Gerrymandering 102
Think you know what a gerrymandered Congressional district looks like? Think again. Hat tip to Ace of Spades. ..bruce w..
Archive for November, 2010
Veterans Day – 2010
Here is our annual Veterans Day post listing the vets in our respective families: ============= Bruce Webster: CPL Darren Green, USMC (active) — just returned from a tour in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; currently stationed in Hawaii (and newly married) CPL Jon A. Webster, USMC (reserves) — served in al Rutbah, Iraq; now going to school [son] […]
Gerrymandering 101
If you are interested in politics at all, you should read this post, in which the author (nom de plume “Zombie”) explains just how redistricting works and why the real story of last week’s election is the massive Republican gain in statehouses across the country. What makes things complicated is that not every state is […]
Look out, Mr. President…
…a certain someone may be planning a rematch: PORT MORESBY – US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton vowed to work with the new Republican-led House of Representatives as she prepared to leave Papua New Guinea on Wednesday during an Asia-Pacific tour. . . . ‘You can build coalitions and you can make your case and […]
Some early post-election thoughts
It’s about 11:30 pm (Mountain Time), and several key races are still undecided (including Senate races in Colorado, Washington and Alaska), but here are my initial thoughts. First, the most significant story (IMHO) is the gap between how Republicans did in the Senate and how they did everywhere else. Make no mistake: the 6-seat gain […]
Counting the hours….
By the way, my official, over-the-top prediction for tomorrow is that the Republicans gain 75 seats in the House and 11 in the Senate. ..bruce..
