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Tuesday Open Thread | 111 comments (111 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Congratulations to Senator-Elect Al Franken.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 05:00:39 PM EST

How will the Dems justify doing nothing? (4.00 / 3)

Now they no longer have the filibuster excuse. They're going to have to be creatie to justify their non-efforts...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 05:10:43 PM EST
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Re: How will the Dems justify doing nothing? (4.00 / 2)

[System.Is.Broken Alert]

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 05:13:39 PM EST
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Re: How will the Dems justify doing nothing? (none / 0)

The Dems can always find an excuse.

But that's tomorrow. Today's Al's day.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 05:43:47 PM EST
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Re: Tuesday Open Thread (none / 0)

F I N A L L Y

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 05:13:30 PM EST
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Re: Tuesday Open Thread (4.00 / 4)

You know, if I were Norm Coleman, who is now the only politician in American history to lose to both a professional wrestler and a professional comedian, I think I'd be just about ready to hang it up.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 at 05:16:17 PM EST
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Re: Tuesday Open Thread (none / 0)

Don't forget that to get into the senate he needed Wellstone's death and the media's subsequent right-leaning treatment of the memorial service in order to then defeat zombie Mondale.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Wed Jul 1st, 2009 at 10:23:57 AM EST
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