Monthly Archives: February 2008

The Esteemed John Cole inadvertently misspeaks today in Balloon Juice, when he writes: Make Her Go Away … Queue the Hillbots to tell me this is just an anonymous smear against Hillary. Whoops! A “queue” is a line that you’re … Continue reading →

Since, as we know, Astrology™ is demonically inspired, nothing could be more apropos to analysis of William F. Buckley’s death vis a vis cycles of Pluto, named after the lord of the Underworld. (Or, Hell, where he undoubtedly is at … Continue reading →

How To NOT Get Elected 101: When you open a debate, make sure you hurl childish and immature accusations in a whiny, paranoid and kindergarten manner.

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John McCain

Why won’t he go away and leave decent people alone? In the least surprising, most pathetic development of the 2008 campaign season, fading contrarian whore Ralph Nader — the best friend that “corporatists” ever had — has entered the presidential … Continue reading →

The swiftboating of Obama has been the blood sport of the week. Disgustapating, to quote Popeye. What’s worst of all? It’s all TRIVIAL BULLSHIT. Not a substantive argument in a truckload. Just a lot of minor, petty, Pecksniffian bullshit.

I happened to make a comment on an ABC blog, by alleged ‘reporter’ Jake Tapper, who was whining about how Obama started talking Tuesday before Hillary was done (hint: for the second straight week, she ignored the primary altogether, in … Continue reading →

102° fever. Sick.

A long, long time ago… I can still remember How that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And, maybe, they’d be happy for a while. … Continue reading →

LIVE! It is astonishing to me that, as I have watched McCain and now Clinton’s speeches, that I am gripped with an intense sense of déjà vu.