Vet’s day
Have a good Veteran’s Day.
Tuesday ~ November 11, 2008 by blog
the divide
In Obama’s acceptance speech, mentions of McCain were met with cheers. There’s a long, hard road ahead. We just took the first step, not the last.
In McCain’s concession speech, mentions of Obama were met with booing.
Wednesday ~ November 5, 2008 by b
grats
Really. I think this is going to be the hardest presidency in memory for many, many people. The economy is shot, corruption is bad enough to be openly discussed at even the highest levels of government, the national government is in gridlock, we have 3 full-blown wars going without any clear and winnable goals, our international credibility has been dropping like a rock, our healthcare system is a sham among modern civilizations, and the normal evolution of civil rights stalled. Obama’s coattails are not as wide as the most optimistic people had hoped. I would not wish president-elect upon any close friends; I’d rather have them alive and sane in eight years. Especially not one who has “attend funeral of person who raised me” on their todo list. But I think we picked the better person for that job. Remember Bill Clinton, the last guy whose presidency looked like an 8-year-long all-nighter (the academic kind, not the raging kegger kind)? He didn’t look like he got younger during those 8 years. But, really, at the end of the day? Americans just elected a intellectual ethnic minority person with a funny name and a common perception that he’s a bit liberal. Something between 15-20% of us even think he’s a completely different religion than the majority. I’m surprised that there aren’t widespread rumours that he’s a martian, after the weird attacks upon him during that campaign. Clearly, we don’t have qualms about shirking reactionary politics when the opportunity presents itself. Things are changing. It’s hard to not be a bit more patriotic tonight. Those times that make us proud to be Americans, where people ask “where were you?” in decades to come? This is one of them.
Wednesday ~ November 5, 2008 by b
vote
Preferably for Obama.
Monday ~ November 3, 2008 by b
actual plumbers
also, from the article below: But before Obama supporters fret about losing the plumber vote, it’s worth noting that the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters has endorsed the Illinois Democrat, in part because the union thinks he has the best economic agenda for its members.
Thursday ~ October 16, 2008 by blog
What’s up, Joe?
So, Joe the plumber? He isn’t a legally licensed plumber and has problems paying his taxes, already.
Thursday ~ October 16, 2008 by b
do I really need to?
So, tonight: also: McCain wasn’t even in the debate, or trying to win. He was only scatter-shooting buzzwords.
Wednesday ~ October 15, 2008 by b
c-span
duh. c-span.org
Wednesday ~ October 15, 2008 by b
bah
Somewhere other than cnn.com may be better - I didn’t realize they were living in 1998 with a proprietary stream.
Wednesday ~ October 15, 2008 by b
post-television
If you’re not watching the debate on tv, like I’m not, you can catch it online live at cnn.com/live. My only concerns now are how much bandwidth that stream will leave me, and will cnn.com actually stay up under the load rather than crash because someone was too cheap with the IT department’s budget.
Wednesday ~ October 15, 2008 by b
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