It’s hard not to hate the guy (unless you’re a Republican). He’s an egomaniac who shows no apparent shame about popularizing the myth that there was little difference between Gore and Bush back in 2000, or about splitting the Democratic vote to make that year’s election tip ever so slightly towards Bush.
In fact, his [...]
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You can consult this caucus finder to get the location of a Democratic caucus site near you for the February 9 event. I don’t know whether a similar site exists for the Republican caucus locations.
I moved to Washington state just as the 2004 primary season got into full swing, but I didn’t caucus (shameful, I [...]
From Salon:
More important, if you take Edwards out of the equation, our money says the stunning but narrow victory Clinton won in New Hampshire becomes something that looks a lot more like the defeat that almost everyone was expecting. Clinton beat Obama by about 8,000 votes in New Hampshire. Edwards, finishing third, drew about 48,000. [...]
Until recently, I was undecided about who I would support for the 2008 Democratic nomination. I enjoyed watching the race from the sidelines without choosing sides. And in the back of my mind, I did think that Hillary was inevitable. And besides, I like her.
But Andrew Sullivan’s December article in the Atlantic, Goodbye to All [...]
Via Andrew Sullivan, an interesting survey that assesses your attitudes about five basic “moral foundations” and allows you to compare your answers against others who have taken the test and self-identified as “liberal” or “conservative.”
Andrew took the survey to try to confirm or deny his assertion that he’s “still a conservative,” in spite of the [...]
This is kind of crazy, but kind of awesome: SUV Drivers in Paris Get Wind Knocked Out of Them.
Link courtesy of my Mom.
(I’ve forgotten a lot of my French, so I hope that title made sense. I’ve been focusing more on Spanish lately…)
I hope this is a permanent trend and not just a passing thing:
Sales of sport-utility vehicles took a dive in September, dragging down U.S. automakers who were already expecting a consumer payback after a summer of employee-pricing discounts. Gas prices that topped $3 nationwide after Hurricane Katrina didn’t help.
I read somewhere that Americans won’t really [...]
This week, Texas lawmakers tackled the controversial issue of sexy cheerleading.
Representative Al Edwards, who introduced the bill, does not explicitly define sexy cheerleading but offers the following guidance:
“Any adult that’s been involved with sex in their lives, they know it when they see it,†he said.
I’m so glad they’ve cleared that one up.
Update 05/12/2005: [...]
