“And when he’d seen what he had done
He plucked his eyes out one by one.”

If we’re really lucky, Mitt will hire Sturgeon Ben to be his attorney to argue the case. Comedy gold, or lead, as the case may be.

So the GOP is going to run a non-descript nothing next to the least-liked candidate in their entire field.

Such is the stuff that dreams are made of!

Even your comment doesn’t really tell the story, since Romney was born into a family with a mittload of money. His daddy wasn’t exactly living in an abandoned refrigerator box.

Mitt may hear those concerns. Mitt may well take those concerns to heart. But his party will never let anything positive be done about them. Since 1960, they’ve never met a minority they haven’t tried to oppress–especially when it comes to those of the feminine persuasion.

This should start devolving into cannibalism pretty quickly. Especially if it turns out the mole doesn’t actually exist. Just imagine the level of internal witch hunt that will be going on as they intensify the snipe, er, mole hunt.

I guess the Trayvon Martin killing isn’t helping things since it basically sent a message to these far-right lunatics that shooting black kids is A-Okay. The fact that the right-wing wurlitzer is cranked to full volume to defend Zimmerman must simply confirm for these fools that killing the coloreds is part of their identity.

Amazing what offends these people. Teenager shot dead for walking home with snack and drink? Hey, the REAL victim is the white racist who shot him! Pointing out that the Supreme Court has become nothing more or less than the judicial arm of Fox News? That’s a crime against humanity.

I gotta go with commie atheist here: If Trayvon had been white, the right would have been all on about what a tragedy it was–and how Obama’s remarks show how he’s rejoicing in the death of a white teenager and this is just the excuse Obama needs to collect everyone’s guns.

But Trayvon was black, so there is no tragedy. He wore a hoody. He may have smoked pot and skipped class once in a while. Thus, he most certainly deserved to die. And anyone who points out that the death of a 17-year-old kid is, indeed, a tragedy, well, they’re just fanning the flames of race war in the country.

Yes, I guess the only proper way to mark someone’s passing is to completely ignore their ignoble accomplishments and instead concentrate on their enemies in your encomiums.

The conservative mind at “work.”

Shorter Revkin: Concern troll is concerned.

As Charlie Pierce so pointedly asks:

Where the hell are the DOCTORS in this? What aren’t doctors marching on the state capitol to protest being mandated by law to violate their oaths?

Nothing short of bizarre that right-wing nuts would fixate on HOW MUCH DOES SHE MAKE!!!!! in an effort to deflect the argument that she pays more in taxes than her boss.

Guy like him must be a real delight to have around when disaster strikes. “Forget that little girl impaled by a fencepost! I have a splinter in my finger, damnit!”

Unless we allow the banksters to run their own version of Mad Max dystopia with all our money, we’ll risk ruining civilization!

We don’t teach civics any more, which is why so many people have been convinced that government needs to be run like a business or a family, instead of like a government.

The only comfort I can take is the sure knowledge that the next 10 months will be all about the horrible, horrible deficit and the horrible things the horrible deficit will do to us. And if the GOP takes the reins of government again in November, we can look forward to another decade of “deficits don’t matter.”

If the Mittser doesn’t have a crushing victory in New Hampshire, what will Ferhny do? Romney has been campaigning in his “other home state” very hard for months now–to the point where both the Media and the other candidates see his victory as pretty much a foregone conclusion.

But if it’s another 2-point win over, say, Huntsman, the GOP will have to take that as pretty definitive proof that the rank-and-file really, really, REALLY do not want Mittens.

Yes, Newt’s campaign needs to show the, uh, lighter side of Newt. America can simply imagine the fun and hijinks that will surely ensue once we repeal child labor laws to get those urchins out of school and into the menial labor that most befits them.

And I’m sure Calista’s music video will be replete with selections from Oliver as she belts out number after number about self reliance and personal responsibility while bedecked in the best that Tiffany’s has to offer.

Thank goodness we have someone looking out for the poor insurance companies! The thought of a top insurance executive having to suffer through Christmas with less than a 7-figure bonus makes the baby Jeebus cry–and puts out the lamps of my Menorah.

Go for the cover-up, stay for the scrod…

It doesn’t matter what’s in the scrod-piece here: It stinks like week-old flounder.

Luntz & Co. are afraid? They should be.

Historically, real unemployment running at 20% for more than two years leads to violent revolution. We’ve been sitting on 16- to 18% for three years now, and the current GOP drive to end benefit extensions while slashing food stamps and AFDC could push that number above 22%.

We’ll see how well Ross, McCardle, Goldberg and the rest of the corporate flacks fair if the streets fill with truly desperate mobs.