Monthly Archives: October 2008

The party of ideas

Posted on 29 October 2008 by tychay

I was reading this article which makes reference to something I just had to look up.
Ahh, yes! The unlicensed monkey with the plunger telling me that a 3% increase in the marginal tax rate is somehow equivalent to collective ownership. … Continue reading →

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Defending Montana

Posted on 28 October 2008 by tychay

For the last three years, a number of people of both parties have ridiculed the 50 State Strategy adopted by Howard Dean and Barrack Obama.
Recently, the Republican National Committee just spent half a million defending McCain in Montana. Montana! And … Continue reading →

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The economy is not an Ayn Rand novel

Posted on 24 October 2008 by tychay

We were up all night at my house working on the school newspaper. It was my house because I was the only person in the entire high school who had a copy of Pagemaker and a laser printer.
The other editors … Continue reading →

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Campaign manager humor

Posted on 23 October 2008 by tychay

Mike Murphy was once the chief political strategist of John McCain’s campaign. He recently posted some zingers about Palin’s wardrobe malfunction. Here is one:
Q: What’s the difference between a Pit Bull and a Hockey Mom?
A: You can feed a pit-bull … Continue reading →

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On Proposition 8

Posted on 22 October 2008 by tychay

In my state Propsition 8 will try to amend the constitution to eliminate gay marriage. It will most likely pass.
I would normally use this as a launching pad into the utter stupidity of direct democracy. It is a shame that … Continue reading →

Posted in religion and politics, society and culture | 9 Comments

To that seven-year old Muslim-American kid

Posted on 20 October 2008 by tychay

I’m also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, “Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.” Well, the correct answer is, … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Saddleback

Posted on 16 October 2008 by tychay

I haven’t watched any the presidential debates because I sort of like my LCD television set and don’t want to damage it just yet by throwing things at it. Plus, other people do a more amusing analysis by counting tongue … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman wins the Nobel Prize

Posted on 13 October 2008 by tychay

It has always amazed me the competency gap between the liberal columnists and the conservative and moderate ones on the New York Times. The gap widened today as New York Times columnist, Paul Krugman, has won the Nobel Prize in … Continue reading →

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Bring Tina Fey to Michigan!

Posted on 8 October 2008 by tychay

Last week, McCain pulled out of Michigan, the state parties’ reactions there is highly amusing…
The Republican party there is apparently petitioning for Sarah Palin to visit Michigan in an attempt to prevent McCain from giving up on them.
The Democratic party … Continue reading →

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What we’re being protected from

Posted on 8 October 2008 by tychay

The commenters on Balloon Juice get funny when they get angry.
For instance, this article where John concludes, “And let me be clear, once again, the [Dirty Fucking Hippies I derided and mocked as delusional] were right.” In this case, it … Continue reading →

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