Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

“I was told there would be no fact checking.”

The words do not have to be perfect.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

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

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

So many bastards, so little time.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

Also, are you sure you want people to rate your comments?

Speaker Mike Johnson is a vile traitor to the House and the Constitution.

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. keep building.

“Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on.”

We are aware of all internet traditions.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

“Perhaps I should have considered other options.” (head-desk)

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

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

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Well, I was hoping that Obama would outline a clear plan towards wrapping up HCR that could rally Congress to finish the job and move on. I feared that Obama would pare back expectations with some plan involving splitting the bill or negotiating with Snowe. As far as I can tell neither happened.

Things could change again by the time you read this, but for now Nancy Pelosi claims to have enough votes for the Senate bill if the Senate reciprocates (and maybe if it doesn’t; that was not clear). That leaves Reid’s reconciliation whip count as the one major question left up in the air. If you have limited time, probably the most important call you can make today is to let both Senators know that we need a reconciliation deal now. Time will not do the bill any favors. We particularly need calls from readers in key states like Louisiana, Arkansas, Virginia and Montana.

Mcc has the whip count here. Share your experiences in the comments.

The switchboard: 202-224-3121.

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Morning Open Thread

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Not sure what is going on, but I went to bed miserable, in excruciating pain, and at some point in the night it broke like a fever. In just a few hours of sleep, I have gone from a 8-9 on the pain scale to about a 4-5.

I call that a win.

Now that you all have slept on it, what did you think of the SOTU address? I’m going to check out thw transcript later.

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Morning Open Thread: Geek Fashion Query

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Since the new geekalicious iPad is too large to carry in even the most capacious pair of Dockers, does that mean we’ll be seeing better options for man-purses that don’t look like hiking gear?

You know, ‘messenger bags’ that don’t weigh more than ten pounds empty and/or feature ersatz dayglo ‘tribal’ decorations?

(Srsly, from my position as an Old who still hasn’t worked out the camera on her cell phone, the iPad’s e-book reader looks legible enough on the news clips that I might actually consider saving towards the second-gen version, assuming that iPads actually sell for $500 versus $300 for a Kindle. And if I were doing hour-long commutes via public transit again. But I ain’t their target market.)

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