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The Pitch for Palin

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Rather than expressing my own opinions on this candidate, I just want to post a link to an article a good friend of mine wrote shortly after Palin’s nomination. I think it’s an extremely fair and thoughtful evaluation of her credentials.

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Don’t Forget to (Register &) Vote

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments


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Joe Biden

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

I would just like to say that I was actually awake when the text message got sent out at 3 AM announcing Obama’s VP choice. Thus, I was one of the first people in the country to know that Joe Biden will be Obama’s running mate.

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Battlestar Galactica and the Aaron Burr Trial

June 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Well, I’m in another public office that should probably limit the extent to which I use this to express political views. This is a big reason I have stopped updating this regularly, unfortunately.
Which, of course, leads me to my favorite television show at the moment, Battlestar Galactica. The fourth season isn’t as good […]

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New Year’s Resolutions

January 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Well, here we are in 2008. Instead of doing a New Year’s Resolution for myself, this year I think I am going to make resolutions for the planet as a whole. Since I never keep my personal resolutions, despite my best intentions, I might as well throw my support to broader issues. […]

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Iran’s Non-existent Nuclear Program

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Just when I thought I couldn’t take our President any less seriously, it turns out that Iran suspended its nuclear program in 2003. What’s worse, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell had this information in August, months before Bush started escalating the rhetoric and tossing out such exciting statements as “World War III” to […]

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The Devil gives advice to Jesus about how to beat Moses…

December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Or: Karl Rove advising Obama on how to beat Clinton. Not surprisingly, his analysis is dead-on.

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America’s Obsession with the 1960’s

November 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This post was inspired by this Newsweek article.
Why are we obsessed with the 1960’s? Well, there are plenty of easy answers: the social conflict, the violence, generational divide, the Vietnam War and the clash of values. And yes, we probably romanticize the period a little bit. Ultimately though, I think the real reason we […]

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Obama vs Hillary Animated Music Video

September 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

This one is cute; it reminds me of the jibjab video of the Kerry Bush election.  Enjoy!

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Giuliani’s 60/40

September 20th, 2007 · No Comments

OK, I don’t normally like Michael Moore but I did enjoy this publicity stunt mocking former Mayor Giuliani. As much as I dislike Giuliani’s aggressive, uncompromising foreign policy, I do think he did a pretty good job cleaning up New York City. Those good deeds aside, I thought this video was hilarious. […]

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