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 I can vote on propositions that can pass with a slim majority and have […]
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, he is not a Muslim, he’s a Christian. He’s always been a Christian. But the […]
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 juts and generating word clouds. This explains why I’m furiously googling what the hell a […]
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 Economics. For the last four years on this blog I’ve been quoting him profusely. Congratulations! […]
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 there decided to “help” their brothers out by petitioning to bring actress Tina […]
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 turns out the terrorist surveillance watchlist is being abused in the exact same ways […]
Got this in the inbox today: Yes, because Blu-Ray costs more, Netflix going to charge more. Makes perfect sense right? Wait a minute! What about the much vaunted scratch-resistance with Blu-Ray coatings such as Durabis? I’ve noticed I’ve had to clean 1 out of 10 discs and about 1 out of every 30 discs are […]
The “Ground Game” is an interesting thing this year. Traditionally it’s about turning on “The Base.” To understand this quirk of politics, I suppose it is best to understand a little economics.
While reading the comments on Balloon Juice: “…and it takes 35 minutes to get from Erect to Climax, in NC.” Really? Google Maps didn’t have it but you can find Erect in Wikipedia
Disclaimer: I’m going to issue a non-apology for all my political articles of late. If it makes you feel better, I’ve only been posting about a tenth of the political articles that I’ve started writing and I’ll soon return to my regular rare political rant blog after this cycle is over. I’m just wrapped up […]