Category: Politics
“The only polls that matter”
September 11th, 2008, No Comments
A friend on one of the IRC channels I frequent shared a link to the EVStrength.com blog. It contains a very nice graph aggregating the statewide polls from Electoral-Vote.com, updated daily, showing the electoral vote standings for McCain and Obama. The graph features several levels based on the percantage lead the candidate has in each [...]
Oh, SNAP!
September 5th, 2008, No Comments
Blatantly swiped from John Scalzi:
Spotted in various places on the Internet, in response to Governor Palin’s “community organizer” jab at Obama:
“Jesus was a community organizer. Pontius Pilate was a governor.”
Hurricane Gustav
September 1st, 2008, No Comments
I hope someone at FEMA is paying attention this time. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone about to be plowed over by it.
Why Even Bother?
August 9th, 2008, No Comments
Why is the Defense Department and Bush Administration even going through the motions of the military commissions for the Guantanamo Bay detainees if they are seriously talking about not releasing them after they are acquitted or have served out their sentences:
Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman, said it has always been the Defense Department’s position that [...]
What’s this country coming to?
July 29th, 2008, No Comments
The following is the text of an email my girlfriend sent to her family today. I can’t think of a worthy introduction, so I’ll just let her words stand on their own.
Rampage Attributed to Hatred of Liberalism
This hit hard for Lance and me. We go to a UU church in a conservative area, and [...]
La La La La La La I’m not listening!
June 27th, 2008, No Comments
Imagine President George Bush with his fingers in his ears yelling, “La la la la la la la la! I’m not listening!” That is exactly what he did to the Environmental Protection Agency last December. The White House simply refused to open emails containing the E.P.A.’s response to a 2007 Supreme Court [...]
McCain Democrats
March 27th, 2008, No Comments
I just watched Countdown with Keith Olbermann tonite and he opened with a story on “McCain Democrats”. Recent polls indicate some Democrats say they will vote for McCain instead of their favored Democratic candidate for President if their favorite doesn’t get the nomination.
*BOGGLE*
I just can’t wrap my head around this position. How can you [...]
