HULK SMASHED
aha
duh
Ahhh, muggles....
Well, one is that "Socialist" stigma thing a lot of business owners etc have.
el-hi education is socialist. So are most highways, and the military. Why is guarding a child's health less of a priority than teaching her the ABCs? The Milton Friedman Ayn Rand Gary Cooper individualist manifest destiny wonks like Kristol and Coulter have invested in the cost/benefit ratios of Adam Smith's invisible handjob to the detriment of the enlightenment. Adam Smith never said what they use him for, and Ann Coulter going after Darwin like a rabid chipmunk suggests that their ideology conquers all. I await the roman à clef about that NRO cruise. About Norman Pudhoretz on the bow of the boat with Katie O'Burn re-enacting the "Titantic" scene. And then Katie O'Burn says, "Fuck me hard Norm. Fuck me. Just don't use your limp dick. Use this." And she hands him a rolled up copy of a 1962 National Review in which William F Buckley says Martin Luther King may be a communist.
I have a Daily Kos diary up here today.
luke's father's father, more likely!
no, it's the other way around. Harry is Luke's son!
Who's "Luke Skywalker"?
Re-HICA!
Walking tour accomplished, as were Scottish opium burritos.
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I see nothing wrong with meeting an attempted bitchslap with one of my own
Meet a bitch-slap with a clean headshot.
Spoiler! Next you'll be spilling the beans wbout how Harry Potter dressed up as his mother to murder muggles in the shower.
Oops...I've said too much.
Harry Potter shot J.R.!
So this is my cue to start chapter seven: "the will of Albus Dumbledore"
by the way, JK's critique of govt propaganda through the media comes up really early in the book. She's so damn clever, that mrs Rowling!
See you after a few chapters
later folks!
Harry Potter was the second gunman on the grassy knoll!
My god! What is that ad at the top of Eschaton? Anderson Cooper to moderate a debate among democrats? I would prefer someone, ... what? intelligent? ....thinking? Oh well. I am sure he will be well dressed and have a nice haircut.
Bush's polyps now outpolling "none of the above" in the GOP presidential candiate field!
And TX undermines higher ed, see http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com
Harry Potter shot himself to get a purple heart!
Harry Potter shot J.R.!
David Ignatius
I'm not dead yet.
Harry Potter was the last known person to see Jimmy Hoffa alive?
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I think the general public would be repulsed by hearing that some of our commenters wish the death of Bush or Cheney.
Joke about it, OK. Not as bad. I've done that.
But I know none of us really means it. No matter how vehemently you insist you do.
I've made it to last chapter and all the pages just went black.
We all know that Harry Potter is the spawn of Satan.
But I know none of us really means it. No matter how vehemently you insist you do.
Gomez
A nice, long, immediate and completely miserable retirement will substute in a pinch.
This hour on the big Dave™© Blog telethon, we have some visitors from the South.
(Well... south of California, anyway...)
I think 28% of the general public would be repulsed by hearing that some of our commenters wish the death of Bush or Cheney.
fried yer tater
We all know that Harry Potter is the spawn of Satan.
Good lord.
The fundemented are some of the stupidest gits.
We all know that Harry Potter is the spawn of Satan.
Uncle Smokes
Man, I'd like a piece of that tinfoil budget!
So WHEN is Larry Flynt gonna tell us what he's got?
C'mon, Larry - dish.
Inquiring minds want to know.
Gomez I do believe that as plum p and I have agreed, anyone who has fought stem cell research to relieve others' sufferings is asking for something, and we're sure it's earned.
I think the general public would be repulsed by hearing that some of our commenters wish the death of Bush or Cheney.
Joke about it, OK. Not as bad. I've done that.
But I know none of us really means it. No matter how vehemently you insist you do.
Gomez
Over to you, WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar...
Harry Potter crash landed in Roswell, NM in 1947!
I think the general public would be repulsed by hearing that some of our commenters wish the death of Bush or Cheney.
Don't get out much, do you?
A nice, long, immediate and completely miserable incarceration in Spandau will substute in a pinch.
