Colin the Republican Supports Obama
October 19, 2008
by David Safier I’ll tell you what. I’ll give McCain Joe the Plumber — or not-really-Joe, not-really-a-plumber. Whatever he happens to be, John, he’s yours. In exchange, Obama gets Colin the Republican. Colin the General. Colin the Secretary of State. Colin the friend of Bush 1. Colin the Bush 2 administration insider. That works for
Neatness, Messiness and Political Leanings
October 19, 2008
by David Safier A Scientific American article says it looks like liberals have messy rooms and conservatives like things more orderly. This is one of those very tentative conclusions that shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but since it fits with my preconceptions of what liberals and conservatives are all about, I’m going to say, it
Conservatives Jump Ship: Kathleen Parker, Take 2
October 17, 2008
by David Safier What, I’m quoting conservative columnist Kathleen Parker again? Favorably? We live in strange times, my friends. Today, Parker, who earned a truckload of virulent email for saying Sarah Palin is not fit to be VP, is now defending her fellow thoughtful conservative, Christopher Buckley, for saying he’s voting for Obama. Listen to
Fretting Over the Propositions?
October 17, 2008
by David Safier No normal human being can possibly figure out the ballot propositions without help. I include myself as one of the befuddled homo sapiens. So it’s helpful that the Pima County Democratic Party’s Executive Committee has put together a list of recommendations on the propositions, with reasons for its choices. The Committee didn’t
Which of these men appears to be “presidential”?
October 16, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This Reuters photo says all you need to know. You can suggest a photo caption in the comments.
D.C. Voucher Program Works . . . Not So Well
October 16, 2008
by David Safier In last night’s debate, McCain touted the successes of the Washington D.C. voucher program. He’s a big supporter of vouchers, though he prefers to call it “School Choice” and avoid the V word whenever he can. But a post on Washington Monthly’s blog, Political Animal, says, not so fast. It seems the
John McCain: “I am not President Bush”… No, you’re worse.
October 16, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: All the McMedia spinmeisters last night were reading from the McCain campaign spin room talking points trying to salvage the evening by claiming that McCain scored points with his line distancing himself from President Bush (oh, snap!): "Sen. Obama, I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush,
Dem Ticket sweeps Series 4-0!
October 16, 2008
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: October means two things to me: the Worlds Series and presidential debates. So to borrow a sports metaphor, the Democratic ticket of Obama-Biden swept the presidential debate series 4-0. Break out the brooms! None of the games were even close, with snap polls and focus groups of undecided voters declaring the Democratic
