Tunch decided it was NYE and my pathetic tree needed to die. And so it did. *** Just poured a nice scotch and am settling in to take in the night’s festivities as I watch the waning minutes of the LSU/Clemson game, and I thought I would just thank you all again for another wonderful …
Archives for December 2012
Open Thread
Just got done watching Looper, and I really enjoyed it. I don’t want to deal with the inevitable wankery in the comments about all the flaws in the time travel part of the story, so I’ll just say “STFU, nerds, all movies require some suspension of disbelief and it was in the plot.” Good news …
They Need a Man With a Slow Hand
I haven’t checked the comments to Mistermix’s post below, but I am sure some of you remember that this is not the first time the Republicans have decided to screw the country because someone hurt their delicate fee-fee’s: Just buffoons.
Hanging Around, Nothing to do but Frown
Obama made some extremely mild fun of Congress this afternoon and the usual suspects feeled a feel: Perhaps the most noteworthy thing about the brief remarks was the Republican apoplexy that followed. Apparently, the president’s tone hurt GOP lawmakers’ feelings — so much so that many Republicans are now arguing that a fiscal agreement mail …
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Gun nuts: please stop protecting us. Really. We mean it.
Our self-appointed citizen militia may need more training before we put them in elementary schools: When Kolton McKinney, 12, unfolded the seat in a Tillamook movie theater Wednesday morning and heard a “plink,” he thought a part of the seat might have fallen out. Then the boy heard friend Levi Crabtree say, “Dude, there’s a …
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Wang on Gerrymandering
Sam Wang’s doing some interesting research on Gerrymandering and his first result is – surprise – Republicans are much better at it. Wang was also named Best Election Modeler by Ezra Klein’s Wonkbook. It’s a well-deserved award. Nate Silver got all the press, but Wang did just as well or better, depending on how you …
Lying Marco Rubio Is a Lying Liar Who Tells Big Fat Lies
Via MaddowBlog: FL Senator Marco Rubio told a huge whopper on Twitter: Rubio is marginally more intelligent than the average tea party loon, which is why, although he was happy to ride their Cap’n Crunch coattails to the US Senate, he is careful to keep them at arm’s length. That may come in handy for …
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