JR, kerosene and a match
filled your tortilla
A nice, long, immediate and completely miserable retirement will substute in a pinch.
John Lee Hooker said it best:
"Serves you right to suffer. You gon' live a lonnnnng time."
A nice, long, immediate and completely miserable retirement will substute in a pinch.
Well, as I mentioned below, a little trip to the Hague would be nice, too!
And/or a picture of Tipsy passed out in a gutter after going missing for several days...
But I know none of us really means it. No matter how vehemently you insist you do.
Gomez
Upon reflection, no.
Who wants to put up with another funeral like Reagan's?
Its pretty hard to get a rave review from Michiko Kakutani of the NYT.
But the Harry Potter book got it.
That impressed me.
And Chewbacca is his mother!
So WHEN is Larry Flynt gonna tell us what he's got?
They have to airbrush all the photos first. And get the lawyers to sign off.
C'mon, Larry - dish.
Inquiring minds want to know.
Terry C, Wingers R Whiners
drip
drip
drip . . .
Make it last, Larry! You're makin' me sooooo hot!
Harry Potter killed my brother Pyotr.
What's a "Chewbacca"?
A nice, long, immediate and completely miserable retirement will substute in a pinch.
JR, kerosene and a match
13th of August soon enough for ya? I'm not thinking miserable tho.
Harry Potter is Luke Skywalker's Father!
No Can Beeeee!
Harry Potter was the second gunman on the grassy knoll!
Harry Potter cast the spell on the magic bullet.
Harry Potter killed my brother Pyotr.
Harry Potter is a moose? I should really try reading one of these books.
Harry Potter is repulsed by hearing that some of our commenters wish the death of Bush or Cheney.
incarceration in Spandau
Qualifies as "retirement" for the purposes of this discussion, although Île du Diable* may be substituted at will.
*goodness, does that betray my age? 
Harry is a descendant of Saruman come to restore the family name.
Its pretty hard to get a rave review from Michiko Kakutani of the NYT.
But the Harry Potter book got it.
That is impressive.
I love Petunia Dursley!
Harry Potter killed my brother Pyotr.
NTodd, Orthodontist
Damn...I was laying bets that you would figure out a joke implying a relationship between yourself and Hermione Granger.
Never second-guess an orthodontist....
13th of August soon enough for ya? I'm not thinking miserable tho.
GWPDA, Roving Historian
Geez, how can you sleep with that much excitement just around the corner?
When will those tall stacks of beautiful grant dollars start flowing in?
"What's a "Chewbacca"?"
comes in a pouch. Just put it between your cheek and gum. Red Man is a popular brand they tell me.
But what about the state of the Preznit's asshole????
Upon reflection, no.
Who wants to put up with another funeral like Reagan's?
Terry C, Wingers R Whiners | 07.21.07 - 12:48 pm | #
That's the rub, aint it? Bush and/or Cheney dying in office would make them instant martyrs for the right, and that meme will be dutifully promoted by the corporate media. As much as those two fuckers have earned it, and as much as it would be a good thing in the abstract (i.e. no more Bush/Cheney; President Pelosi), it probably wouldn't work out so well in reality.
President Pelosi would be awesome though....
Funny how this quote has new meaning:
THE PRESIDENT: Yes. Let me just say something about leaks in Washington. There are too many leaks of classified information in Washington. There's leaks at the executive branch; there's leaks in the legislative branch. There's just too many leaks. And if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of.
But what about the state of the Preznit's asshole????
cosmosis
I think we can assume its still smelly.
13th of August soon enough for ya? I'm not thinking miserable tho.
GWPDA
Ah, just in time for DEERFLY season.
Such incivility toward your rightful rulers! I'm shocked.
I don't want Cheney to die. There would be a new Vice President who would have immediate front-runner status for the next election.
And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of.
Thieu Uy Troutski
I thought it was weaselly from the get-go. Really generic.
Have I ever mentioned that I hate him? Because I do.
C'mon, Larry - dish.
Inquiring minds want to know.
