Knee Jerk Reactions

There is a reason why I worked so hard to abstain from commentary on the Virginia Tech massacre. I wrote two posts, one simply expressing my condoloences, and the other admonishing those who would hijack the incident to forward their own political benefit. I took such a stance because of instances like...

Parsing Polls: Obama Overtakes Hillary; America Really Wants the War Over

Democratic Primary:According to the latest Rasmussen poll, Ill. Senator Barak Obama has overtaken NY Senator Hillar Clinton in the race for the 2008 Democratic Primary. The lead, only two points, is statistically insignifcant on its own, but does mark the first time that the Hillary has slipped from the...

Bush Fills Condi’s "Need;" He Is Her "Feed"

O Dub unearths this story for an early morning gag fest. Here’s the gross-out ‘graph: Rice’s friends insisted the attraction to Bush was platonic, but Brenda Hamberry-Green, her Palo Alto hairdresser, who had spent years commiserating with Rice over how hard it was for successful black...

Shooting for the Trifecta

In Al Franken’s book The Truth With Jokes, he makes a very convincing case that Bush employed a three part strategy for winning the 2004 election. No, not Guns, God, and Gays, but Smear, Fear, and Queers. It seems as though America’s Mayor is working really hard on achieving that very same...

Electability

I have a tendancy to irritate or alienate a good deal of my liberal friends. It’s not that I’m not a great guy, I am; handsome, charming, and chock full of wit. I mean, I fully realize that on any normal given day, it’s rather difficult not to grow enamored with me. But politics are...