In the interest of not holding back talking about controversial subjects that I care about, ( I want to say that Sunday's vote took a weight off of my shoulders )

SB and I got a call last night that was the NRA push poll described here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/27/773400/-Bizarre-push-poll-from-the-NRARead more... )

Hey there! So, I've been spending the last couple of weeks freaking out about a bipartisan political startup that I was roped into helping at the last minute. It launched today ( Read more... )

I find that I repeat the phrase, "It's more complicated than that," over and over again until even I'm sick of hearing it. Especially when it comes to politics. I just hate political blurbs. I pretty much assume that any one-line argument for policy is wrong, and that seems to be statistically accurate ( Read more... )

So, I read Kate Harding's Shapely Prose, http://kateharding.net/, a fat-acceptance and feminist blog. Today, the post is on why there aren't more women in science and technology. This is a subject near and dear to SB, who is seeing his female:male ratio go down. He says that across the board ( Read more... )

So, as I was expressing objection to a political rant by a good friend of mine, I realized what it is that's really bothering me about politics ( Read more... )

A few more thoughts about the inauguration and transfer of power that are perhaps less googly-eyed ( Read more... )

The inauguration turned out to be a lot better than the sum of the itineraries I read in the news. I watched the arrival of past and future presidents, the prayers, a couple of musical interludes, the swearing in, and the inaugural address on the BBC news. I tried to watch it streaming, but Studentbane was in a conference call for work, and I was ( Read more... )

So, I'm on the change.gov mailing list, and they sent me information about this small discussion campaign to get suggestions for health care reform. Here's a bit more info (thought not a whole lot) -- http://change.gov/page/s/hcdiscussionRead more... )

I did something that makes me feel guilty today. I dropped a Facebook friend because she was filling my Wall with bitter, poison-filled political statements about the election. Facebook doesn't tell you if someone has dropped you as a friend. In truth, we used to hang out 10 years ago, and we weren't that close, but she sought me out when I ( Read more... )