Here is is:
Fortunately, the self-correcting blogosphere has already produced a clearer, more easy to read version:
Aaugh! Coffee came out of my nose!
UPDATE Now that I’m listening the hearings again:
Why aren’t any of the Senators asking why Petraeus’s methodology is classified?
Great quote:
“PETRAEUS: … a very low level of violence until the recent assassination of the governor …
Petraeus is such a filibusterer. What with the Senators preening and gassing on, and Petraeus spouting milspeak with a discount for volume, these hearings are pretty much content free. Eesh.
Feingold, at least, has some control over his witness:
FEINGOLD: What’s more important? Fighting AQ in Pakistan or fighting AG in Pakistan?
Obfuscation. What a surprise.
Biden asks Petraeus and Crocker to stop filibustering because it’s in their “own best interest.”
Boxer is excellent. Now she’s sticking it to Petraeus on his troop training fuckup:
BOXER: You as optimistic as anyone I have ever seen.
She brought her own charts!
Menendez: Finally somebody doesn’t let Petraeus talk over him, interrupts him, and controls his witness!
And now we’re in the Armed Services Committee! Will he do the chart again???
Massive fluffery of Petraeus by Lieberman. Incredulous at the figures: 7500!!! 30,000!!!!! Why haven’t people “cheered”?!?!?! And repeats Ignatius “take yes for an answer” talking point.
[Reach me that bucket, wouldja hon?]
NOTE Please, can somebody give show cleek some love!
Front page
My only joy in the political sphere these days
Is liquids coming out of my nose in response to the ridiculing of Republicans.
Cold comfort, probably more effective than I give it credit for, but there it is.
I have looked at that chart 10 times and it always makes me laugh. Something about the “Is one pony enough?” and the “ponyponypony” along the bottom axis just kills me.
“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead
THB, my unfailing giggle is at "plant the magic beans"
Although I would like to demand of the deponent to explain the nature of the metric designated “sad kittens.” So would the little guy sitting in my lap being all furry and nice at the moment (i.e., not sticking claws in my flesh. I look like a refugee from a wrestling match with one of the less pleasant southwestern cacti.)
Gooood Forrest. Good boy. No claws…..
I know why the kittens are sad!
It’s because every time somebody criticizes General Petraeus, one of them dies…
Xan, your cat is being nice because it wants food. I love cats, far more than dogs, but it never does to deceive one’s self about their true nature…
My favorite is “Go the the farm and pick out my pony!” for the air of innocent, lunatic expectation.
We. Are. Going. To. Die. We must restore hope in the world. We must bring forth a new way of living that can sustain the world. Or else it is not just us who will die but everyone. What have we got to lose? Go forth and Fight!—Xan
my fav: math tests
who doesn’t hate those? yes, this one will make me laugh for years to come. somebody hire that boy, stat!
perhaps lambert you should change the secret corrente comment question to “how many ponies will gen petraeus get?” and have users type that answer.