Terry C, Wingers R Whiners
Releasing all the names at once (assuming he has names to release) would give the bastards cover. Better to dole it out one bitter spoonful at a time.
I'm shocked.
Lucius Malfoy
Here, hold these electrodes....
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher
Interesting points. We're so friggin accepting it is like a parent that never defines limits for their kids. THIS is a line that you will not cross. As a woman in business, over the years I've gotten better at doing this, telling old men "this is how it is" very firmly, but with a smile on my face.
"But what about the state of the Preznit's asshole????"
I think we can assume its still smelly.
Seen in the Oval Office bathroom...
Damned shame she felt the need to write "Harry Potter Behind the Tastee Freeze"
Wonder if they bleached the Preznit there.
But what about the state of the Preznit's asshole????
Texas.
Howard Zinn, Walter Mosley live on c-span2/BookTV.
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That's the rub, aint it? Bush and/or Cheney dying in office would make them instant martyrs for the right, and that meme will be dutifully promoted by the corporate media.
The only way Bush's expiring in office would elevate him in my mind would be if he 'checked out' like Nelson Rockefeller - between his secretary's legs.
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Geez, how can you sleep with that much excitement just around the corner?
When will those tall stacks of beautiful grant dollars start flowing in?
V for Virginia
Ask Arthur about sleep in this household....
Grants all come or don't pretty much around March, but they all want to be filed sometime around August/September.
The best is for Bush and Cheney to live with the disgrace of their failures for as long as possible, preferably in prison cells at The Hague.
I heard they have the Ballet in Spandau
incarceration in Spandau
Can we reopen Devil's Island just for them?
The sucky part? In 90 minutes of walking, I didn't see one fuckin' cop.
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The only way Bush's expiring in office would elevate him in my mind would be if he 'checked out' like Nelson Rockefeller - between his secretary's legs.
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Agent Orange
Or Condi's.
"No one knows how to act like a white person better than black people." Mosley
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him in my mind would be if he 'checked out' like Nelson Rockefeller
That would be with my high school classmate, Megan Marshak. And she was not his secretary.
The only way Bush's expiring in office would elevate him in my mind would be if he 'checked out' like Nelson Rockefeller - between his secretary's legs.
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Agent Orange
Last panel could be hazardous to your keyboard
"Who wants to put up with another funeral like Reagan's?"
fuck - now I must outlive them. i will not be able to survive that bullshit.
Today is Gary Trudeau's birthday!
Born in 1948, that would make him....
Harry Potter is . . . a guy!
And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of.
Thieu Uy Troutski | 07.21.07 - 12:51 pm | #
Hence the commutation and probable pardon. Taking care of your friends counts in BushWorld.
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Or Condi's.
Terry C
That link is also for you!
Damn...I was laying bets that you would figure out a joke implying a relationship between yourself and Hermione Granger.
The day's not over yet.
Last panel could be hazardous to your keyboard
JR
Bless you, JR.
Howard Zinn, Walter Mosley live on c-span2/BookTV.
Discussion of 'flair' on the E Channel.
Releasing all the names at once (assuming he has names to release) would give the bastards cover. Better to dole it out one bitter spoonful at a time.
Actually, Bob's seman tasted like a slightly fecal blancmange. Strom's had a wisp of pigeon shit.
Senate Annals on Senate Seman, V. LVII.
-Liddy Dole
Rockefeller probably would have lived a little longer if he hadn't been fooling around with his secretary at her apartment when he died.
She kind of delayed calling the hospital because she didn't know what to do.
"Who wants to put up with another funeral like Reagan's?"
fuck - now I must outlive them. i will not be able to survive that bullshit.
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher
I DON'T want to see Laura or Lynne humping caskets.
Ah, just in time for DEERFLY season.
JR, kerosene and a match
Ain't no deerflies here, buddy-bud. August, in Phoenix, there's nothing alive but idiot human beings trying to dodge the sun.
I will admit to having a seriously inappropriate thing for that Nymphadora gal in the new Harry Potter movie.
