I was in a bit of a rage this morning, hence the post below. This is my attempt to say something more meaningful, so here goes. I don’t what the best method is to elect a president, but our current one is not it. Think about this: it was conceivable that through our tie-breaker system [...]
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Black Wednesday
I don’t know why, but Jesus hates me. That’s ok though, because I hate America. I hate you Florida. I hate you Ohio. If you’re between 18 and 30 years old, I hate you, you stupid, apathetic pieces of trash. I hate you Iowa for reviving the Kerry campaign. Florida, make that a double for [...]
How can this race even be close?
The newspaper from Bush’s hometown, Crawford, TX, is endorsing John Kerry. I suppose with a name like “Iconoclast” you’re probably not the most conservative publication, but come on folks! One other note: the most important website of the campaign is FactCheck.org. Get the truth behind the dirt!
You’re either with us, or against us Mr. Ice Cream Man!
I was walking through the ice cream section of my grocer’s freezer, and I found that Dreyers now sells America’s Vanilla. I think this actually came out for Independence Day, but this is clearly tantamount to Freedom Fries. Wasn’t there Russian dressing during the cold war? Did we burn Persian rugs during the Gulf War? [...]
Just in case you think this Iraq situation is improving
Michigan professor Juan Cole was wondering what it would be like if America was Iraq. His analysis is a worth the five minute read.
The 2000 Presidential Election and the Foundations of Party Politics (Richard Johnston, Michael G. Hagen, Kathleen Hall Jamieson)
I’ve been thinking a lot about politics lately (not surprisingly), so I thought I’d see what Kathleen Hall Jamieson had to say about that wacky 2000 election. For the most part, there wasn’t anything earthshattering, but they believe that Clinton really did hurt Gore’s chances, despite his high approval rating. Weird. It was a little [...]