Tag Archives: '2008'

• Bipartisanship

  You’ve got to love the republicans, or at least respect them. They got trounced in the election. They lost the presidency in historic fashion. They lost seats in the House. They lost seats in the Senate. They lost governorships. The American people soundly defeated their principles, and their politics. The republican time of rule was [...]

• The Music Died

  Amidst the democratic primary in April 2007, Jake Tapper made reference to the day the music died on his blog… “I’m told this is the airport where the plane crash took place that took the lives of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. Their last show was at Surf Ballroom in nearby Clear [...]

• Post Office

  As readers of this blog know, from time-to-time (or “time after time” depending on your affinity for Cyndi Lauper), I like to prove how smart I am, and not just how smart I currently am, but how smart I was. If you’ll recall, it was me that suggested the NFL should stage its Pro Bowl [...]

• MacBook Presser

  I’ve been peppered with a lot of emails since my hinting and then confirming of my recent purchase of a MacBook. And longtime readers have known of my desire to return home for a long, long time. Instead of answering these emails individually, I have decided to host a press-conference on the subject. Here goes… [...]

• Electors Should Be Replaced By Robots

  I don’t mind the electoral college. I would rather it not be winner-take-all and that the number of votes for any given state equal the number of congressional districts in that state, however it is a workable system. It has only failed four times in over two hundred years. But I do think that electors [...]

• Debunking the Obama Election

  This post is not going to make readers happy (well, most of them anyway), and it is not supposed to. It is time for some real honest truths in response to the truly historic election that we have witnessed. Well, most of us. I was flat-out drunk-and-stupid that evening. Obama won — in record fashion, [...]

• Martin

  Jim Martin should have done the right thing. He lost on November 4 by approximately 110,000 votes. The state of Georgia’s silly law required an automatic run-off because no one received at least fifty percent (plus one) of the votes. (Martin’s opponent, the detestable Saxby Chambliss, garnered 49.8 percent. Round up, my friends; round up.) [...]

• State

  I would personally like to see Chuck Hagel or John Kerry in the role. After that, I wouldn’t mind Hillary Clinton. It certainly makes sense politically for Obama, although the fear of a Secretary of State going “rogue” would persist. And last, at the very bottom of the list, only if everyone else in the [...]

• Changing History Room

  You voted; and you changed the world. Now own the t-shirt… Image: BuzzFeed

• Free Markets In Question

  So this is what it has come to for President George W. Bush. In the waning days of his two-term administration, following a resounding defeat of his policies at the ballot box, the following headline on MSNBC… “Bush to defend ‘free market’ system.” Well done, sir. How bad do you have to be as president [...]

• Retribution

  I believe in political retribution. And although the dems may end up winning Minnesota and Alaska, the idea of placating Joe Lieberman in order to hold 59 instead of 58 seats doesn’t make much sense. President-elect Barack Obama may want to rise above the pettiness of senatorial politics — and he should — but that [...]

• Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

  For the record, as happy as I am that Barack Obama won the election, this does not include me (via TPM)…

• Still No Respect

  Despite winning a long-deserved World Series championship, the Phillies only managed to garner 491 votes nationally in the presidential election, far below the respectable 19,000 votes Ron Paul received… Image: CNN.com Oh, maybe the votes were cast for this guy, and not the baseball team. The voters were probably confused though, especially those fickle undecideds.

• Okay

  Is it safe to come out and play? Or has everything been fixed already, with nothing to gripe about? World peace and hunger; health care? Have lobbyists been run-out of town? Has there been substantive banking reform? I do plan on opining on Tuesday’s historic election — at times even against my better judgment, and [...]

• Obama Wins

  I’m calling it — Obama wins the presidency. (It is 7:05 reyonthehill time.)

• I’d Say Strong to Quite Strong

  I am not a very good predictor (although I did predict Bush would win in 2004), but I figure I should get this down before Election Day (or my version of Christmas). Obama/Biden 318, McCain/Palin 220. You read it here first. (My numbers reflect that McCain will steal Ohio, and Obama will steal Florida, Virginia [...]

• Over/Under

  This past week I was thinking 125 or 130 million votes for tomorrow, however, based on the coverage of the somewhat ridiculous lines for early voting, I’m going to be bold and predict an astounding 140 million votes cast for this historic election. Although I’d put my money on the under for 140, I do [...]

• Campaign Thoughts

  - I wonder how Joseph Lieberman’s feeling about his big gamble. He certainly should be removed from the Democratic caucus, especially if the dems can reach 60 votes without him. Lieberman not only stepped across the fine line this election season, he pole vaulted over it. – Driving through Berkeley last week, I noticed some [...]

• One Positive From Bush’s Legacy

  Al Gore lost in 2000 and John Kerry lost in 2004 partly because the youth did not get out to vote. “Youth” is typically prescribed to those between 18 and 24 years of age. If you do not fall in that range, I’m sorry, but you are old. Obama’s current “lead” and his ability to [...]

• Obama Dogs Unite

  Our puppy day-care place for Haley has started an Obama Dogs Unite campaign which has received some local press…

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