Hubba hubba. Too bad she's only in one scene.
Breaking news from Bush's physician:
"Sorry guys, you just can't fill the grand Canyon with a dump truck."
What do you think of my cantaloupe sweatshirt?
Harry Potter is . . . a guy!
Chip Swearengen, snake handler
Which reminds me of a story in the local paper this a.m.: A woman gets a roommate about a year ago, "Michelle." Last week "Michelle" gets arrested in Orlando offering to blow an undercover cop for dollars, and uses the roommate's identity when arrested. Turns out she's a guy.
She'd gotten a tattoo on her hand just like the roommate's; it was straight outta Single White Female.
well, I'm out, batz. Beautiful day outside. off to enjoy.
Ain't no deerflies here, buddy-bud. August, in Phoenix, there's nothing alive but idiot human beings trying to dodge the sun.
GWPDA
Depending on the humans, that could be much worse than deerflies.
"Sorry guys, you just can't fill the grand Canyon with a dump truck."
Thieu Uy Troutski
There's a joke there involving tubes, but I'm running out of juice.
I DON'T want to see Laura or Lynne humping caskets.
Hence the prohibition of photos of the returning dead from Iraq.
I DON'T want to see Laura or Lynne humping caskets.
I rather imagine we shall never be subjected to such a display. Now a stoic and dignified display by both shall be expected.
BTW, I got the hots for Professor McGonagall.
Depending on the humans, that could be much worse than deerflies.
JR, kerosene and a match |
It's generally best for everyone to just stay indoors until the second week of October. Unfortunately, I now must be off to buy pool chlorine and other delicacies before it gets too hot to breathe....
Time to run errands.
Y'all take care of your good selves, and thanks for the laughs.
What do you think of my cantaloupe sweatshirt?
Sergio Garcia |
Did Tiger Woods have a wardrobe change for the back nine yesterday. Seems like he changed his pants?
wtf superstitious or what?
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Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher
Interesting points. We're so friggin accepting it is like a parent that never defines limits for their kids. THIS is a line that you will not cross. As a woman in business, over the years I've gotten better at doing this, telling old men "this is how it is" very firmly, but with a smile on my face.
There is a large developmental psychology literature on the difference between being authoritative and authoritarian.
From the Columbia Guide to Stand American English:
These words are markedly different: authoritarian means “requiring unquestioned obedience to authority, dictatorial,” as in His approach to discipline was authoritarian; he would brook no disagreement or discussion whatsoever. Authoritative has no pejorative overtones where it means “reliable, official, well-qualified,” as in She has written the authoritative biography of the poet. The only overlap is in the sense of “being fond of exerting authority,” but authoritarian is much the stronger in that meaning and suggests a less admirable quality.
Giuliani is authoritarian. Howard Dean is authoritative.
What do you think of my cantaloupe sweatshirt?
Sergio Garcia |
NO FLIRTING!
Sununu in deep doodoo.
Sununu said that, despite standing with Bush on the war, he would not want the President to campaign with him. Asked if Bush would be an effective campaigner, Sununu said, “No, I think the President’s popularity unfortunately is at a fairly low level.” Sununu added that he’d be better off campaigning alone than with President Bush.
"Fairly low", you think?
What do you think of my cantaloupe sweatshirt?
Sergio Garcia
I prefer a herringbone sweater. Cats follow me around.
What happens when Rupert takes over Dow Jones and its his Wall St. Journal editors selecting which stocks to include in the index? I can't even begin to imagine.
Anderson Cooper is Harry Potter's "Funny Uncle."
What happens when Rupert takes over Dow Jones and its his Wall St. Journal editors selecting which stocks to include in the index? I can't even begin to imagine.
-30-
The Market always knows what's best.
The best Harry Potter story is that of the author.
Hubba hubba. Too bad she's only in one scene.
Two. Battle at the end, briefly.
But yeah, Tonks is HAWT.
What happens when Rupert takes over Dow Jones and its his Wall St. Journal editors selecting which stocks to include in the index?
The credibility of both will be gone.
DO NOT WANT.
