Archive | February 5, 2008

If this is grassroots politics, it's time to xeriscape

This morning I said I wasn’t going to caucus. I said that I couldn’t manage it with two kids, and still couldn’t decide whether Obama or Clinton was the better choice. This evening, with much help from one of our commenters (Djerred) and his wife, who took one of my kids off my hands for […]

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Why I am for Obama: It's more than just the man, it's the movement

By Martin Bosworth What’s the difference between a skeptic and a cynic? A skeptic is someone who, when told something, doesn’t immediately believe it to be true and looks deeper into the issue before making their decision. A cynic is someone who, when told something, automatically assumes it to be false, and doesn’t bother looking […]

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The whitest man in America

Yow. In case you missed it, here’s a clip from Mitt Romney’s Black People Love Us! audition tape. When they make a movie about Mitt’s life, we can pretty much count on Fred Willard in the lead role, right? Or maybe Steve Carell?

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SuperDuperUltraMegaTsunami Tuesday

It’s here – February 5, 2008. Super Tuesday. Super Duper Tuesday. Tsunami Tuesday. Whatever you want to call it, it’s as close to a national primary as we’ve ever had in this country, and there’s a decent chance that today will determine the Republican presidential candidate. The Democratic candidate may be determined also, although that’s […]

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Nota Bene #10: CREW Cuts and a Blind Rabbi

Once again here’s a blogpourri of hot links aged to imperfection, or words to that effect. Enjoy ∞ Activist group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has launched an ambitious online database, governmentdocs.org, that will “revolutionize research of government documents” … Speaking of CREW, they want answers as to why our old friend […]

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