I haven't written a politics post in a long, long time. Mostly because it exhausts me and makes me angry, so until someone starts paying me to work in this field I've supposedly chosen, I'm out of the game and doing mommy stuff. Not to say I don't keep up with what's going on in the world; I do. But I see how Segev gets when he wakes up and ( Read more... )

A woman who was an inspiration to me died last night. I am having intermittent crying jags. The world is a better place because she was in it, and is a poorer place for her loss.

I really just don't know what else to say.

I'm super stoked that John Paul Stevens is going to be the one to swear in Biden. But then please, can we get the poor man his long-deserved nap??? The old liberal is sleepy, people!

OK, I did all my liveblogging over on Facebook tonight, so I'll transcribe it over here.

5:55 pm -- All we need is the Kerry states plus IA, NM, and CO. The rest is gravy. Breathe.

6:12 pm -- There's a little vein popping out in Pat Buchanan's forehead.

6:38 pm -- The Mitch McConnell race is soooooo close!!

6:40 pm -- Obama's within 15K votes ( Read more... )

OK, so I went over to Real Clear Politics and made my own map of electoral predictions.


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I beg you, if you live in a state that allows for early voting, GO VOTE NOW. This year will have crazy turnout everywhere, and I already personally know of people who have been wrongly removed from the voter rolls. If you vote early, you may have time to get your registration straightened out. If you find out at the polls that something has gone ( Read more... )

A vote for McCain is apparently a vote for a cold war with Spain now. Huzzah!

OK, a poll:

Poll

Vote now!

Fun fact for the day: Hey, you know how Sarah Palin likes to talk about how Alaska is so close to Russia? Well, I did the math, and it looks like the Palin homestead in Wasilla is about the same distance from the Bering Strait as I am in Madison from my parents' house in Vero Beach, Florida! *waves* Hi Mom! I can see your foreign policy ( Read more... )

Did you know that Thomas Eagleton, George McGovern's running mate who was torpedoed after his history of shock treatments was discovered after a practically nonexistent vetting process (imagine!), had a Scientologist niece who tried to extort him by spreading false rumors that he was bisexual? Now you do!

In honor of Sarah Palin, the least qualified VP pick of all time, I bring you a look at the WORST VP pick of all time.