The blame game…
…is a losing one. I remember my sinking feeling when, during the run-in to the 2012 campaign, each person I thought had a chance to win refused to run, until all of them had been eliminated from the race. Never … Continue reading →
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Some practical suggestions…
…from Bookworm. [ADDENDUM: Here’s another.]
Continue reading →Just for fun: streetwalking
[NOTE: We need a little relaxation today, don’t we? Here’s a repost of something I wrote in January of 2010. Enjoy.] See the way he walks down the street Watch the way he shuffles his feet— “He’s a Rebel” was … Continue reading →
The Republican turnout
I’ve said before that even had Mitt Romney won this election, unless it was by a landslide, we’d still be in big trouble. It would only have bought us a little time. Or maybe it would have just given us … Continue reading →
Some statistics—and the much bigger picture
[NOTE: I copied these graphs last night but neglected to note the site they came from. Now I can’t seem to find it, so I apologize for not offering it.] If voting had been limited to people 30 years old … Continue reading →
Uncivil war
I’ve noticed it already, right after last night’s election was understood to be truly lost. On the message boards and the comments sections of many blogs, two types of commenters started to proliferate: those on the right who were lashing … Continue reading →
The day after
I had been dreading yesterday for weeks, and I felt that dread especially keenly in the week leading up to the election. The arguments on the right that the polls were rigged never made sense to me. When I researched … Continue reading →
2004 and 2012
In my most recent update to the previous post I mentioned how similar tonight is looking to 2004. Bush won in 2004, of course. It looks like Romney won’t, although it is still within the realm of possibility that he … Continue reading →
It’s time…
…for a new Election Night thread. I haven’t yet turned my TV on. Nerves. Talk amongst yourselves. UPDATE (9:31 PM EST) I said I wasn’t watching TV, and I haven’t been. But every now and then I’ve looked at blogs, … Continue reading →
But what I really want to know is…
…who he voted for.
Continue reading →Thoughts on Election Day
I just voted. My polling place was not too crowded. I couldn’t tell a thing from the crowd; their faces were pleasant and inscrutable. Mostly women at this time of day, many with little children. I find Election Day to … Continue reading →
Remember that Howard Dean was once the Chair of the DNC
And that the current Chair is Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Two sleazy party hacks. If you don’t believe me, take a look at this abominable video of Dean from today: So despite the polls that find a race that’s too close … Continue reading →