politics

anecdotal evidence of economic meltdown

October 18, 2008

Living in the middle of nowhere, it sometimes feels like we’re insulated from larger national events. Housing values in our part of Colorado have actually remained fairly stable, etc. But I’ve just heard about a couple of friends, one a software developer at a major software company who has been laid off, and the other, […]

Yeah, the GOP blows…

October 16, 2008

… but it doesn’t reflect well on a America as whole, either. Because even if this GOP group is getting dinged for putting it out publicly, it means there’s a whole ecosystem of low-life Americans gleefully generating this stuff and passing it around, winking and flashing their hate signs just below the radar. We ought […]

The Republican descent into fundamentalism

October 14, 2008

Buckley’s son is hunted out of the National Review for the heresy of endorsing Obama. I like how Republicans deal with dissent. All or nothing. And if you respectfully disagree… WALK THE PLANK!

obama advertises on Xbox

October 14, 2008

Interesting. via Andew Sullivan. The actual ad in the game is a reminder that early voting has started. Not message oriented at all. Mobilization oriented to a demographic he has been cultivating.

McCain, when did you put Hindus on your hit list?

October 13, 2008

I actually liked McCain, back in the day when he was against “agents of intolerance” as he called the Christian right. These days he’s a got a pastor opening a crowd in Iowa with the following: “I also would also pray, Lord, that your reputation is involved in all that happens between now and November, […]

Economic Meltdown vs. Global Meltdown

October 1, 2008

Pop Quiz: which of these is more important? A. The banking industry is in free fall and the problem is spreading. B. There’s methane bubbling out of the Arctic. To me, the really interesting thing about this period in history is the amount of uncertainty over what story lines will dominate our lives, moving forward. […]