Two conversations I had about the election in the last twenty-four hours.

1. The Stupid: ( Do I have to register every time? )

[BNL -- probably not the reference the Obama camp was going for, huh ( Read more... )

Holy. Shit.

This is from the guy who advised McCain on health insurance.

But the [uninsured Americans] numbers are misleading, said John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain's health care policy, said anyone with access to an ( Read more... )

"This decision to commute the sentence of a man who compromised our national security cements the legacy of an Administration characterized by a politics of cynicism and division, one that has consistently placed itself and its ideology above the law. This is exactly the kind of politics we must change so we can begin restoring the American people’ ( Read more... )

"Americans are not the type that walk away in times of hardship, to leave people in Iraq flailing and defensless against an enemy who is determined to kill them. And withdrawal is like crying uncle. It's giving up." -White House spokesperson Dana Perino

You tree-hugging, latte-drinking DEFEATISTS!!eleventy!11!

Last November the American people ( Read more... )

1. OMG! The government LIED about Iraq-al Qaeda! I am shocked -- shocked!!!11! In all seriousness, though, in what twisted, frivolous universe is Anna Nicole Smith the lead story on CNN.com right now, with the whole Lying/Bullshit/Pretext for Calamitous War story is buried below the electronic fold? WTF???

2. I would like to kiss hug the ( Read more... )

W00t! Had my first bar exam anxiety dream last night! In it, I don't recall lots of details, but it was the day of the bar and I was starting to study. STARTING to study. ACK!

I should really be studying more than I am. It's friggin' hard working full time and studying. Ugh. I need a little (read: less than $1,000) MA-specific bar review. ( Read more... )

NYT: Voting experts say it is impossible to say how many votes were not counted that should have been. But in Florida alone, the discrepancies reported across Sarasota County and three others amount to more than 60,000 votes. In Colorado, as many as 20,000 people gave up trying to vote, election officials say, as new online systems for verifying ( Read more... )

Keep track of reported problems, and if you have trouble at the polls or witness trouble at the polls -- technical glitches, voter intimidation, names mysteriously missing from the voter rolls -- please call the Election Protection hotline:

1-866-OUR-VOTEIt's not even 10 and Ohio's got over 250 reported incidents, so you buckeyes be careful out ( Read more... )

It's getting ridiculous out here. Democrats have to send cease & desist letter to RNCC thugs to halt the multi-district robocall harassment. Awesome.

Jerks.

Anyway.

Please vote, my fellow Americans. It's your right and your obligation.If you're a progressive or a pinko or a Democrat or a moderate or a true conservative or a democrat, please ( Read more... )