We have so many insightful and powerful diaries written here at Daily Kos. Our diaries inform, inflame, impassion, and even entertain. We Kossacks have strong voices and an even stronger will to be the change we wish to see in this country.
One of the richest, and perhaps most under-appreciated, areas of thought come in the form of comments attached to these diaries.
Here at Top Comments we strive to recognize and promote the talent of this community by highlighting outstanding comments found throughout the day by the diarist, and through nominations at made at topcomments at gmail dot com by your fellow Kossacks.
These nominations are subjective, and certainly not complete (as no one can read the complete site on a daily basis!). But hopefully they will serve to shine a light where deserved, and to give the reader a good starting point in finding conversation on the site.
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In recent days, I have been spending a lot of time on the road, putting miles on my car, but not really going anywhere. My mom, as many of you know, has had several surgeries on her eyes in the last few months, and these necessitate frequent followup visits to the cornea specialist.
Who is thirty miles away from my mom's house - and she live ten miles from me.
Driving around Tucson in a stick shift is a tiring proposition, since none of these locations is convenient to the freeway. So it's stop and start the whole way. I sure hope this stuff is over with by summer!
Anyway, on to the comments!
A late submission from pixxer:
OK, TC... so, I'm looking at my own comments page to see if I have to reply to anyone. And there are... 121 recs for a kinda non-comment (just encouraging, you know?) on the diary by Marcus Tullius where
(s)he says a temporary goodbye due to challenging circumstances. I basically said check in at the library why dontcha. The thread following from that comment is decidedly worth the price of admission, though, especially comments by earicicle, bablhous, Susan from 29, and JVolvo.
Lessons learned from the 121 recs: There is a Ms Scarlett leadpipe on dKos!!
From nonnie9999:
In Diary Rescue/Open Thread, jmadlc55 (whose real name is Jesus) tells a funny story about his name.
From Cedwyn:
cruz has a bit of snark about contracts; here's the parent, for context.
From Indie Tarheel:
From Muzikal203's diary YOU'RE FIRED!, droogie6655321, Muzikal203, and welso ponder what to do with the "best and brightest" at AIG. First droogie and Muze go at it, and then welso starts the ball rolling again with these and other co-conspirators.
From the same diary, kurious sums the present sitrep nicely.
From phonegery:
Starting at this comment by libbie, you have to read Relevant Rhino's reply before getting to aggregatescience's capper.
Top Mojo is provided by sardonyx!
Top Mojo (cskendrick/sardonyx-style) excluding search-identifiable tip jars, first diary comments, and Cheers and Jeers:
1) Great line... by grannyhelen — 155
2) At the very least, could you report to your by followyourbliss — 109
3) Will this make you feel any better? :) by BFSkinner — 107
4) I want to dress my dog as "top talent" by Richard Cranium — 100
5) Extraordinary Diary Info...HOTLIST Worthy n/t by 2questions — 94
6) Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale.. by highacidity — 86
7) The CIA can still keep prisoners by Valtin — 86
8) I think it furthered the Republican agenda by xysea — 84
9) I'll say it again by droogie6655321 — 84
10) "breaking unions" is an objective consequence-- by hannah — 83
11) Are we a nation of saps, or what? by rontun — 83
12) DEBT TAX =EQ= CASH TAX. by vets74 — 80
13) But does anybody notice? by Pariah Dog — 80
14) 30 years of Voodoo Economics by MD patriot — 79
15) we should invite him back to respond by agnostic — 76
16) Cheney & Bush must be held accountable by FishOutofWater — 73
17) Actually...we can have OUR cake by praedor — 67
18) Well said, Cenk. by dclawyer06 — 64
19) I can explain this as i lived through it a couple by Ex Real Republican — 62
20) So ... this has all been a shell game? by tovan — 62
21) Same Old, Same Old by Mr X — 61
22) A Nightmare left from the Cheney/Bush Regime by Lefty Coaster — 61
23) kitteh gymnastics by annetteboardman — 61
24) Forward the email to HR by SingularExistence — 61
25) But why, O sage one by Dallasdoc — 59
26) Hi tricia, by LaFeminista — 57
27) You may be right by Valtin — 56
28) Try =/= Do by atheistben — 56
29) awsome lol's today triciawyse... we survived by Statusquomustgo — 56
30) Read the neo conservative agenda by Wary — 55
Top Mojo with No Exclusions:
1) Next Time You Hear the Words "Tax Cut" by Pluto — 644
2) Consider this a tip jar if you like, by ElsieElsie — 584
3) Tip Jar by Valtin — 494
4) Tip Jar for keeping the heat..... by Roxpert — 438
5) Tip Jar by The Bagof Health and Politics — 435
6) I'm late as usual - tip jar:) by ukit — 420
7) Tips n/t by Cenk Uygur — 372
8) Tip Jar by Muzikal203 — 334
9) Tips for short & sweet by WineRev — 230
10) Tips or teh falme! by Haole in Hawaii — 218
11) Termidity Jar by occams hatchet — 212
12) This video must stay at the top of the pile by Jeffrey Feldman — 168
13) Great line... by grannyhelen — 155
14) Sorry for the jerky braindump by Florida Democrat — 147
15) So, does life begin at 40? by desmoinesdem — 121
16) Tips/Recs by Brainwrap — 114
17) At the very least, could you report to your by followyourbliss — 109
18) Will this make you feel any better? :) by BFSkinner — 107
19) I want to dress my dog as "top talent" by Richard Cranium — 100
20) Extraordinary Diary Info...HOTLIST Worthy n/t by 2questions — 94
21) Monday: Drive-by Odds & Ends by Ed Tracey — 92
22) Cheers from Ville Québec!!!! by Predictor — 89
23) The CIA can still keep prisoners by Valtin — 86
24) Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale.. by highacidity — 86
25) I am optimistic. by noweasels — 85
26) I think it furthered the Republican agenda by xysea — 84
27) I'll say it again by droogie6655321 — 84
28) "breaking unions" is an objective consequence-- by hannah — 83
29) Are we a nation of saps, or what? by rontun — 83
30) Weird tips by plf515 — 82