My "bye-bye-Boehner" reaction? Not much excitement or concern, but just a bit of hope

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Friday September 25, 2015 · 1:48 PM PDT

2015/09/25 · 13:48

The news of Boehner's exit was 110% unexpected, certainly NOT the news headline I ever imagined I'd be reading this morning. But after an entirely justified reaction somewhere in the vicinity of WOW, OMG, and WTF, my feelings are now mostly MEH, but with a little bit of "silver-lining" hope over what might transpire in the aftermath.

As many have pointed out, whoever succeeds His Orangeness will almost certainly be much worse than he has been. Harder to work with. More beholden to, and emboldened by, the GOP's looney-tunes coalition. More hell-bent than ever to do everything possible to see that Obama and the Dems accomplish as little as possible. The next 14 months are not going to be pretty. Not pretty at all.

However, I'm not really concerned, and in fact am starting to see an opportunity for us to be in pretty good shape when those 14 months have concluded...

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What has your reaction been to the Orange One's departure?

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What has your reaction been to the Orange One's departure?

Good Riddance!

2 votes

Good Ridda... wait, you mean they get to pick again?

2 votes

I'll miss having someone to cry with.

1 vote

Glad to see him go, dreading to see what follows.

6 votes

November 2016 can't get here soon enough!

6 votes

What the hell! Pass the popcorn!

5 votes

I just had a horrible thought...

ktowntennesseedem

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Monday September 21, 2015 · 3:31 PM PDT

2015/09/21 · 15:31

Given how my brain works (intermittently if at all, and easily distracted... "Squirrel!!!"), it's probably nothing. But still, a couple of DK posts and a few other blog comments I read recently got me to thinking...

About KKKarl Rove's apoplectic disbelief that Obama won Ohio in the last election. Skewed polls and all that, he was in utter shock that Rmoney had lost the state and lost the presidency. His hissy-fit was one of the great memories from election night 2012. But, what if...

It was all a big ruse?

Follow me below the orange, squiggly ruse explanorator...

ktowntennesseedem

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Tuesday November 04, 2014 · 6:36 PM PST

2014/11/04 · 18:36

Like many, I've watched the mid-terms with an uneasy yet hopeful feeling. Conservatives dominate Knoxville quite handily, and once you go out of the city limits they get even more numerous and extreme. Combine that with the pervading culture of Christian conservatism, those who wholly vote GOP thinking it the best way to bring back prayer and bible reading in schools and get rid of abortions and gays, and it's easy for any progressive to be disheartened. Tennessee keeps getting redder, and more fanatically right-wing, with every election, though again I did my part and cast my votes. Yet I held out hope that somehow, in enough places beyond out state borders, saner heads would prevail and we would still hang on to the Senate.

Alas, the latest round of polls, several early exit-polls, and finally my gut, seem to be leading to a disappointing night of election watching. It's still early (just past 8:30 EST as I type this), and maybe the polls and my gut will still end up being delightfully wrong. But I am, and have been for some time I guess, trying to come to terms with a GOP Senate to go along with our wonderfully productive GOP House.

But when I really consider it all, I'm not as concerned or worried as I thought I would be. There are several silver linings, but I'm thinking of one that I've yet to hear anyone mention (though surely someone has, and I've just missed it). I'll explain further below the orange thingy...

ktowntennesseedem

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Monday May 05, 2014 · 10:09 AM PDT

2014/05/05 · 10:09

Tennessee state Senator Stacy Campfield has said a lot of things that were full of Teh Stupid. The imfamous "Don't Say Gay" bill. A bill to protect Tennesseeans who chose to say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays." Aids can be traced back to an "airline pilot screwing a monkey." Proposed cutting welfare to families whose kids are making poor grades. (I could go on, but he's my state senator, and I'm starting to cry...)

Well, he's done it again.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

State Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) made the comment on his personal blog Monday morning in a post called, "Thought of the day":
Democrats bragging about the number of mandatory sign ups for Obamacare is like Germans bragging about the number of manditory sign ups for "train rides" for Jews in the 40s.

Unbelievable. Just when I didn't think he could stoop any lower into the bowels of ignorance, he's found a whole new sub-level.

(If anyone is interested, there is a depressing yet fun Facebook page dedicated to Stupid Shit Stacey Campfield Says. https://www.facebook.com/... )

Pray Away the Gay - Now with Fasting!

ktowntennesseedem

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Saturday April 26, 2014 · 3:44 PM PDT

2014/04/26 · 15:44

I didn't see this posted on Kos (guessing I just overlooked it), but it's too good not to share.

http://www.rawstory.com/...

I have just a few questions (if I can manage to type while laughing hysterically):

What is their plan to deal with those "back-sliders" who go on a binge at an all-night buffet in a moment of weakness?

Will they be counseled to break the fast only at Chick-Fil-A or other sufficiently homophobic establishments?

Will they have weigh-ins to make sure those who claim to be fasting are following through?

How will they ever assign blame for not praying hard enough when, on day 41, same-sex marriage is even more popular than ever?

And since they're all fasting, can I have their popcorn? Got a feeling I'll be needing a lot!

This ought to be fun to watch...

ktowntennesseedem

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Thursday April 03, 2014 · 6:24 PM PDT

2014/04/03 · 18:24

The "Messiah" magistrate - yeah, the one recently fired and censured for shoving her personal (albeit heavily in the majority) religious views where they don't belong - has decided to run for office as judge in a neighboring county.

http://www.local8now.com/...

Lu Ann Ballew is one of five running in the GOP primary (sadly there are no Democrats running, but then there aren't too many Dems in Jefferson County). I'm curious to see just how many votes she ends up getting. My bet is that she garners quite a lot of support, but I'll be shocked if it's enough to win. Still, with the "stupid" vote split five ways, anything can happen.

Popcorn, anyone?

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My "bye-bye-Boehner" reaction? Not much excitement or concern, but just a bit of hope

I just had a horrible thought...

Silver Lining in GOP Senate Takeover

TN state senator Campfield reaches a whole new level of STUPID

Pray Away the Gay - Now with Fasting!

This ought to be fun to watch...