Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

Today in our ongoing national embarrassment…

How stupid are these people?

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

Disappointing to see gov. newsom with his finger to the wind.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

Not all heroes wear capes.

They don’t have outfits that big. nor codpieces that small.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

There are times when telling just part of the truth is effectively a lie.

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

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

I like political parties that aren’t owned by foreign adversaries.

Second rate reporter says what?

The current Supreme Court is a dangerous, rogue court.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

You passed on an opportunity to be offended? What are you even doing here?

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

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Speaking Of Health Care

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DougJ is right, the Senate has (apparently) resolved their differences (for now) and Pelosi has the ball again. If that’s true then you may still have a chance to help push this thing over the line. Do you know where your Congressperson stands on HCR? Phone and ask. We especially need calls from readers whose House Member belongs to the Congressional Progressive Caucus or the blue dogs. Any single Congressperson on the fence can swing the vote one way or the other. Whether it’s about abortion or a strong public option, wavering congresscritters take a small shot of courage from each supportive phone call.

Switchboard: (202) 224-3121.

Guide for first-timers here.

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I still have to wonder how the Sunday shows could not find a moment to mention that Senator Jim Bunning is obstructing 1.2 million Americans from getting unemployment benefits just to be a dick. One would have thought that this might merit a comment somewhere. On ABC there was ample time to discuss the departure of the White House Party Planner, but not the real world impact of obstructionism on so many people’s lives. I guess important ‘journalists’ can’t be bothered with things like news when catty Georgetown gossip is at hand.

It might have been a good question to ask Gramps McCain as he guest hosted another one of these shows, but it didn’t happen. (I think it was on the Network that has a funny show on Thursday night, but he is on so many of these Sunday shows it is hard to tell which network will toss the old fella softballs on any given weekend).

Yes, I already know why. And yet, I thought I would ask the question regardless of that.

I recently watched “The Most Dangerous Man in America“, a documentary film in theatres these days. It is the story of Daniel Ellsberg and the release of the Pentagon Papers. It is pretty amazing film and reminds one that there was a time–not so long ago–when people actually practiced journalism in America.

Now we just get MC Rove’s back-up dancers.

***sigh***

Feel free to treat this as an open thread.

Cheers

dengre

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