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Bookending thoughts

What’s the opposite of “Fail”? And…. I didn’t get to see much of the festivities at all, just the two Oaths of Office (I bet Chief Justice Roberts is slapping himself in the forehead all night), the John Williams piece … Continue reading

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Huh?!

Wow, tonight’s episode of My Name Is Earl has a strange opening, doesn’t it? Instead of opening with Earl in the hotel room or in Crabman’s bar, we’ve got…some guy, sitting in an office, talking right into the camera. Who … Continue reading

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New boss, same as the old boss….

President-elect Obama has not appointed to his cabinet nearly enough long-haired guys who spend their days wearing overalls and wishing the world would learn to love George Lucas again. I can’t imagine I’d be filibustered in my quest for Senate … Continue reading

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Am I out of touch?

I’m seeing that apparently quite a few “liberals” are annoyed at President-elect Obama for…something or other. Now, I consider myself a good liberal, and I’m not annoyed at Obama. Not really. I mean, I would have liked for him to … Continue reading

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Some days it rains….

Steve Benen wonders why on Earth it is that Sarah Palin still commands lots of attention, even after being a disastrous running mate on a failed Presidential ticket: Yesterday afternoon, Atrios noted, “Sarah Palin is still getting more press attention … Continue reading

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Final Election Thoughts

This is it, which I’m sure will make some readers happy — specifically, those readers saying “Gone for three months and when he comes back he writes all this nasty political stuff?!” Yeah, I know. Anyway, some random thoughts: :: … Continue reading

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Top Ten Eleven Things John McCain Did that Pissed Me Off

UPDATE: One reader has already pointed out that this post is significantly more caustic in tone than is usual for this blog. I make no apologies for this, because I see no reason to not express my annoyance with John … Continue reading

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Top Ten Dumb Things Said By Republicans During the 2008 Election Cycle

WARNING: This post contains naught but political snark. If that annoys, move on. This mood will pass quickly, and I’ll be onto other stuff to snark about. One reason I went into an extended hiatus was that I felt my … Continue reading

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President Obama

I’ve been holding this post in the back of my head for about two and a half months now, ever since Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. I haven’t written it until now, fearing in … Continue reading

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Hang in there, America

In exactly six months, we’ll have a new President. The Reign of Monstrous Ineptitude is almost over. (Although I’m really dreading the bag of tricks the current guy is going to open up once we’re in the post-election, pre-Inauguration phase. … Continue reading

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