I wonder if McCain is insulted that Palin was chosen over him.

I must say, however, that I can't wait until Election Day has come and gone. I've already voted myself but, man, I just want the crazy ride to end.

Holy fucking shit. The Russian-Georgian War has been going on for a few days now but still - the rate at which it's escalating is really frightening. I have to admit I was pretty disgusted with the initial coverage. The news media was shitting itself over Edwards' affair to the point where it barely gave a mention to the beginning of the conflict. ( Read more... )

My day yesterday: Disregarding the drowsiness and subsequent slow start this morning, taking that tiny dose last night was a godsend. I was mellow enough that I had an easier time letting things roll off of me (e.g. coworkers assuming they know my personality after working with me for less than three months) but I still had a grip of reality - a ( Read more... )

A gunman has opened fire on students at a university [Northern Illinois University] near Chicago in the United States, killing five people before turning the gun on himself, police say ( Read more... )

Am I the only one who is annoyed by the way the media covers elections? I find it so misleading when they make projections of a winner in a state with less than ten percent of the vote in. They're projecting Obama as a winner in Gerogia with two percent of precincts in with his 56% compared to Hilary's 38%. I've only been watching for ten or so ( Read more... )

I have a feeling this upcoming presidential election is going to be a lot closer than anyone is expecting. How close hinges on exactly who earns the nominations but many people don't seem to be as worried about this election as they should be. The same happened with Bush's re-election and look what happened - not to mention the fact that he got to ( Read more... )

Gazans flood through Egypt border in response to an Israeli blockade ( Read more... )