CNN just called it ( Read more... )

A quick post before the promised letter...Senator John McCain doesn't get it ( Read more... )

Psychology is sometimes a useful tool for trying to help people solve personal issues... And sometimes not.

It's much more useful, though, as a forensic tool.

It's how we know that, when you're in a relationship with someone who's constantly and without cause accusing you of cheating, it's pretty likely that either they're cheating on you, or ( Read more... )

Whether it's legislators and hopefuls conceding the presidential race prematurely, or McCain's campaign admitting things look grim for GOP legislators, in local house and senate races, as well as in the presidential race, Republicans are using the same tactic:
The other race is all but lost, so you'd better elect me! Our political system depends ( Read more... )

Another point bothering the hell out of a lot of people who don't make a habit of using words they don't understand is the current McCain/Palin cries of "Socialism!!"

Of course, we could take a look at all the actual socialized institutions in the US... Police departments and law enforcement, fire protection, roads & bridges, schools & libraries, ( Read more... )

Guess where Joe (Sam) Wurzelbacher (changed from something else) lived before he moved to Ohio?

According to a story on Bloomberg.com property records indicate that the plumber who's claiming he can't see his way clear to commit himself to a $210,000 - $240,000 increase in income because it would mean a $900 increase in taxes, over the current ( Read more... )

Well... You knew I'd have to write about Jo(k)e the Plumber, right?

First, I won't write much. Better posts have already been made all over the place. If all you've heard are the punchlines, you might want to read the whole exchange here. Naturally, it's a much more reasonable exchange, on Obama's part than the bits McCain and Company are ( Read more... )

I'm trying a new format for when I have a good deal to write on several subjects.
I'd be interested in hearing replies about whether this is better, and whether anyone read it all, etc...Did you know that "Al Qaeda" is Arabic for "The Base"? Just... Kinda funny. Commentators talking about Republicans "energizing their base" makes so much more ( Read more... )

I've posted an electoral map widget from electoral-vot.com on my profile page for easy viewing and access.


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If you're in the mood, here's an excellent article that expands on what I was saying before, about how FannieMae and FreddieMac, and, for that matter, groups like ACORN "forcing" banks to make sub-prime loans to the poor, brown folks (actual charge, from a McCain / Palin ad) is absolutely not the cause of the mortgage bust or the credit crisis ( Read more... )