I'm attempting to take credit for its creation, but its entirely possible someone else may have created it. The word of the day is:

IWAC

Ideologue
WIthout
A
Clue

Conveniently is it politically neutral so it can be used to describe someone of any political faith. In short, it is someone who follows an ideology blindly, without ever considering if the ( Read more... )

From FiveThirtyEight.com:

It's Tuesday, November 4th, 2008, Election Day in America. The last polls have straggled in, and show little sign of mercy for John McCain. Barack Obama appears poised for a decisive electoral victory.

Our model projects that Obama will win all states won by John Kerry in 2004, in addition to Iowa, New Mexico, Colorado, Ohio ( Read more... )

I know for most of my friends this isn't an issue, but it isn't universal. Unlike some, I don't care who you vote for, but let your voice be heard. One of the big reasons our country has wound up in the mess it is today is that most folks just don't pay enough attention for those that govern us to feel like your voice matters. As a result, it ( Read more... )

Larry Lessig has an insightful piece in discussing the current problems with government's performance. While the focus is unquestionably Federal, it could easily apply at the state and local level as well. It isn't a terribly long read, but it is sufficiently long that it does more than lament the role that money plays in Congress. It offers some ( Read more... )

Just a reminder for this upcoming political season. If this site isn't in your bookmarks, it should be. Its an invaluable tool for fact checking both sides attempts at political advertising. In my opinion they are one of the few truly unbiased sites out there for truth seeking folks in a muddy election season.

http://factcheck.org/

This made me smile (hat tip: Dirty)

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Why there is a 6 week lag between primaries baffles me. Now, usually there is little in the way to think about because most of the time the parties have already selected their nominee by now. Of course, that's my usual sore spot on the nomination process. Having grown up in Texas and now living in North Carolina, I cannot recall in my adult life ( Read more... )

"The purpose of war is peace."
-- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), March 13, 2008

That's right, there's officially someone in Congress now that can actually code in assembly language (ironic pun, don't you think?).

In what appears to be a first: the US House of Representatives now has a Congressman who can code... in assembly. Thats right, a Congressman with geek skills.

Democratic Representative Bill Foster won a special ( Read more... )

From my favorite Texas (even though I don't call it a blog) blogger:

I have a good story to tell you. And it's absolutely true.
A friend of mine is a Democratic precinct judge in one of the ritzier precincts in the county. An old guy comes in to vote and goes to her table.
“I want to vote in the Democratic primary for President and in the Republican ( Read more... )