Cheer Up, Libs! Here Are 10 Things Even You Can Be Thankful For This Year

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Cheer Up, Libs! Here Are 10 Things Even You Can Be Thankful For This Year​

Life·Nov 27, 2025 · BabylonBee.com

Conservatism may be the superior political ideology, but don't beat yourself up, liberals. There's still plenty to be thankful for this year.

Here are just a few examples:

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1. Trump will probably die before he's 100, so he can only be president for like 20 more years: No one lives forever.
2. Trump got totally owned by Jimmy Fallon or Kimmel or whatever his name is: Tens of people saw it.
3. The right is currently tearing itself to shreds, arguing about whether they should team up with literal Nazis, so the future for Democrats is pretty bright actually: Just hold on a little longer.
4. You can still go back and rewatch your West Wing DVD box set: It's the closest thing to the real-life utopian Obama era.
5. There are lots of other countries to live in other than America: The weather in Somalia is lovely right now.
6. The Handmaid's Tale costume you were assigned is fairly comfortable: And red is your favorite color.
7. Pecan pie is delicious: This doesn't have much to do with politics, but it's worth mentioning.
8. Tofurkey: You know you all love it.
9. You have three years until Vance becomes president and Trump gets relegated to vice president (until Vance resigns and they switch places in a preconceived plan to circumvent the 22nd Amendment, but that's still a ways away): Enjoy the good times while they last.
10. You'll always have climate change: There has to be a hurricane or fire or something coming up soon.

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See, liberals? There are a ton of things to be thankful for. At least ten things, anyway. If you know more things liberals should be thankful for, post them in the comments below.

 

[toobfreak]

Pecan pie is delicious: This doesn't have much to do with politics, but it's worth mentioning.

Actually, I find most pecan pies are too dry and have too much pecan in them, even if that sounds a little counter-intuitive. I prefer a moister pie with some pecan made into the pie filling itself for flavor then very toasted pecans on top (it is even OK to burn them a little to give a bit of a smoky flavor). But don't smother the top with them.

Moderation and balance is the key to great cooking.

 

[JGalt]

Actually, I find most pecan pies are too dry and have too much pecan in them, even if that sounds a little counter-intuitive. I prefer a moister pie with some pecan made into the pie filling itself for flavor then very toasted pecans on top (it is even OK to burn them a little to give a bit of a smoky flavor). But don't smother the top with them.

Moderation and balance is the key to great cooking.

My wife made a Keto pumpkin pie this year. All I can say is thank God we had a full can of whipped cream.

 

[toobfreak]

My wife made a Keto pumpkin pie this year. All I can say is thank God we had a full can of whipped cream.

I don't think I ever had Keto pumpkin pie before, I don't even know what it is, but it doesn't sound like I want to find out!

 

[sparky]

Tofurkey: You know you all love it.

hadda lookit up.....~S~

 

[1srelluc]

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hadda lookit up.....~S~

 

[JGalt]

I don't think I ever had Keto pumpkin pie before, I don't even know what it is, but it doesn't sound like I want to find out!

It's like pumpkin pie, except without the pumpkin and the pie.

I have to have my carbs. Sometimes I'll eat a huge plate of linguini with red or white clam sauce right before I go to bed. Walmart has cans of that sauce for $3.50 but I get unexpired cans of them for 75 cents at the Amish dent and bent store. I guess they don't like clam sauce. They don't seem to like hot pepper sauces either, because they're cheap there too.

 

[toobfreak]

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In defense of these fake veggie meats (I suppose) I tried a few soybean hamburger patties from the supermarket. They were actually not too bad and as someone whose best friend through half his long life was a gourmet chef (he finally passed away in 2010) who taught me a lot about food, I would offer that before you entirely discount the stuff, I would recommend trying it in a BLIND test where you are given a real hamburger or turkey or whatever and a veggie fake one, and see if you can tell the difference by taste and texture.

Maybe try a few different brands too.

I haven't tried that myself, but it might be an interesting test if you are a vegetarian. I'm guessing you'd tell them apart, but the difference might not be as bad as one might think. The stuff isn't cheap, but if you have a thing against eating meat, at least it bolsters the argument and possibilities for these veggie things.

 

[toobfreak]

It's like pumpkin pie, except without the pumpkin and the pie.

Wow. Sounds like some freako alternative for people who don't like real food.

I have to have my carbs. Sometimes I'll eat a huge plate of linguini with red or white clam sauce right before I go to bed. Walmart has cans of that sauce for $3.50 but I get unexpired cans of them for 75 cents at the Amish dent and bent store. I guess they don't like clam sauce. They don't seem to like hot pepper sauces either, because they're cheap there too.

