All the way to school, I've been hearing "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Mis in my head. When I searched for a link to the lyrics, I found lots of folks citing it w.r.t. the election. It's apparently resonating with lots of us.

From tzikeh, Pat Buchanan's op ed piece "But Where Did Bush Go Wrong?"
After losing control of the Senate and 30 ( Read more... )

I have voted ( Read more... )

Because this is a delight and, in its overall message, contains what I want to say to everyone who's of age and a citizen, take a look for the fun (seriously...Harrison Ford is WONDERFUL, though I apologize for this "Borat" dude) and for the reminder...and then GO VOTE.

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This was the original ad, and it's a delight.I am hopeful in spite of myself ( Read more... )

Seriously...if you know ANYTHING about gaming, you MUST see this. I got the link from tzikeh who got it from cereta.

Adventuring Party Politics: The Campaign is Getting Ugly

Seriously...I could not give proper credit by doing anything other than quoting it ALL. Just go. And laugh. And enjoy.

tzikeh directed me, for my first time, to FARK for a thread with an image challenge to find a topic and find four images that matched the four US pres/vp candidates. I'm VERY good at those test things of "airplane is to runway as ship is to ____" analogies. So I was really baffled by finding that I just plain COULD NOT UNDERSTAND most of these. Some ( Read more... )

I LOVE THIS!

Rednecks for Obama: "We Hunt, Fish, Drink Beer and Support Barack Obama"The main page has a photo of a WIDE-grinning Obama seeing the guys with their sign. They've commented "I don't care about his beer, I care about his intelligence" and "We've had many democratic presidents, and we will still have our guns." There's also a ( Read more... )

"Make-Believe Maverick: A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty."
This is the story of the real John McCain, the one who has been hiding in plain sight. It is the story of a man who has consistently put his own advancement above all else, a man willing to say and do anything to ( Read more... )

Palin Links, with a bit of McCain and a reference to Bush for Good Measure
Unless the Republicans give her a helluva crash course, in the Oct. 2 debate with Joe Biden, Sarah Palin will be the Dan Quayle of 2008. Palin scares me TERRIBLY in her insistence that everyone should beleive in her God the way she does, her insistence that women shouldn't ( Read more... )

I've been saving up for FAR FAR too long, so...sorry for this one (and the next ones with other topics). Sorry also for any repetition; I know lots of these are old.

Obama Links
A Conservative for Obama: My party has slipped its moorings. It's time for a true pragmatist to lead the country. By Wick Allison

I now see that Obama is almost the ( Read more... )

neadods posted an update on the situation with medical "conscience objection" and the dangers introduced by the DHHS's new position. She also has excellent links to previous situations with extreme refusal of care that could become legal with the new systems.With the choice of the incredibly anti-choice Palin as anti-choice McCain's running mate, this ( Read more... )