Video o’ the day
From the up-and-coming 23/6: Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com. Yep, that about sums him up. ..bruce w..
Category: US Politics
Obama’s New Website
The upcoming Obama administration was so eager to claim some form of government legitimacy, they decided to invent a previously unknown federal bureaucracy: The Office of the President-Elect. Now mind you, every President-Elect has a transition team that does a lot of work to make sure the day they get into office they can start […]
Looking back five months
Sometimes, there’s a reason for going with your first impression/analysis. Back in early June, when John McCain clinched the Republican nomination, I wrote the following: I’m listening to John McCain’s speech (live) down in Louisiana as I type this. My prediction: the Republicans are going to get beat like a red-headed stepchild this fall. Sigh. […]
I, for one, welcome our new Democratic overlords….
No, seriously. Being a fan of democracy means living with what the people decide, especially when it’s not what you wanted (a lesson that the political Left in the US seems forget every time the vote goes against them). Above all, I’m glad that we have a clear, uncontested victory (though I’d be tickled if […]
Words to live by
Courtesy of contemplate.us: I think that Machiavelli may have said this. ..bruce w..
SNL strikes again…
…with their portrayal of Keith Olbermann: Ah, well. Interesting times ahead. ..bruce w..
Voter registration and early voting in Colorado [updated]
[UPDATED 10/31/08 – 1452 MDT] The Colorado Secretary of State’s office has just released updated figures (Excel spreadsheet; PDF file) as of 4 am this morning for early voting and mail-in ballots. Here are the totals: Democrats: 488,575 (54.1% of “active registered voters”; 63.3% of MIBs returned) Republicans: 465,869 (52.2% of “active registered voters”; 65.0% […]
More problems w/Colorado mail-in ballots
In my earlier post, I noted several potential problems with the Colorado mail-in ballots (which have been requested by 62% of “active, registered voters” in Colorado). Today’s Rocky Mountain News reports yet another potential problem with these ballots: More than 35,000 newly registered Colorado voters could see their mail ballots tossed out because of confusion […]
Potential problems with Colorado mail-in ballots [corrected]
UPDATE (10/31/08): I’ve got a new post, citing a Rocky Mountain News article pointing out yet another problem specifically for those newly registered Colorado voters who requested a mail-in ballot. IMPORTANT CORRECTION (10/30/08): As per the comments by gailculp below, not all Colorado counties have drop-off spots for mail-in ballots. So if you are using […]
Final thoughts on the election
I have great faith in the robustness of our system of government and in the Constitution itself. While I would rather see McCain/Palin win, I’m not going to panic or otherwise go off the deep end if Obama/Biden wins. However, if there’s an Electoral College tie and Nancy Pelosi ends up in the White House, […]
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