• February 15, 2012
DAILY BRIEFING

Disaster (Generally) Averted

by Sara K. Smith

8:22 am August 17, 2009

  • All of you Krugman fans out there, take note: he has re-entered the real estate market and found a swell bargain, so maybe you should, too! [Los Angeles Times]
  • Say goodbye to your public option, libtards. [Washington Post]
  • A couple of strong undersea earthquakes struck off the coast of Japan, but appear not to have triggered any dramatic tsunamis. [AFP]
  • A horrific blaze that killed 43 wedding guests in Kuwait may have been started by the groom’s vengeful ex-wife, according to new reports. [Guardian]
  • A subway system strike in the Bay Area was halted at the eleventh hour. [San Francisco Chronicle]
  • A late-blooming South Korean beat Tiger Woods at a game of golf, which is very meaningful. [New York Daily News]

{ 19 comments }

Obamabot August 17, 2009 at 8:36 am

I’m angry this morning!

AKAM80TheWolf August 17, 2009 at 8:48 am

The only way I will support removal of the public option is with its replacement by a pubic option.

Obamabot August 17, 2009 at 8:52 am

[re=387889]AKAM80TheWolf[/re]: Or Option Publique!

Man Without Qualities August 17, 2009 at 8:56 am

Sigh. You’d think the Republicans never left office…

greywindz August 17, 2009 at 9:00 am

That’s revenge the Iranian way…

http://mitchellblatt.com/blog/2009/08/obama-afghanistan-pakistan-war

FMA August 17, 2009 at 9:00 am

Let’s see, batshit insane people driving public policy?
Same as it ever was…
It’s not as if they’ve ever steered us wrong in the past.

DoctorCulturae August 17, 2009 at 9:05 am

Scardypants, spineless Dems… afraid of Tazmanian Devil Wingnuts Gone Wild, and a bunch of stubborn, greedy liars. So, without a public option will that mean there will still be a lowest class of citizen we are just too filled with hubris to bother with? For Shame!

finallyhappy August 17, 2009 at 9:15 am

I don’t get why the people I helped elect don’t listen to me but will listen to obviously crazy dumb people- frequently obese and missing teeth. Maybe I should just get crazy fat, stop flossing,brushing and seeing my dentist and also get some nice clothing at Walmart- preferably with a flag motif to be spread across my saggy chest(cause why wear a bra) and big butt(no, I’m not there yet- but that look seems to work in this “Debate”).

norbizness August 17, 2009 at 9:33 am

I have composed a sonnet celebrating Y.E. Yang’s historic victory but lack of Wonkette comment formatting options precludes me from publishing it here.

aleks August 17, 2009 at 9:38 am

[re=387906]finallyhappy[/re]: You’ve certainly convinced me.

Bruno August 17, 2009 at 10:07 am

I never understood the phrase “at the 11th hour” is that slightly less ominous than “at the last minute”?

rocktonsammy August 17, 2009 at 10:09 am

BHO wants to keep the insurance companies honest.

I need to see a birth certificate now.

Dear Diorama August 17, 2009 at 10:09 am

I haven’t been to a doctor since 1997. So I’m pretty happy about this.

Bruno August 17, 2009 at 10:10 am

If an Arab set alight a wedding tent in Kansas during Cheney/Rove we would have been at RED ALERT CODE BLUE IMMEDIATE INVASION OF RANDOM COUNTRY REQUIRED

El Pinche August 17, 2009 at 10:29 am

Jesus fucking Christ.

BlueStateLibtard August 17, 2009 at 10:58 am

So all’s it takes to thwart the will of the American people is to scream, dress badly, be fat, and threaten the president’s life. Who wudda known?!?

Elm Hugger August 17, 2009 at 11:16 am

Gee, the only thing my ex did was try to get me arrested for dropping the kids off 30 minutes late, guess I am a lucky guy…….

Lionel Hutz Esq. August 17, 2009 at 2:33 pm

A late-blooming South Korean beat Tiger Woods at a game of golf, which is very meaningful.

Clearly this means North Korea will beat Obama…, or, more accurately, China.

Zorg August 17, 2009 at 3:23 pm

Yang’s wife is named Young Ju? Anybody out there care to run with this?

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