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I put a Kerry/Edwards bumper sticker on my car . . . I feel so dirty! Just back from a long visit with family in southeastern Missouri – Cape Girardeau to be exact – home of Rush Limbaugh, but far more significantly, of me. We talked politics, among other, more important things. My folks, my […]
The debates are over, and now the gloves are going to come off. So let me get a lick in before the pros take over. Over the course of the debates, the president’s remarkable improvement, which showed so clearly in his posture, control of facial expression and temper, and ability to think on his feet […]
I wonder what four more years of George W. Bush will bring, particularly to working class people, people like me. Because that’s what we’re likely to get. John Kerry spends entirely too much time defending himself against W’s accusations. He should have come out early against our invasion of Iraq – early and strong. He’s […]
I was hoping for more drama, weren’t you? Some telling blows? Some embarrassing mistakes? But no . . . I don’t think tonight’s debate changed any minds. What was the deal with the moderator asking Bush to comment on Kerry’s character but not asking Kerry to comment on Bush’s? I didn’t get that part. Now […]
Will my vote make a difference? And if not, why bother? I live in Arizona, a state that traditionally votes Republican in presidential elections. In 2000, 51% of Arizona’s popular vote went to Bush, 45% to Gore, and 3% to Nader. Arizona’s electoral votes – the votes that count – went to Bush. Thanks to […]
Too exhausted to blog, is what it is. My contract’s tied to the US government’s fiscal year, which runs from October 1st to September 30th. It’s crunch time. I hope to be back on a reasonable blogging schedule by mid-October. Until then, I’ll offer the following observation: almost everyone I work with plans to vote […]
A lot of people were disturbed by Zell Miller’ speech at the Republican National Convention last night. Of course, a lot of other people were delighted with it . . . probably the same people who think defending our nation requires us to sodomize Iraqi prisoners with broomsticks, but that’s another rant. Here’s the part […]
When I lived in Glasgow, Montana, there were two towns on the road to Great Falls, Havre and Chauteau. Pronouncing them correctly marked you as an outsider, pitiful and beneath contempt. Havre was “Haver” and Chauteau “Shotto.” Watching the Olympics, I can’t help thinking of Melpomene Road in Tucson, locally pronounced “Mel-po-mean.” Of course it’s […]