As the presidential election draws near, the talk of which candidate is the antichrist, which candidate best represents clingers to religion, which candidate is Roman Catholic, and which candidate is a snake handler increasingly drowns out the discussion of the actual issues of the day. Critical issues, such as:
Does the Sarah Palin sex really [...]
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The news mediocre is awash in the gaiety of polls, but aren’t we all?
The polls themselves use small samples to try to get a handle on the tide of the presidential election. Will it be that smooth talkin’ black dude with the funny name and the razor-tongued old guy with all those teeth, or [...]
I’m pretty tired of this. I already know what they’re going to say.
I’ve been telling people for years that the Republican party is the party of Hate, Greed, and Fear. Tonight is the night I was proven correct by the choice of speakers, but I have to admit that my order was incorrect. It is, [...]
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The very premise seems ridiculous on first glance. The Senate is known as a deliberative body, but seems to be debilitative. Somewhat unlike our wackier friends in the House of Representatives, members of the Senate tend to be homogenous, think very little, and accomplish very little. They’re older, whiter, and richer. It is on the [...]
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The Republican convention is fascinating to me, more so than the Democratic convention. It wasn’t fascinating enough to detract me from Gustav the first, abbreviated night, but it was interesting enough to pull me away from Family Guy reruns. Part of the reason I’m fascinated is that they’re a trainwreck of old white people. The [...]
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Is anyone entirely surprised that John McCain would choose unwisely? In a naked attempt to appeal to women, McCain has chosen as a running mate a woman completely out of touch with women’s issues. In what is nothing more than an attempt to drive a wedge back into the Democratic party, McCain has chosen an [...]
Monday, August 25: One Nation
Senator Edward M. Kennedy showed up. How great is that? The man’s battling brain cancer, and the dream lives on. Love Teddy or hate Teddy, you gotta love Teddy.
Jim Leach eloquently and quietly deflated the Bush-McCain machine in that dignified Iowa manner. I liked that, but I’m a bit of a [...]
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