Election '08

• Money Game

  I have yet to see anyone consider what this race would look like if Obama hadn’t reneged on his pledge to take public campaign funding. It’s pretty important, I think. The first and easiest notion is that he wouldn’t be staring at half-hour commercial on 3 networks tomorrow night, preempting even the World Series (it would [...]

• Boortz at TownHall

  Logical (and deeply, deeply racist) analysis from Neal Boortz: “John McCain voted with George Bush 90% of the time.” First of all, George Bush doesn’t cast votes in the U.S. Senate, though McCain and Obama do.  The best way to judge how they vote is to see how often they vote with their respective parties.  You might [...]

• “Socialist”

  I’m sure you’ve all seen the editorial that said the term “socialist” is code for “black”.  It was patently ridiculous. But now I keep running across conversations, comment boards, and the like where Obama supporters say thing like, “You throw around words like ’socialist’ instead of engaging the issues.” Since when is using a specific term [...]

• Despotism

  This is a 1946 video produced by Encyclopedia Britannica. While you were watching that you probably saw flashes of your political opponents in everything thhe guy said.  I’m trying not to do that, so that I can see it clearly.  What I see is a video produced during a time of severe racial strife, in the [...]

• Fear

  Democrats always accuse Republicans of fear mongering, but what are they doing with the economy and the race angle lately? Yes, some of these fears about the economy are legit, but so are the fears about terrorism and national security.  So, really…what’s the difference?

• Who Knows?

  Oil price plummets to 65.28 dollars per barrel: LONDON (AFP) – The price of oil plunged close to 65 dollars per barrel here on Wednesday, hitting a 17-month low after news that US energy stockpiles rose across the board last week, traders said. Where’s Obama going to get the money he already promised that would come [...]

• Oh, Well

  Well, McCain is giving it away.  Maybe he’s given it all away already. I’m going to spend the next two weeks preparing myself to be happy about the first black President, something I should be happy about anyway.