New Year, Powerline Still Stupid

10:50 am EST January 13th, 2012 | Conservative | 7 Comments

The defense of Mitt Romney’s career as a corporate raider is in full sway, and especially how he’s a virtual lock for the nomination now, the usual conservative clowns are lining up like they always do in order to protect their cause. Case in point, the nimrods at Powerline (background on their years of stupidity) are asserting the following:

The Left is carrying out a coordinated attack on Mitt Romney’s business career. One sees exactly the same allegations, often phrased identically, whether you look at the Daily Kos, the Associated Press, Slate or Think Progress, or listen to Newt Gingrich or Rick Perry.

Apparently Newt Gingrich, leader of the conservative revolution in the House and Rick Perry, George W. Bush’s number two in Texas and a few months ago The Great Conservative Hope, are now part of a coordinated campaign between the left, the Associated Press and Slate (?) to take down Mitt Romney. It couldn’t be that Romney has a spotty career in the private sector. It couldn’t be that Romney has tried to disappear his time as governor and has put his career front and center. No. It has to be a conspiracy.

Because with the right, its always a conspiracy. It has been since at least 1964 when they were going on about the water being fluoridated by communists or in 2008 when they claimed that the housing collapse was a conspiracy of Democrats and poor people and not Wall Street. It’s always a conspiracy.

Because they are morons.

Thanks Again

9:11 pm EST January 9th, 2012 | Me | 5 Comments

I want to thank everyone who’s contacted me, either here, Facebook, or on Twitter or via e-mail (or via their blogs like TBogg and John) about C.K.’s passing.

It doesn’t make it easier — and no lie it hurts like hell for my home to suddenly be so silent after a decade of little legs pitter-pattering everywhere — but it warms my heart. And I know in puppy heaven where he’s knocking out a giant ham, C.K. hears you too. Thank you, everyone.

C.K.: November 22, 1999 – January 7, 2012

5:35 pm EST January 7th, 2012 | Me | 36 Comments

I lost my best friend today.

C.K. was in my life for exactly 12 years, 2 weeks and a day. We first brought him home on December 23, 1999. He was so small, he fit in the palm of my hand. As a miniature dachshund, he never got really big, but at 15lbs now he seems so big to me.

C.K. was always there for me. Always ecstatic when I got home, always upset when I had to stop petting his head and go to work — the nerve of me! C.K. was my buddy in watching the Redskins fail again and again, looking ridiculous in the Redskins jersey I bought him. The jersey was size extra-small, but even then his little 2 inch legs were too short for it.

My entire family, particularly my mom, loved — loves — C.K. He was at all our familial gatherings, he got a plate of ham (his favorite) and other food at Christmas and Thanksgiving. He fell asleep in laps – mine, Mom’s, my Aunt Angela, my Grandmother’s, my little cousins. He cozied up with everyone, from my girlfriend to my uncle to perfect strangers. He would not be ignored. You must rub his head or his belly, or fear the wrath.

He wasn’t just a “pet.”

Those of you who read this blog and my Twitter feed know C.K. too. You’ve seen me post humorous photo essays about the “weiner dog of infinite justice.” You’ve seen me post goofy pictures and videos, notes about his birthday and the like. You’re part of the C.K. story as well.

He was diagnosed today with a tumor in his stomach and had been having trouble breathing. I could not allow him to suffer. I love him too much.

He’ll always be with me and I’ll love him until the day I die.

The outpouring of love and condolences is a testament to my little baby dog and the life he led.

P.S. Those of you who know me a little bit know this, but of course C.K. stands for Clark Kent and not the fashion designer (as if). He was and is in every way a Super Dog.

Topic: C.K.

The Best #SuperHeroPrimary Tweets

2:09 pm EST January 6th, 2012 | Comic Books, Humor | No Comments

On a lark I decided to combine two of my favorite things: Superheroes and politics. That resulted in the #superheroprimary hashtag, which was a top trend for a few seconds. Here are some of the best.

Read These

4:44 pm EST January 5th, 2012 | News | 5 Comments

Right Wing Leader Tells Church Abuse Victims To Shut Up

Conservative Leader Declares War On Romney

Private Sector Job Growth Up In December

Mad Man Goes Nude At Chipmunks Movie

Millionaire Mitt: Candidate Worth 2,708 Times Average American

The Shanahans Suck, Again

2:37 am EST January 2nd, 2012 | Sports | 17 Comments

Once again, for the umpteenth time since 1992, the Washington Redskins played football in December and (sort of) January in games that didn’t mean anything. They went 5-11 and did so in disgraceful fashion. As some have already pointed out, the Shanahan administration now has a worse record than Jim Zorn did. And Zorn was a total failure.

Even worse, here’s nepotism poster child offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan yelling today that “In 2012 the Redskins are gonna be the NFC East champions, and that starts right f–king today.”

This is the same Shanahan son who is coaching the #16 offense in the league and lost 34-10 to the 8-8 Eagles.

Shut the hell up, Kyle.

I know I keep writing this, but I’m tired of this. Tired that the Redskins aren’t just out of the league’s elite for two going on three decades, but that they aren’t even regularly in late contention for a wild-card playoff spot.

Turns out I was right to be suspicious of starting and NFL season with John Beck and Rex Grossman as the starting quarterbacks… because THEY SUCK AT PLAYING QUARTERBACK. I hate that the Redskins have now had two arrogant coaches who think they can start sucky University Of Florida quarterbacks because they think they’re such geniuses (the first was Steve Spurrier with Danny Wuerffel and Shane Matthews).

Neither Beck or Grossman should even be a backup on the NFL roster.

The Redskins — again — need a wholesale makeover. They need a new quarterback. Santana Moss is done at WR, they need new blood. RB is okay. They need new offensive linemen and tight ends who aren’t injury prone or who disappear. They also need defensive players who actually scare the opposing team.

And they need a head coach and coaching staff based on skill, not family connections. And they need coaches who will adapt to the players they have, rather than be so arrogant they insist on jamming round pegs into square holes (this is true of every Redskins coach over the last 20 years save perhaps Joe Gibbs and Marty Schottenheimer).

And they most importantly need an owner who isn’t an insufferable jerk who couldn’t assemble a winning team and staff if he had all the money in the world (which he does).

I’m sick and tired of the Redskins sucking, but I expect they will suck for the foreseeable future.

See you next September.

Topic: Redskins

Weiner Dog Emergency

5:51 pm EST December 30th, 2011 | News | 8 Comments

C.K. suddenly collapsed and passed out when I was walking him today, and for a few minutes I thought I had completely lost him. Thankfully, he’s on some medicine and hopefully getting better. Superthanks to my girlfriend for being there the whole time.

Merry Christmas Everyone

12:20 am EST December 25th, 2011 | News | 4 Comments

Hello, you old savings and loan!

My Christmas With The Obamas

3:45 pm EST December 19th, 2011 | News | 32 Comments

So here, finally, is the picture my girlfriend Mona and I took with President & Mrs. Obama at the White House Holiday Party. Woot!

Romney’s Cash Source

1:32 pm EST December 19th, 2011 | Republicans | Comments Off

Will be relevant:

Mitt Romney is still making millions of dollars from layoffs engineered by Bain Capital, the private equity firm he helped to start.

As revealed by the New York Times, Romney negotiated a backroom deal with Bain that gave the already wealthy Romney a share of Bain’s profits even after he left the firm.

Topic: Mitt Romney