Economic stupidity from John McCain
Ever hear of "payday lenders", those storefront lenders who set up shop in distressed neighborhoods, near military bases with a large concentrates of lower paid lower ranked familiies who live...
View ArticleThe Argument on FISA noone is making
Okay - someone has to do it - and I haven't seen it elsewhere - even from the eloquent and incisive Mr. Greenwald - so here goes. The reasons why the FISA capitulation is an enormity are legion -...
View ArticleEnding the "McCain is Competent" Meme NOW
So I was just reading some findings from a study of independents. I noticed this little nugget: Obama is seen as a candidate of the future; an agent of change; the positive words they associate with...
View ArticlePoll: Do You Know How Many Houses You Own?
I just got back from the health food store, where I was asking people, "Do you know how many houses you own?" A rich person (someone who makes over $5 million/year) like John McCain might be surprised...
View ArticleShifting to the General Election
Up to this point, Barack Obama has run on a change mandate. It was, after all, his only hope. He couldn't run against the likes of Hillary Clinton, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, or even Mike...
View ArticleThey Lost a City, Man. They Lost a Damn City.
Are we insane? Have we lost our bearings completely???? Are we really going to be content with simply attacking John McCain, the person and defending Obama, the person? It's not about why McCain is...
View Article"A mooseburger means she is like one of us.”
"The media doesn’t understand life membership in the NRA; they don’t understand getting up at 3 a.m. to hunt a moose; they don’t understand eating a mooseburger; they don’t understand being married to...
View ArticlePaging Michael Dukakis
Remember this famous line from Michael Dukakis’ 1988 acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination? "This election isn’t about ideology. It’s about competence." It didn’t sell all that well then, and...
View ArticleIt's all about competence, competence, competence!!!
Yesterday, I was reading Josh Marshall's post discussing McCain's bounce in the polls and general sense of panic among his readers, and he made the point that it seemed to him that the Obama camp seems...
View ArticleIf They were French: Gibson & Palin
Sometimes it's hard for our global readers to fully appreciate the nuances of American political discourse. For the benefit of our readers in France (whom we all, of course, secretly adore and seek to...
View ArticleMcCombover and his powerful friends should REALLY pay attention
This is a diary of personal opinion. In the excerpted article below we see a familiar trend as Empire disintegrates. This US election has ripped off some scabs that political correctness disguised as...
View ArticleMcCain's mental health
I want to be careful in how I say this, but I think there is a legitimate question that should be asked about John McCain's cognitive abilities. We all remember the many times he mixed up Sunni and...
View ArticleIt's not about Gaffes, It's about Competence
The word of the year in politics and media is "gaffe," which is generally defined as a verbal slip up, a faux-pas, a blunder, or some other clumsy indiscretion. We've become so accustomed to looking...
View ArticlePalin's likability is no substitute for capability
There’s a huge difference between the likability and the capability of a presidential candidate. Likability is a valid quality, but not a sufficient reason to put a candidate in the White House. When...
View ArticleObama at the Leesburg Virginia Rally
I want to share a moment that illustrates, yet again, what an exceptional human being we are on the cusp of electing to the Presidency of the United States of America. On this crisp, stunningly...
View ArticleMoind's Fourth Postulate
(This is my first diary, so please be gentle) The theory stated below is not original to me, but is something I have posted on the wall of my office. It was given to me by a co-worker when I started...
View ArticleHe Finally Made Me Cry
I've read both his books, watched so many of his speeches, stood 30 feet from him with my daughter as my favorite musician (Bruce) introduced him with the best song from my favorite album (The Rising)....
View ArticleBush's affirmative action
The current and immediately past administrations make an extraordinarily powerful case against affirmative action. Disagree? Read on.
View ArticleDamn You, Obama!
"Damn you, Barack Obama! You’re not Clark Kent with a tan! You’re not gay! You’re not Bernie Sanders!! You’re not an idealist with 10 or 12 rigid, unyielding progressive positions that you’re...
View ArticleMaybe this is why American business is failing...
...and, by way of apology, this is a quickly typed rant, but it has to be set free else I do damage to myself by screaming or beating myself senseless against a doorjam, or actually calling one of our...
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