Election Day 2016 from America’s Couch: A live blog
4:15am He came out of an indigo curtain, his buttons undone, his red tie hanging outside an open coat. The music was something out of a Hollywood exposition scene, neither dramatic nor any way...
Category: Elections
The Republican Revolution 2010
I am prepared for election day. This November 2 is set to be one of the most historic days in all of modern politics and I am ready. I have grown my hair out...
Going home to a foreign country
(San Jose, Costa Rica)–The Obama victory celebration in San Jose, Costa Rica was small but dedicated. It started with my partners Dave and Joe convincing the bartender to turn the televisions to CNN. It...
Tragic decades and the marketing response
Rush Limbaugh is a genius. I’ll let that sink in for a moment. There. Rush Limbaugh is almost single-handedly responsible for teaching a generation of partisans how to think about politics. It’s actually pretty...
Igor’s bumper sticker
Around these parts, an Obama bumper sticker will get you a funny look and your car keyed. I saw one today when I picked up my kid from his 4K program. It’s like seeing...
Friday Mental Massage: Prioritizing
My kid woke up this morning and knew who I am, so that’s better than yesterday. Since we’ve gotten that out of the way, it’s time for a Friday Mental Massage on priorities. Friday–Okay,...
From the “Just Sayin'” Files
I’m just sayin… If there is a quarterback controversy for your home team and the coach picks the QB for the first game of the season, do you really want the second stringer doing...
Barack Obama: A different kind of popular vote
I come from a generation of people who immediately disregard anything that gains any popularity among the general public. It’s cool until other people like it. Then, “It’s played, man. Played.” These are the...
Super Tuesday Live Blog
12:42am–Of course, Blogger sticks it to me in the waning moments… 12:27am–CNN gives Missouri to McCain. President McCain…still getting used to that one. 12:25am–CNN gives California to Clinton and McCain. That’s not how I...
Of best chances redux
“We’re not voting for inspirational-speaker-in-chief.” –CJ, in the comments to Of best chances The people who don’t want Barack Obama to be President of the United States are united in their message: He has...
Of best chances
I do not talk about a lot of things with people I care about. I avoid confrontation at most times and it takes a lot to push me to the point at which I...
Giuliani’s Headache
It’s always fun to figure out what “flu-like symptoms” really means. If you missed it, Rudy Giuliani was admitted to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis last week with what was initially described as flu-like...
What the Huck?
Let’s forget for a moment that one of the most important elections in our lifetime is eleven months away. Let’s forget that the amount of money being spent on the campaigns could feed the...