they blame George W. Bush and Wall Street far less for the economic situation than the rest of the country does. They hold Obama and congress mostly responsible. But then, if you listen to wingnut gasbags and FOX news crazies all day, that’s what you would think.

Any illusions that these people are angry at Wall Street or big business needs to be dispensed with ASAP. They don’t blame the money people at all.

88% of them think the government’s stimulus program has either had no impact on the economy or made it worse.

Of course they don’t. This is just a Republican operation, plain and simple, and you’ll watch the tea partiers go to bat for their Republican and Wall Street masters the next couple of months as we try to pass Financial reform.

For chrissakes- the tea party idea came from Rick Santelli- a broker. Anyone who thought these guys were mad at Wall Street was engaging in magical firebagger thinking, and some of us told you that from the get-go.

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