Would you believe I've never had a clam? My old cooking buddy tried for years to turn me on to many things. He got me to try sardines and onion on a cracker. He got me hooked on sushi. He tried many times to get me to try shellfish like clams, oysters and things, but I seem to have some mental block against the stuff. The only shellfish I've tried (and loved both) are crab and lobster, already out of the shell.

Call it a stupid hang-up.

As to hot peppers, I live for the stuff! I've grown many varieties and love them all. I keep one of those restaurant-size big containers of crushed red cayenne pepper in the kitchen, I sprinkle the stuff on food like others put sugar in their coffee--- years ago, an old supervisor of mine wanted to name a unit of heat after me.

 

[sparky]

In defense of these fake veggie meats (I suppose) I tried a few soybean hamburger patties from the supermarket. They were actually not too bad and as someone whose best friend through half his long life was a gourmet chef (he finally passed away in 2010) who taught me a lot about food, I would offer that before you entirely discount the stuff, I would recommend trying it in a BLIND test where you are given a real hamburger or turkey or whatever and a veggie fake one, and see if you can tell the difference by taste and texture.

Maybe try a few different brands too.

I haven't tried that myself, but it might be an interesting test if you are a vegetarian. I'm guessing you'd tell them apart, but the difference might not be as bad as one might think. The stuff isn't cheap, but if you have a thing against eating meat, at least it bolsters the argument and possibilities for these veggie things.

You'll plz forgive that i'm a tad recluisive Mr Toob , never heard of it, never seen it in a market (probably missed it).......can't quite get my head around why folks would want some sort of processed substitute for ....reality.......~S~

 

[toobfreak]

You'll plz forgive that i'm a tad recluisive Mr Toob , never heard of it, never seen it in a market (probably missed it).......can't quite get my head around why folks would want some sort of processed substitute for ....reality.......~S~

I'm sure the stuff is there. They usually come four to a pack in a small box in the freezer section.

The stuff is pretty OK that I've tried, and apparently there is some market for the stuff from people who either cannot eat meat for dietary or health reasons to maybe religious and ethical reasons of just being against killing animals.

But I agree--- if you are against meat for ethical reasons, why would you want to still buy pretend fake hamburgers so you can pretend to really be eating meat?

 

[sparky]

I'm sure the stuff is there. They usually come four to a pack in a small box in the freezer section.

The stuff is pretty OK that I've tried, and apparently there is some market for the stuff from people who either cannot eat meat for dietary or health reasons to maybe religious and ethical reasons of just being against killing animals.

But I agree--- if you are against meat for ethical reasons, why would you want to still buy pretend fake hamburgers so you can pretend to really be eating meat?

I'm a pig farmer Mr. Toob, granted one does not need many smarts to be one....fact is the smarter of us would not be one......

But you're alluding to some peta mentality here......those folks think i'm satan Mr Toob.....yes the hardest part of pulling a trigger is looking one's subject in the eye......yet being constantly required to apologize for it gets old....~S~

 

[toobfreak]

.....yes the hardest part of pulling a trigger is looking one's subject in the eye......

Look at it this way, Spark---

• Democrats would have no compunction of shooting you in the brain for absolutely no reason at all and they are not even interested in eating you.
• God put edible animals and other stuff edible and nutritious to us on Earth to BE food. If they were not food, they wouldn't be edible. If they were not meant to be food, they wouldn't taste so damned good to us!
• Democrats gave no thought to debanking you, deplatforming you, de-jobbing you, and exterminating you just for being wary of an untested vaccine that has now been proven highly dangerous and harmful to many.
• Democrats run on diversity and inclusion, then try to tell you that you must live on insects, worms, wheat grass and rutabagas.
• When a democrat like Bud Dwyer decides to off himself, what does he do? He shoots himself in the head. What is good for a democrat can't then be all that bad to a little piggy. Unlike the democrat, at least pigs serve a useful purpose.

 

[sparky]

Look at it this way, Spark---

• Democrats would have no compunction of shooting you in the brain for absolutely no reason at all and they are not even interested in eating you.
• God put edible animals and other stuff edible and nutritious to us on Earth to BE food. If they were not food, they wouldn't be edible. If they were not meant to be food, they wouldn't taste so damned good to us!
• Democrats gave no thought to debanking you, deplatforming you, de-jobbing you, and exterminating you just for being wary of an untested vaccine that has now been proven highly dangerous and harmful to many.
• Democrats run on diversity and inclusion, then try to tell you that you must live on insects, worms, wheat grass and rutabagas.
• When a democrat like Bud Dwyer decides to off himself, what does he do? He shoots himself in the head. What is good for a democrat can't then be all that bad to a little piggy. Unlike the democrat, at least pigs serve a useful purpose.

some day i wish to shake your hand for this mr Toob......~S~