Walter Mosley: 80% of the American people are working class but 80% think they're middle class.
Thanks to the Repuke Noise Machine.
...ty for mentioning Zinn at thew Harlem Book Fair, on CSpan2, I'm there!
"The credibility of both will be gone."
except for the 30% who have their heads up Bush's ass.
Giuliani is authoritarian. Howard Dean is authoritative.
Nail. Head.
Anderson Cooper is Harry Potter's "Funny Uncle."
David Ehrenstein
"I'm your wicked Uncle Andy;
I'm glad you won't see or hear me,
As I fiddle about, fiddle about, fiddle about.
What happens when Rupert takes over Dow Jones and its his Wall St. Journal editors selecting which stocks to include in the index?
He'll lobby to change the law to make it a crime *not* to trade on inside information.
Thanks to the Repuke Noise Machine.
JT
No, that bullshit predates the current (eg, since Nixon) run of crap. They contribute, but they didn't start it.
Authoritative has no pejorative overtones where it means “reliable, official, well-qualifie
I've found it helps to have grey hair and 30 yrs experience. Been there, done that. Nobody can take that away from us.
"Thanks to the Repuke Noise Machine."
I think it predates even that.
Anderson Cooper is Harry Potter's "Funny Uncle."
Lost track. Is he in or out at the moment?
I DON'T want to see Laura or Lynne humping caskets.
I rather imagine we shall never be subjected to such a display. Now a stoic and dignified display by both shall be expected.
Snow, Contrary
I don't know about Lynne, but I'm sure Pickles will be sufficiently bolstered pharmaceutically.
Murdoch from Wikipedia:
A defining moment in Murdoch's life was the Stuart case in Adelaide when The News began a campaign to free a young aboriginal carnival worker named Rupert Max Stuart who had been convicted of the murder of a small girl on a beach near Ceduna in the far west of South Australia during Christmas of 1958. Stuart was sentenced to hang. The News was critical of the case and investigated in an attempt to prove Stuart not guilty. This action raised the ire of Premier Thomas Playford, and after numerous deliberating, and even a Royal Commission, Stuart was spared the death penalty.
To neutralize public emotion on the issue of hanging he commuted Stuart's sentence to life imprisonment and then established a royal commission, conducted by the state's chief judge and the judge who had passed sentence on Stuart. The outcome was a confirmation of Stuart's guilt and a recommendation that The News, its editor and its managing director be charged with sedition, a form of treason based on medieval English law. The paper, the editor and Murdoch were each charged on three counts, making nine counts in all.
To fight the nine cases would have bankrupted News Limited. Rupert Murdoch's only chance of saving the family inheritance was an intercession arranged by Ken May, a political reporter on The News. Playford agreed to meet Murdoch in private. Murdoch pleaded his case on the basis of his youth and inexperience and a claim that Rohan Rivett had exerted influence over him. Playford agreed to have the charges dropped on two conditions: (1) That Rivett be fired from the paper and (2) that The News pay the costs of the royal commission. Unable to face Rivett, Murdoch went to Sydney and wrote a terse one-paragraph letter dismissing his long-time friend.
This humiliating experience gave Rupert Murdoch a taste of the overwhelming power of popularly elected politicians and would shape the future policies of all his newspapers.
Greetings moonbats 
Just got back from seeing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (on the way back manage to get drenched, a sudden downpour)
really good film, didn't drag and Dolores Umbridge was the scariest character in the whole movie, I mean seriously shivers down spine.
now have to set time aside and read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
But yeah, Tonks is HAWT.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0...Tena,%
20Natalia
"I've found it helps to have grey hair and 30 yrs experience."
Yah - experience. been there indeed. the best thing that ever happened to me for my growth as an urban teacher in a sick sort of way was getting hit (next will be #3 or #5, depending on how you count) because I am no longer afraid of it - so I am not afraid to do some of the things that need doing.
