Today on Athenae’s Obsession with Joke’s Comments

This is my favorite comment EVER and I wish to give its author an Internet: The reading today is from the Book of Klein, chapter 73, beginning at the 13th verse: . And there were those who muttered against Klein, for there was discontent in the Land of Bafflegab, and the Centrists were discomforted. And there arose a mighty man of valor, that was named Greenwald. And around him were acolytes, many and pathetic, and they did say many unkind things, even unto publishing alarmingly accurate reports of things said at picnics, which did mightily enrage Klein, so that the … Continue reading Today on Athenae’s Obsession with Joke’s Comments

Five Years

So like most important things, our blogversary slipped past me in a haze of overcaffeination and outrage at Republican idiocy. Five years ago this was a semi-password-protected site full of my ramblings about stuff and my absolute, rock-solid confidence that we would not have four more years of Worst President Ever. Though we didn’t make it up that particular hill, I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished since, and of all the people who’ve participated in that, either by blogging here or guestblogging, commenting, supporting our various efforts and causes, and actually getting off the couch more often than not to … Continue reading Five Years

ICF bonuses

From a CNN report today on the Road Home program in Louisiana… SUSAN ROESGEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over: An empty lot is all that’s left of Antoinette Page’s New Orleans home after hurricane Katrina. But she’s still paying the mortgage on this invisible house and getting deeper in debt. Insurance paid just $2,400 and Paige has been waiting almost a year to get help from a Federally funded program called the road home. PAGE: This is unbelievable. I never thought the day would come that this would happen to the citizens of Louisiana and I know it’s just not me. A … Continue reading ICF bonuses