“The best we can hope for is that he becomes a political puppet for the Republican Party.”

Most presidents attempt to follow through on most of the things they talk about in the campaign. The Republicans have everything but a Senate supermajority, so they are going to mostly have the run of the place.

Well, it’s what slightly less than 50% of America bought...

Oh hadn’t seen that. Could not agree more about his point about Ellie (in the movie) collapsing from “lightweight” religious objections. I never read the book (the movie frankly made me wary), but maybe I’ll check it out some time.

Mike Birbiglia’s “Whiffle Ball Tony” metaphor for W always seemed dead on to me: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/l95v3v/comedy-central-presents-wiffle-ball-tony

Well, yes, I do, when they stated it publicly. The Democrats not being able to find a way to fight the “both candidates are bad” message (either by going on the offensive to make it clear *how much worse* Trump was or by finding a way to sell that “competent bureaucrat” is in fact a *fantastic* qualification for…

Well over half the country is in favor of reasonable gun control. Unfortunately “some gun control” is really easy for the right to spin into THEY ARE COMING FOR ALL YOUR GUNS, and I’m not sure how to combat it.

Sure, but what percentage of US hispanics are cubans or of cuban descent? Even if you correct for Cuban Republicans the number seems pretty staggering based on Trump’s stated policy positions.

+5 Slaughterhouses

Oh yes I agree, I can just understand why the mascot gets more focus.

Well yes but then the advantage is because they don’t expect an onside kick.

I’m pretty sure that many people consider both offensive, but the flagrant racist caricature is just much more obvious a target.

Point of order: The old Game of Thrones board game is more directly a more fun version of diplomacy...

If it’s based on Cosmic I can’t imagine it’s that complicated.

The preview there made it look like they might make Lizardfolk playable?

> Thank the gods she didn’t want to be Harley? Why, are you unable to tell your 8 year old “no”?

In this country at a televised sporting event? Name one time.

Despite being based on a cartoon Popeye was, well, pretty original.

That’s touching.

“this sort of ban at otaku events is relatively common in Japan, because organizers worry about large numbers of men dressed as women showing up.”