Recall from a few weeks ago that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, testified that he was in favor of arming the Syrian rebels in their fight to topple all-around asshole Bashar al-Assad. Former Obama National Security Advisor Jim Jones was also in favor of shipping weapons to Syria, provided that "you … Continue reading yeah, about that…

Obviously we are in the midst of a freakish and terrifying week of news. The Boston Marathon was bombed, possible ricin-laced letters (ricin screening has a high rate of false positives, and as far as I know the FBI is still awaiting confirmation of the initial tests) were sent to political figures, some crazy dude … Continue reading Caught in the Crossfire

  I ran (assuming a very broad definition of the verb "to run") the Chicago Marathon once, and as I approached the finish line I only had two thoughts: I DID IT! and NEVER AGAIN! I can't begin to imagine what the runners finishing the Boston Marathon were feeling, going from the elation of the … Continue reading none of this makes any sense

The Worst President in American History popped up out of his shame cellar* to mansplain how his presidency was not a complete earth-fucking disaster but was actually real good and even historians will say so one day, probably after everybody who lived through it is dead or once the same people who brought you the … Continue reading George W. Bush: still stupid, or lying, or both

Rachel Maddow had a frankly bizarre segment on her show yesterday (no embed because FYWP!) that I feel compelled to comment about even though that's already been done by Shirin Sadeghi at HuffPo. Apparently other countries have funny holidays HAHA THEY ARE NOT LIKE US AND THEREFORE STRANGE AND SILLY. What the fu--? She opens … Continue reading what is this i don’t even? (rachel maddow and iran edition)

to myself. Lest I seem like I'm piling on the Syrian rebellion, I want to be clear: Bashar al-Assad is a thug who should be removed from power and then removed from society, if not his life, as soon as humanly possible. Reports like this, from Human Rights Watch, are simply horrific. ThinkProgress reports: In … Continue reading allow me to retort…

A couple of weeks ago I demonstrated my hatred of freedom and my desire to see the suffering peoples of the world exterminated by madmen by wondering if, maybe, rushing to send advanced weaponry to the Syrian rebels without knowing who those rebels are, exactly, might not backfire on us. Yesterday, when Dawlat al-Iraq al-Islamiyah … Continue reading let’s send all the weapons, as quickly as we can

Paul Ryan, on Morning Joe, the three-hour block of center-right DC conventional wisdom broadcast daily by the "liberal cable network," was asked what Republicans are willing to put on the table as a concession, to match President Obama's concession to starve old people to death raise taxes on the destitute enact chained CPI. Here's how … Continue reading how come republicans don’t talk so good?

Digby finds our latest cookie winner, CNN White House Correspondent Brianna Keilar, who made "sense" of President Obama's budget proposal for CNN's viewers: One of the big talking - one of the big headlines that folks will be talking about today will be what the carrot to Republicans. It is -- you may have heard … Continue reading you get a cookie! part 3 of ???: brianna keilar

So this happened today: MSNBC touting Karen Finney as another African-American host. Would the average viewer be able to guess that? Or is Boehner a shade more tan? — Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) April 2, 2013 MSNBC announced that regular political analyst Karen Finney is being given her own show on weekends from 4-5 PM. Tim … Continue reading You get a cookie! Part 2 of ???: Tim Graham