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Month: October 2008

Ugliness Knows No Party

October 31, 2008Burt Likko 1 Comment

Republicans are not the only party that engages in gay-bashing to try and win elections. Over in Kentucky, Mitch McConnell is in what is thought to be a competitive race. McConnell is the minority leader in the U.S. Senate, so… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Domestic Politics, Scandal

The Reason For The Season

October 31, 2008Burt Likko

An important point discussed by the talking heads here: If you want to learn more about Al-ghul, the evil spirt that dwells in graveyards, click here. And may you have a bountiful harvest.

Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

Last Poll Numbers

October 31, 2008Burt Likko 2 Comments

We can’t expect any more polling numbers on Prop. 8 until the only poll that really counts — the election – takes place on Tuesday. So here you go. Today’s Field Poll is showing Prop. 8 trailing by a margin… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, California, Domestic Politics, Same-Sex Marriage

Twelve Deadly Sins Of Leadership

October 31, 2008Burt Likko

A leader need not have all the answers to all of the problems that the leader must confront. This is to say, not personally. The point of leadership is that you are the one in charge of a team of… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, Government, Lighting Our Money On Fire, Link Love, Money

Land of the Lemurs And Other Lessons In Practical Evolution

October 30, 2008Burt Likko 2 Comments

Last night, I went to class with The Wife. Instead of a regular English composition class, there were four half-hour lectures about Charles Darwin and applications of his ideas in science. Well, there were supposed to be. The first lecture… Continue Reading →

Science

Rally

October 29, 2008Burt Likko

Last night I went to meet up with a friend at the Barnes & Noble after work. Along the way, I drove past the busiest intersection in the area — the one where all the big-box stores are, the one… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, California, Cheerful For Once, Local Politics, Same-Sex Marriage

Hijacking An Intellectual Pedigree

October 29, 2008Burt Likko

Quoth Pope Benedict XVI: “The Catholic Church is eager to share the richness of the Gospel’s social message, for it enlivens hearts with a hope for the fulfillment of justice and a love that makes all men and women truly… Continue Reading →

Constitutional Law, History, Religion

Just A Hypothetical

October 29, 2008Burt Likko

What if I had been right a year ago? What if the parties had nominated Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton instead of Barack Obama and John McCain? Would the race be as one-sided with those candidates? Personally, I think that… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Abortion, Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain, Republican Reboot, Rudy Giuliani

Executive Order Of October 9, 2008

October 29, 2008Burt Likko 1 Comment

I have seen and heard some people – mostly self-identified political progressives – fret about the possibility that George W. Bush would find some excuse to postpone or cancel the election, some reason to suspend the Constitution and declare martial… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Government

By Now It’s Old But It’s Still Funny

October 28, 2008Burt Likko 1 Comment

And it has good production values! H/T to Melinda.

Link Love, Sarah Palin, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

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