In 1964, Murdoch launched The Australian, Australia's first national daily newspaper, based first in Canberra and later in Sydney. The Australian, a broadsheet, was intended to give Murdoch a new respectability as a 'quality' newspaper publisher and greater political influence. The paper had a rocky start, marked by publishing difficulties and a constantly changing succession of editors who found it impossible to deal with Murdoch's persistent interference. Promised as a serious journal of the affairs of the nation, the paper actually veered between tabloid sensationalism and intellectual tedium until Murdoch was able to find a compliant editor who could abide with his often unpredictable predilections.
No, that bullshit predates the current (eg, since Nixon) run of crap. They contribute, but they didn't start it.
80% is what I'm talking about. Repuke Noise Machine predates Nixon--at least as far back as Goldwater and anti-Great Society rhetoric. The change in status of unions is a good indicator of the change wrought by the Repuke Noise Machine.
I got real, live cat-wrasslin' goin' on in my living room, right this minute.
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"Repuke Noise Machine predates Nixon"
postwar (WWII) this was called the American dream, you know. two cars in every garage.
"At least we know we don't know our history." - Mosley
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Imelda Staunton portrayed Umbridge as a cross between her Vera Drake character and a sociopath
I mean she was really evil, the evil which wears pink and is fluffy
postwar (WWII) this was called the American dream, you know. two cars in every garage.
Union power was important in achieving wages high enough for that.
I mean she was really evil, the evil which wears pink and is fluffy
I found her so fucking infuriating, so it was a perfect play. I hated the bitch in the book, too.
Harry Potter invented the internets.
motherf*cker!
Murdoch: News has subsidiaries in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands and the Virgin Islands. From 1986 News Corporation's annual tax bill averaged around seven percent of profits
Repuke Noise Machine predates Nixon--at least as far back as Goldwater and anti-Great Society rhetoric.
I wouldn't charactarize that as Repuke, or rather the noise machine wasn't always the same as "Republican", their merger is relatively* recent.
*depends on what time frames you are used to thinking in.
"Union power was important in achieving wages high enough for that."
true, true, but the image of everyone joining the middle class was part of it and is what I believe was coopted later by the repugs.
A nice, long, immediate and completely miserable incarceration in Spandex...
Purple and chartreuse Spandex. And feather boas. In the stocks. In summer. In Houston.
Cruel and unusual punishment for cruel and unusual people...
In 1995, Murdoch's Fox Network became the object of scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), when it was alleged that News Ltd.'s Australian base made Murdoch's ownership of Fox illegal. The FCC, however, ruled in Murdoch's favor, stating that his ownership of Fox was in the public's best interests.
motherf*ckers
"Repuke Noise Machine predates Nixon"
By centuries. Always with "for thee, but not for me" libertarian underpinnings.
true, true, but the image of everyone joining the middle class was part of it
The sleight of hand was where they managed to equate income with "class". The definition of working class and middle class isn't dependent on income.
The best thing that ever happened to me for my growth as an urban teacher in a sick sort of way was getting hit
I can tell you're an urban teacher.
In the suburbs, the miscreant would have hit you, and then his parents would have filed assault charges against you for being hit.
Harry Potter invented the internets.
It's not a bunch of owls. It's a series of flues!
"his ownership of Fox was in the public's best interests."
this must be some definition of public i am unfamiliar with.
Harry Potter is NTodd's and Ross Perot's Love Child!
Hey, Steverino, if you're still around, this one's for you!
Via Steve Krupp...
Off to tend the "garden".
later, flittermice.
"In the suburbs, the miscreant would have hit you, and then his parents would have filed assault charges against you for being hit."
My worst one resulted in no punishment at all. it is hard to id someone when you get hit from behind.
friends who teach in the burbs say for every problem we have with a kid they have 2 with a parent.
I wouldn't charactarize that as Repuke, or rather the noise machine wasn't always the same as "Republican", their merger is relatively* recent.
*depends on what time frames you are used to thinking in.
The crazies who supported Goldwater were the core--and they can trace their lineage back to the batshit crazy anti-FDR people. Of course, they didn't constitute the whole Repuke party then (nor do they now). The big difference is that now they control the party.