He’s on Balko’s shit list because even though open carry is legal in Wisconsin, the mayor said that he would instruct the police to “put down” and detain anyone who open carried.

Since the mayor feels like he can make up his own laws, I don’t really care if Balko is fair to him or not. I agree that Balko’s criticism of the mayor here is a stretch, since what the mayor did was courageous, but because the mayor is a corrupt and lawless public servant Balko just isn’t inclined to interpret stories about him charitably.

When the mayor decides that Wisconsin isn’t governed by his personal will as Lord Protector, then I will worry about people being fair to him. Until then, F#$% him.

If you disagree with Balko, how about quoting or acurately characterizing what he said, instead of making sh*t up. Balko does great work exposing corruption among police and public officials. He’s not some Palin wingnut.

Heh. But seriously, we can’t get complacent. Might as well keep shoving the Overton Window to the left.

I’m calling my Blue Dog fuck-knuckle rep today and politely requesting he back single-payer.

(It was in a prison riot – the other guy was on PCP. SO still has a scar, but didn’t even lose consciousness, despite the laying open of skull.)

God, my poll numbers are sinking so fast.

Anybowdy know where I cawm gewt a sweet mowartage deawl? *drools* Fwannie Mae? Fweddie Mawk?

FOXNews – Apr 25, 2009
Under typical Senate rules, 60 votes are needed to advance a bill, but reconciliation would enable Democrats to enact the health care plan with just a …

arrgh. NO! 60 votes are required to invoke cloture, which is only necessary in case of a filibuster. 60 votes in case of a THREAT of a filibuster is only a whim instituted by Harry Reid, the weasel. The Senate rules actually only take a majority of votes. Which is why the VP is used as a tie-breaker, in case of 50-50 votes.

Of course, it’s FUX News, so Civix Fail is to be expected, I suppose. Or Civix Lie, which is just as likely. But shit, it’s like nobody remembers Schoolhouse Rock.

Argghhhh! It is. I’ve been lured into portraying myself as Steve Benen’s number one fan.

Hey!!

Holy fucking shit! Not that the admin’s finally given up on making Blue Dogs and Senate Republicans happy – even before the break there was talk about reconcilliating the public option through the senate. No, what has me shocked is that Dana Bash actually said that it looks like this might be because Republicans have shown no indication of being serious about negotiations. She cites statements from Grassley and Kyl to show that the GOP isn’t interested in helping craft legislation, so why not leave them out of the picture.

Filibuster busting reconciliation has been an option for months.

Washington Post – Jun 29, 2009
“We interact with them daily,” Daschle said of Obama’s health care advisers. … He and Podesta rejected claims that the reconciliation process has too many …

and

FOXNews – Apr 25, 2009
Under typical Senate rules, 60 votes are needed to advance a bill, but reconciliation would enable Democrats to enact the health care plan with just a …

The super-chess-genius camp analysis of this is that Obama “roped a dope” by using the break to allow Repubs a chance to demonstrate how intransigent they are. Pehaps even the Public Option walkback was part of the plan, in order to generate news interest, to rile up the lefties and create the image of progressive backlash, and to show that the GOP are happy to scuttle reform even without a Public Option.

Plus the town halls are full of Godwin, assault rifles, and loudly obnoxious miscreants bent on shouting down discourse. If poll numbers start moving in response to this, I might have to give the whole n-dimensional jiu-jitsu thing a bit more credence.

Something about the fact, regardless of what the ads in the back of those magazines may claim, that it’s really hard to blow someone’s head off with a penis.

Or even a humorless dildo.

I’m pro-education when it comes to guns, too, so if people choose to partake they’ll have the knowledge to keep themselves and others safe.

@*($#^!

Specifically, Barney Frank responds to some clown in the appropriate manner.

you forgot the totally awesome part, where all those good christians are given ringside seats to enjoy the tortures-of-the-damned show.