Funny? Or sadly true? The Onion dares to cross the line: WASHINGTON—African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country Tuesday when he was elected president of the United States of America. In his new… Continue Reading
It’s easy to forgive a pundit for not getting the right prediction on a race that splits 52-48. It’s understandable if a prediction is not quite right in a few details. But Tammy Bruce’s column here is so far wide… Continue Reading
A little bit past two in the morning and Prop. 8 is still leading, now by about 290,000 votes. Based on the precinct reporting, it looks like there’s another 1,850,000 votes to count. Looking at where the rest of those… Continue Reading
Apparently, the Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, forgot to get extra bandwidth for her website and election tracker tonight. So here it is, 8:30, and my website is getting pinged with about ten hits a minute in response to the… Continue Reading
Mitch McConnell seems to have won re-election in Kentucky, despite the last-minute attempt of some ruthless union Democrats to smear him with the claim of being a closeted gay. Good for you, Senator McConnell. Now let’s see what you can… Continue Reading
I’m not all that broken up about Elizabeth Dole losing to Kay Hagan. Yes, it’s another step closer to the Democrats winning total control of the Senate. And no, I’m not a fan of one-party rule — particularly when that… Continue Reading
A community of naturalists (that is, nudists) in Florida wants their own precinct set up so that they can vote in the nude. Apparently, the law allows it but the county registrar just doesn’t want to create any new precincts.… Continue Reading
The Dixville Notch precinct had 100% turnout — all 21 registered voters showed up and cast their ballots at midnight. The results: Obama 15McCain 6 Dixville Notch traditionally votes Republican in the general election.
Andrew Sullivan reports a very recent poll showing 50.0% of Californias to vote “no” on Prop. 8 and 45.4% to vote “yes.” This will be too close to call tonight, I’m sure of it.
My automatic lawn sprinkler control device fritzed out this morning. It won’t turn off (there must be a power feed from somewhere I can’t control) and one of the gates stayed open for four hours, watering one portion of my… Continue Reading