I was annoyed at the chorus of "ha ha ha we won" surrounding the 2004 election when I wrote " a guide to political gloaters". There seemed to be an awful lot of celebration of the fact that "we" won and "you" lost without much of an examination of what that victory would mean for the victors or the defeated. In retrospect it seems to have been ( Read more... )

Dammit, I should have taken darwinx0r's bet:

As I said, if you think any of this "Bush Lied!@# People Died!@# Iraqi quagmire!@#!" bullshit has real resonance as regards the current election (which you seem to think has nothing to do with Bush, for some reason?) put your money where your mouth is. If the American people agree with your insightful analysis ( Read more... )

A present for my Death Guild/Thunderdome friends:


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For once, FreeRepublic is fun to read. Enjoy the novelty for the next several hours.

Update 1: Freep concedes the House. Panic ensues.

Update 2: Minnesota sends first Muslim to Congress.

Update 3: Democrats Will Take Control of the Senate. / Republicans Senate Too

Update 4: Defeat In The War On Terror Is Now Almost Certain

Update 5: Al Qaeda ( Read more... )

Attention, occulpanid. In an election rife with concern about voter intimidation and disenfranchisement, who are the latest agents to subvert our democracy? Squirrels.

"41 laptops at 55 voting sites have been destroyed by a rogue squirrel"

I've been watching Hacking Democracy this evening, and it's very well done. It's reminded me that even more than legalizing torture and fabricating intelligence to support an unwinnable land war in Asia, my biggest concern is about unverifiable elections. I care far, far less about who wins an election than whether that result can be verified, ( Read more... )

Saddam Hussein has just been sentenced to death. Most will applaud this decision, but I oppose it ( Read more... )

I'm filling out my absentee ballot this evening. It's actually pretty cool voting by absentee ballot: I've got the Smart Voter Guide up in one tab and the SFBG Endorsement Guide up in the other. I read the bill, then I read the Smart Voter "pro and con" arguments, then I figure out how I feel about it and check my answer against the SFBG. If ( Read more... )

You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq. - John Kerry, Monday October 30John Kerry is absolutely correct. I knew several people in high school who, through some combination of low grades, limited intelligence, and ( Read more... )