Because, even when I am on vacation, I care. Truly and deeply.

Blogging will be virtually non-existent starting Wednesday as the L&T Casey and I are heading out on a road trip to San Francisco, coming back Sunday night. The primary reason for the trip is to watch a couple of soccer matches played by her former college team, but we’ll also be taking the opportunity to [...]

Frank Bruni really hates those insidery political books filled with trivialities and meaningless anecdotes instead of good old-fashioned  hard reporting on how policy sausage is made: There’s certainly some nutrition in these meals, but a whole lot of empty calories as well: anecdotes as intent on titillation as illumination; scoops of questionable provenance and dubious [...]

Over at Andrew Breitbart’s Chock Full O’ Big Nuts, something called John Longenecker has a …. well, let’s call it a “unique” plan to whittle the US government (to say nothing of our overstock of excess citizenry) down to more manageable levels. John (whose fondness for the word ‘sovereign’ knows no bounds) describes Gun Nut [...]

Shorter Ross Douthat: As a society, it behooves us to satisfy America’s bloodlust with a human sacrifice every so often in order to remind ourselves of how fucked up our society is.

I’m actually only doing these things now for the sheer  Shakira of it. Therefore… Lay Back – Kinky Hallelujah – Ryan Adams She’s A Saint Not A Celebrity – Foxboro Hot Tubs Baby Got Back – Sir Mix A Lot (yes….and the Shakira gif … duh) Paranoid Android – Radiodread (Easy Star All Stars) Love [...]

Last week, courtesy of Wembley, the L&T Casey and I discovered that is possible for dogs to get a….. well, let’s  just call it an “incapacitating boner”, okay? He was sprawled out on his back and spasming and we thought he was having a seizure. Panic ensued, followed by relief (when he was finally able [...]

It has been brought to my attention that, as of last Monday, I have been a “blogger” for nine years. Worst. Hobby. Ever. And I blame Atrios for getting me started and Jane for convincing me to continue. However, I could not have done it without the help of the Virgin Ben, Jenna & NotJenna, [...]

I can’t think of two screen captures that better sum up the true face of Christian conservatives in America: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Jesus wept just shit himself.

Did you know that Rick Santorum would be President today if he weren’t a frothy mixture of lube and poop? Well this is true: A Google search for Santorum has generated some inappropriate results since gay columnist Dan Savage organized an online campaign to link graphic sexual terms to the socially conservative senator’s name. Now, [...]