Hey, Barack Obama has his own salute! Unlike his failed “presidential seal”, this Obama salute hasn’t been pushed (directly at least) by the Obama campaign, but rather by an LA-based “creative agency”. Of course, that may simply be to ensure plausible deniability when this is mocked as heartily as the presidential seal was. Now’s a […]
It’s a sad commentary that the best political ad I’ve seen so far — with the most sensible energy policy — stars Paris Hilton: See Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad and more funny videos on FunnyOrDie.com See more funny videos at Funny or Die The scary part is that she sounds more intelligent than […]
P. J. O’Rourke once observed that Republicans were the party who preached that big government didn’t work and — when elected into power — set about to diligently prove it. Given the gutless, self-serving, and unethical behavior of the Republicans in Congress over the past 8 years, I’d say P. J. nailed it pretty well. […]
…here’s the latest on the Democratic National Convention coming here to Denver in six weeks or so: The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wanted 15,000 fanny packs for volunteers. But they had to be made of organic cotton. By unionized labor. In the USA. Official merchandiser Bob DeMasse scoured the country. His weary […]
Gallup has released its latest “public confidence” poll, a survey it has been taking for 35 years. In this poll, the Gallup representative says, “I am going to read you a list of institutions in American Society. Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in each one — a great deal, quite a […]
Daniel Drezner is one of those bloggers I read regularly, even though I don’t always agree with him — and when I don’t agree with him, I consider even more carefully what he has to say, in case I’m wrong. This paragraph, however, I think is dead on: You know how Bush officials like to […]
[06/17/08: Many thanks for Rand Simberg for the link from Transterrestrial Musings, one of my favorite blogs. C’mon, folks, I want Rep. Dicks to have a lifetime supply of motor oil. I want the whole Subcommittee to have a lifetime supply of motor oil. And then some.] It’s time for action. Oil is at $130/barrel, […]
Last night marked the blessed end to what has been a grating an annoying primary season for the US Presidential election. What was amusing to me was how little the cable news rooms were actually covering the two states having primaries, and how much of the coverage was focused on starting to handicap the “Obama […]
[06/06/08: From the Politico, here’s a round-up to the near-universal dismay over John McCain’s oratory skills.] [Hey, Ace, thanks for the link!] 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. There’s been a […]
A modest proposal for our Presidential primary system
As I watch the race-to-the-bottom train wreck that our national Presidential election is turning into — with four more months and two national conventions still ahead of us — I find myself asking, as do so many others, “Just how did we end up here?” On the one hand, I’m grateful — as a political […]
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