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Scrappleface: Daschle Announces Plan to

by John Cole|  January 6, 20037:28 pm| Leave a Comment

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Scrappleface:

Daschle Announces Plan to ‘Have Ideas’
(2003-01-06) — In the Democrat response to President Bush’s weekly radio address, Sen. Tom Daschle, D-SD, announced a major break with the traditional methods of his party.

“In the coming weeks and months,” Sen. Daschle said, “Democrats will do more than just fight ideas that we think are wrong — we will propose policies we think are right.”

The Senator said he wasn’t sure where they would get these ideas, nor how to formulate policies, but “we’ll find out.”

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Speaking of Atrios, I thought

by John Cole|  January 6, 20036:06 pm| Leave a Comment

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Speaking of Atrios, I thought I had added him to my links. I am now, but I am warning you, though- prepare yourself. Visiting there is kinda like James Carville meets the X-Files. Andrea Harris summed it up nicely:

[DIS] Jesus, reading Atrios is like taking a mud bath. But not the healthy kind; the nasty, squidgy, cold, gets-in-your-personal spaces kind.
[/DIS]

All sorts of weirdo beliefs, sycophant commenters, and everything is a consipiracy theory. Check it out if you want to see what lefty libs believe but don’t want you to think they believe.

I also added Overspill, and I think you will also like ArchPundit. The Political State Report has been added as well, as have Henry Hank’s Crow Blog and Jay Caruso.

If there is anyone I have forgotten, please remind me. Tacitus. I forgot Tacitus. Fixed.

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I just went and bought

by John Cole|  January 6, 20036:04 pm| Leave a Comment

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I just went and bought a replacement shower curtain liner (the bottom of the old one got the funk, so it was time to replace it. While I was at the store, I realized my only option for shower curtains and liners were for twelve holed ones. Why is this? Who decided that 12 was the right number of holes? Why is there no liberal outrage over lack of choice? Why not ten? I am sure Atrios will tell me it is a racist plot.

At any rate, I am curious as to why the standard is twelve. Weird.

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My fingers hurt too much

by John Cole|  January 5, 20038:53 pm| Leave a Comment

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My fingers hurt too much to type, so blogging will resume tomorrow. Congrats Steelers and 49ers.

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Which Founding Father Are

by John Cole|  January 5, 20038:52 pm| Leave a Comment

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Which Founding Father Are You?

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How About Dem Stillers!!!! I

by John Cole|  January 5, 20035:45 pm| Leave a Comment

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How About Dem Stillers!!!!

I have no problem admitting I cried after that win. Well during it. Some of the tears were from pain, because when Fu scored to take the lead, I had been standing waving my terrible towel, and when he scored I jumped into the air and smashed my fingers on the stucco ceiling. The bleeding and swelling have stopped, but who cares. God, I love those boys. Thanks, guys.

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Which David Lynch movie

by John Cole|  January 4, 20039:40 pm| Leave a Comment

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