Monthly Archives: October 2008

They aren’t connected, you know, except that I have three observations of an electional nature, and those are them. Or, rather, them are these. Or somesuch. Happy Halloween! Three tales of misery and the magi nation.

NOTE: there is a lot of material on Goldfarb, et al, on this blog, with all the links and references you could want. The easiest way to access the library is run a Google search, using these terms (cut and … Continue reading →

NOTE: there is a lot of material on Goldfarb, et al, on this blog, with all the links and references you could want. The easiest way to access the library is run a Google search, using these terms (cut and … Continue reading →

The Swamp, the Chicago Tribune‘s Washington bureau blog, reports: A campaign official privately tells the paper: “She’s now positioning herself for her own future. Of course, this is bad for John. It looks like no one is in charge.” ABC … Continue reading →

I can’t possibly keep up with all the weaselly smears that the GOPpers are throwing out this week. I’m certain they run the gamut from “Obama is a Space Alien!”  to “The Democrats will confiscate your children AND your money.” … Continue reading →

Thanks to Crooks and Liars for making this a featured post. McCain in Virginia — Getty Images It is not, one supposes, egotistical to note that the story I told you here last Monday (“Holy You Betcha, Batman! It’s the Barracuda!” … Continue reading →

There are two astonishing liars out there. One of them lasted for 24 hours. The other remains America’s Sweetheart™. And one wonders: what has happened to the old concept of “truthfulness.” (And of “Truth” itself among the self-proclaimed moral mavens … Continue reading →

It isn’t often that you see Pat Buchanan and Rush Limbaugh flailing wildly, flecks of foam forming around their political pottymouths. But in the last 24 hours, that’s exactly what I’ve witnessed. The Party of Lincoln™ bears about as much … Continue reading →

Whoever Paul is. ruh-roh It seems astonishing that, on the same day, both Alaskans in the news would use, essentially, the same rationalization.

There’s a lot of good news. And, we shouldn’t forget that voting is already underway. I’ve got my Oregon mail-in ballot, and will vote tonight. What most impressed me was something I heard Cokie Roberts say on NPR yesterday: that … Continue reading →

Final pre-election update of my February 25 post, “If Candidates Were Telephones“: Courage.