What did I tell you, Ron?

See Ron, this is why you don't make alliances with the Evil Empire (warning, icky WSJ link):

So the president has negotiated before, and he can do so now. In 2011, Oregon's Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and I offered ideas to reform Medicare. We had different perspectives, but we also had mutual trust. Neither of us had to betray his principles; all we had to do was put prudence ahead of pride.

There's your good buddy using you to help him try to destroy the country, just like he did when you "helped" him with his plan to destroy the social safety net. Stop falling for this shit, gawdammit!

Mimic Monday

I needed to get Miley Boner off the top of my blog, and conveniently today's XKCD is pretty good:

Shutdown Shenanigans

You're welcome. Please especially note that I enabled a nice hi-def zoom, 'cause I'm such a kind, caring person. Just going the extra mile for my vast readership, as usual.

UPDATE for new meme.

Thanks to paleotectonics for the idea:

Old Fogey Faculty Friday

5000 new freshmen just spent the last week moving into the dorms on campus. This is how I feel when trying to ride my bike around campus right now.

[something something getoffamylawn something]

Comic Sans

(left this as a comment at Rumproast but decided it really needed an illustration for proper effect)

Old Fogey Friday

Yeah, I like Neil Young, and the Le Noise album. Sosumi.

Hmm...

I wonder what I'll be doing this week?

Nope, I have no idea, it's a total mystery.