Gotta love
those Fewings cartoons.
Now that I got your attention... it's time for Thursday's Top Comments diary! Come on in...
We've had periodic visits to our house from a friendly bird this week - three times now (I
mentioned this on C & J the other day). Each time, we've gotten it out by opening all the doors and chasing it around while waving brooms and towels but s/he keeps coming back inside - fluttering from room to room, looking for an exit-strategy
It reminded me of this administration floundering around throughout the world's hot spots - remember Bush's inability to get through that door? Similarly Condoleeza Rice has fluttered around this week in Lebanon and Israel and who knows where else. Well, in the course of writing that comment (which I was bold enough to include in that day's top comment diary), I went looking for some cartoons about Rice's diplomacy and I found a treasure trove of stuff - I got a ton of admiration for artists in general and politial cartoonists - well, I just love 'em. So consider all the images here to be so much eye candy to decorate this diary and give you a chuckle as you also check out comments from a particularly prolific day here at DKos.
TOP COMMENTS BY THE NUMBERS:
(Note: for all you whiners out there, I've left in the Cheers-and-Jeers comments - yeah, I saw that!)
LOL by hekebolos, 120
This is not as thorough as I'd by Marc in KS, 114
No mission, no strategy, no leadership.,,,, by irate, 97
Democrats win on values by Devilstower, 69
Peen. by ubikkibu, 68
If he is a student by dopper0189, 64
Best way to end this fucking war is a by Chamonix, 63
From a Veteran My Heart bleeds for you by dale peters, 62
C&J Thursday by zigeunerweisen, 62
Thanks, by Marc in KS, 62
Pay no attention to those rogue soldiers... by Nonie3234, 59
Cheers to Chicago! by Ranting Roland, 56
Well said. by Carnacki, 55
Thanks for the diary! by Plutonium Page, 53
Terry's MetaC&J by terrypinder, 52
6% LEAD IS WITHIN DIEBOLD RANGE by foxklub, 51
I can't believe this link is blocked by my job by gaspare, 50
Katherine Harris: Pure. Comedy. Gold. by AAbshier, 48
'Off His Meds' by DHinMI, 48
Jeers to me: I have become my mother! I just by panicbean, 46
You and your by newfie, 46
Better idea by ohdave, 45
hi! by terrypinder, 44
Yeah. by Nina Katarina, 44
Charles Rangel (D-NY15) by goodasgold, 43
We have a winner..., by va dare, 43 (this is just the first 'meta-quirk' for this thread...)
Hey, Senator by BarbinMD, 43 (and don't - whatever else you do tonight - don't miss the reply from Tom Harken - thanks, Buffalo Girl, for the heads-up on this one).
Jeers from West Virginia by murrayewv, 43
There's only one proper way to salute the TNR: by Geekesque, 42
they announced this morning they were putting by testvet6778, 41
Now there is a child by UTLiberal, 41
Thursday! by kestrel9000, 41, and Not yet by kestrel9000, 41 (Meta-alert: that's two for kestrel in a row!)
Hi! Thursday! Yes! C&J! by Texas Blue Dot, 41
My Uncle flew a Chopper in Nam by Chamonix, 40
I do not like Green Eggs and Ham by jlove1982, 40
It's a drunken gambler's bet by OCMIHOP, 40
Sherm's T-Day Cheers and Jeers... by shermanesq, 40
You are warned. by Lords, 40
it didn't USED to... by billlaurelMD, 39
I have a dear friend, viet nam vet by suzq, 38, and (DRUMROLL PLEASE) Read this and tell me you still support Lieberman ALSO by suzq, 38 (Double Meta-Alert- two for suzq, right together - how neat is that?)
But...didn't he write Jurassic Park? by guyute16, 38
Tonight's Recommended Top Comments
From my e-mail:
- jlove (my fellow comment-miner) says you need to look for the exchange about stem cells between noweasels and the hlinko on the latter's diary.
- Carnacki says we can mine some great ones from this diary on Iraq, from this diary on a right wing nut diverted in a funny way into the proper spelling of ball peen (or pien) hammer, and also good discussion on left wing radio and getting
the message out.
- and check out this recommendation:
[Comment by] kokvie, responding late and buried very deep in yet-another dense, heated 2-day-long I/L discussion, an excellent analysis or our community and a renewed call for sanity, knowledge, and moderation as our movement prepares to take the reins from the wingnut right.
I wish this could reach more eyes on Kos, as only the most dedicated M.E. geek could possibly have still been following this Diary so long after it was posted.
thanks,
sfRenter
And FINALLY, from your host, va dare:
The future is here by melvin
Here's a good story out of Britain by Loquatrix
It was your diary by Senator Tom Harkin
Molly Ivins' list by Eddie C
The Answers by cskendrick
So let me get this straight. by mmcole
Hang tough by kfred
re: Jerry Lewis burning of the piano by homo neurotic
I recommend Condi play my own by trashablanca
Pretty good analogy by Spit
I'm just a mess by barelycontainedfury
To Continue the Conversation... by Mike Caudle for State Rep
Chronic handsomeness, by MissLaura
$400K CoH, and $100,000 party in Los Vegas? by AllisonInSeattle
Then there is the 'Majority of One' aspect by 4Freedom
Ring of Fire by brainiacamor
The scientists are starting to fight back by thebes
What is the most absurd thing about these by LucyTooners
'primitive ideologies of greed and phoney by libertyisliberal
Well, that's all for tonight, folks! Ya'll know what to do - pony up your favorites below!
always the mountains,
va dare