Take It, Charlie

The inestimable national treasure that is Charles Pierce:

This is the essence of what he's about. He, Trump will tame the beast of government. He, Trump personally will bring back jobs. He, Trump personally will solve the immigration problem by building a wall and making other people pay for it. He, Trump personally will intimidate China and outmaneuver Russia into accepting American leadership in the world. And all we have to do to gain these little bits of paradise is to bestir our stumps in November, vote for He, Trump, and then sit back and watch the show. Jesus H. Christ on a white grand piano, and people say Bernie Sanders is offering "free stuff."

 

Today's Toon

Oh Those Obamas

I'm running dangerously close to the edge of a warm fuzzy feeling for POTUS and FLOTUS.

.@POTUS nominates the first woman and first African-American to be Librarian of Congress: https://t.co/5zQhYVj74jhttps://t.co/vkWq9IfqcU

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 24, 2016

Today marks the launch of @OpenEBks, bringing access to free books for students across the country. #ReachHigherhttps://t.co/1fRsZ9tFXv

— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) February 24, 2016

Book-learnin', bitches. Git some.

Click right here right now

Today's Quote

Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles. Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances. Courage breeds creativity; Cowardice represses fear and is mastered by it. Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency ask the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular?

But, conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when we must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right.” -- Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Today's Tweet

The last GOP "debate" was almost universally characterized as a train wreck, so I guess Las Vegas just couldn't stand to be outdone in the Nevada Caucus thingie so...yeah.

EXCLUSIVE: This is the scene of the Nevada GOP caucus. pic.twitter.com/ZNwB8Ns8im

— Sweet Meteor O'Death (@smod2016) February 24, 2016

Mr Deity And Da Man

I'm in.

Today's GIF

Really glad I don't do drugs anymore.

Pay It Heed, Dummy

And remember that while the Dems have been pretty much too quiet and too absent for too fucking long, the GOP is nothing but Guns-Everywhere-Kill-'Em-All-Let-God-Sort-It-Out.

You don't like it? Get up on your hind legs and do something about it.

Looking Forward

With the latest crap coming out of the Oddly-Tinted Pile Of Psychotic Symptoms (aka: The Great Trumpkin Himself), here's the one question I really want the Press Poodles to ask every candidate, but especially every GOP candidate, and especially especially Lil Donny:

"What behavior will you expect from your loyalest supporters if you lose the primary; and/or you go on to lose the general election?"

And just to be sure - please look straight into the camera and tell your voters you want them to be civilized Americans who understand that politics in this country is about argument, voting and then abiding by the results of that voting without violent protests.

Take it to the streets, and do a sit-down thing, and go on strike, and do whatever you think will get your grievances heard and addressed, but this is not where the mob rules.

Well, OK - except for that "Recent Unpleasantness" back when the Yankees invaded our homeland.

But yeah - Exceptionalism, motherfucker. Do you get it?

Today's Tweet

I am seriously considering making this my avatar on every site across the entire web.  It's just that fucking awesome.

pic.twitter.com/TFsY0g2IIx

— perfectly frank (@AmOhSoFrank) February 21, 2016