The election is over. So, how is everyone reacting to the results? As always, my data is tragically unscientific, but it’s occasionally interesting nonetheless. So, let’s check S&R’s stats page. Aha. Top […]
The perils of self rule
Either these elections are getting worse or i’m getting more cynical, or maybe both. Look, i can respect opinions other than my own so i can see a healthy republic that isn’t […]
Poll: how much of the vote would Obama win if he were white?
If you read Wufnik’s secession piece yesterday, you may have noticed that the inevitable cropped up in the comments: racism. You can’t talk about secessionist impulses anywhere – Scotland, Belgium, Spain, Quebec – […]
The seven kinds of rape (thx to the GOP for sorting this out)
Back in the old days rape was rape. Or, at most, there were two kinds. There was the “put on a ski mask and rape her at knifepoint” type and there was […]
On Nov. 6, I'll vote for a liar for president
No matter how I try to rationalize it, I’m going to vote for a liar for president of the United States. And, no matter how I try to ignore history, I realize […]
Elections are educational! 14 things we wouldn't have known without Campaign 2012
Everybody seems to be so negative about campaign season. They hate the ads, they hate the mudslinging, they hate the lying, they hate the candidates. Not me – I LOVE campaign season. […]
The GOP's rose-tinted polling
If the conservatives were willing to take off their rose-tinted (and probably opaque) glasses and actually accept bad news, they would admit that the polls just aren’t in their favor. But rather […]
Conservatives are a frustrated lot
We Democrats aren’t very good at this campaigning stuff. But we don’t need to be. Because we don’t have Fox on our side. The conservatives are a frustrated lot. They are frustrated […]
The 7th Sign: David Brooks in the Times, telling the truth about Romney
This is just remarkable. And it may be the 7th Sign. I try not to read David Brooks any more than I have to because every time I do I wind up […]
