Considering all the controversy over Obama's association with supposed American sixties terrorist Bill Ayers, I decided to learn a little more about the Weather Underground myself, since my years as a political observer have taught me what's known as the prevailing wisdom is usually wrong. What I've learned so far is that Ayers and people like him ( Read more... )

"Surely in a democracy it's time for us to quit being sentimental and say the question we settle in an election is not whether elites shall rule, but which elites shall rule. " - George Will ( Read more... )

Michelle Obama in Vegas Monday night. Gave a great speech which only boosted my confidence that she'll make a tremendous First Lady.


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I was contacted by Gallup or some other polling organization today. It was long and tedious and then at one point the nice lady posed this statement and asked me to say whether it better described Obama or McCain: "Which candidate is tough enough to keep us safe ( Read more... )

To my fellow Americans ( Read more... )

ha....

Love is too weak a word to describe how some people feel about Rachel Maddow. They lurve her, loave her, luff her. New York magazine's online Intelligencer column recently ran an item headlined Why We're Gay for Rachel Maddow, and the blogosphere is dotted with posts like "I'm totally gay for Rachel Maddow." The "gay for Rachel" meme ( Read more... )

Guess who's getting her own show

Rachel RisingBy Roger Catlin ( Read more... )

During the ridiculously long wait for my bagel at Einstein's the other day this man sparks up a conversation with me because he noticed I was wearing my Obama tank-top. His son is deployed in Iraq, and I sort of got the impression he supports the war, as much as he wants his son home. He definitely was not militant about it though. I made my ( Read more... )

Trippy

I am exhausted and as much as I love school I am looking forward to the break that will begin Thursday at noon after my Anatomy & Physiology final. I will spend the summer working one or two jobs and spending a lot more time with my girlfriend and the friends I have been neglecting these past five months. Thank you all for being understanding. The ( Read more... )