Rexburg, Idaho is "America's Family Community". Bet you didn't know that. But it is. Which should be a concern to everyone: Matthew Whoolery and his wife aren't blaming the school district for what happened on the bus but they do think all parents need to be careful about what they say and teach their children. Whoolery and his wife couldn't … Read More
Free The GOP
Another voice in the rising chorus of Republicans who think the GOP cannot survive as long as it continues to coddle the religious right. This time from Republican Christine Todd Whitman, who served as Bush's EPA Director. I suspect she left that post out of frustration; the Bush Administration doesn't believe in environmental protection. Anyway, here's her thesis in the Washington … Read More
Hillary As Secretary of State?
She's apparently being considered. I think it is a great choice. The Clintons are still admired abroad, and it will help the United States get back some of its international esteem that it has lost. She has celebrity and credibility. I don't agree with Mike Allen's assessment that Obama is on his way (with Clinton as SoS) to creating a … Read More
The 63 Questions
Want a job with the Obama administration? Sure, who doesn't? But you have to answer these 63 questions (PDF format). Yes, those are the actual questions (and requests for information) that the Obama administration seeks. The one drawing a lot of attention is the request for URLs of Facebook, MySpace, and personal blogs. Well, I'm screwed. UPDATE: No, dammit, I'm not screwed. What … Read More
Begich Pulls Ahead
No, the election isn't over. There's still afight for the Senate, with Dems trying to get as close to a filibuster-proof majority of 60 as possible. For some inexplicable reason, Ted Stevens (R-Convicted Felon-AK) trounced his Democratic challenger in Alaska, but that was before they counted absentee and early ballots. And Begich has pulled ahead.
An Intellectual In The White House
Kristof's column in the New York Times, entitled "Obama and the War on Brains" is a must-read. It's about the return — the unapologetic return — of intellectual thinkers in the White House. An excerpt: Barack Obama’s election is a milestone in more than his pigmentation. The second most remarkable thing about his election is that American voters have just picked … Read More
Don’t Let Your Door Hit Your Ass On The Way Out
He's been teetering on the brink for, well, years, now… but Bush has never quite had the lowest approval numbers in presidential history (well, or at least for as long as they measure those things). But no more. A full 76% of Americans not disapprove of Bush. That's worse than Nixon at the height of Watergate (66% disapproval), and the … Read More
About All Those Emails From Barack Obama That You Received….
Guess what? You're not done getting them: Obama aides and allies are preparing a major expansion of the White House communications operation, enabling them to reach out directly to the supporters they have collected over 21 months without having to go through the mainstream media. They're going to be used to urge you to do certain things like "push reluctant … Read More
Alaska Senate Race: It Ain’t Over, Folks
Maybe the convicted felon didn't win after all. Right now, Stevens is up 106,351 votes to Begich's 102,998. That's a gap of only 3,353 votes. However, according to the Alaska Division of Elections, there are over 81,000 absentee, early vote, and questionable ballots to be counted. (63,000 votes if you ignore all the questionable ballots). Nate Silver chunked the data … Read More
Memes That Doesn’t Hold Water
John King, Laura Ingraham, Charles Krauthammer, Tom Brokaw, Karl Rove, Ruth Marcus . . . they're all saying that America is still a "center-right" country. Here's the thing: if that's true, then why didn't America elect the center-right candidate, which describes McCain to a tee??? We get an answer from a chorus of pundits who say, "Well, McCain wasn't conservative enough." So he was — … Read More
Just A Touch More Blue
Omaha, Nebraska (where I was born) was finally called for Obama, giving him one more EV. It's also a flip from red to blue for that district. The rest of Nebraska's electoral votes stayed red, which is what they have always been since 1964. It looks like Missouri is going to go McCain when all is said and done, making … Read More
Response To “From 52 To 48”
Background here. It's about the website expressing this sentiment in submitted pictures: The response from the 48? Well, there's some positive, but sadly, I'm seeing a lot of this: Dear 52, Kiss my fat, white ass. Farepoorly, 48 and this: "I'm more inclined to dress my wounds, restring my bow, and plan my counterattack than I am to hold hands … Read More
A Quick Message To Wingnuts
Guys, Obama isn't going to touch your guns. And he's not going to take away right wing talk radio. He's really not. You want to know how I know that? Because Obama is a constitutional scholar. Unlike you wingnuts, or the Bush Administration, he's actually read the document. He's studied it. He taught it for several years. So he knows … Read More
Change We Can Believe In
A photo montage of something that happened at Grant Park on the night of Obama's victory speech. The photos were taken by a 17 year old who just happened to be there at the right time: And there was this kid at the rally, I think he was about six years old. He was black, and sitting up on his dad’s … Read More