Meeee-eeee-eeee and Mr. — Mr. Jones
Me and Mr. Jones, we got a thing going on,We both know that it’s wrongBut it’s much too strong to let it cool down now. Oh, when I have money I call him up.I leave a message on his machine.Just… Continue Reading
2006 Election
Hot Gay Evangelical Sex (Updated 2x)
It’s interesting to note that the very arrogant preacher whom I saw in the Richard Dawkins video rightly call Prof. Dawkins on the carpet for arrogance is now caught up in allegations of having paid for gay sex. Apparently his… Continue Reading
Absolute Chaos
This morning, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki (who earlier warned America that he was “not your man in Iraq”) bowed to pressure from the warlord Moktada al-Sadr, and ordered American troops to lift their checkpointed seige of Sadr City,… Continue Reading
Time To Go On Record
So here’s my prediction: contrary to the popular media’s predictions, I say that the Republicans will retain control of the House. It will be close — very close. 220-215. The Republicans will select a new Speaker, who will be either… Continue Reading
Jerry Brown’s Qualifications
The chairmen of five county Republican committees have filed a lawsuit against five (generally heavily-Democratic) county registrars to prevent them from counting votes for Jerry Brown in his campaign for Attorney General. The theory is that Government Code ยง 12503… Continue Reading
Bad Move, Rush
I realize that people who make their living selling political pornography (both on the right and on the left) have to be outrageous sometimes, and unafraid to take on the conventional wisdom, in the hopes of scoring a big hit.… Continue Reading
Tracking the Polls
This is shaping up to be one of the most exciting, unpredictable elections in memory. It’s hard to get into the House races in any meaningful way, because they are going to be local rather than national in their focus.… Continue Reading
Gays in New Jersey
The New Jersey Supreme Court last week came to the conclusion that under that state’s constitution, the rights of marriage cannot be lawfully withheld from same-sex couples. If you read the opinion (linked again here) you will see a 4-3… Continue Reading
Tennessee Senate Race
There is one thing that I miss about being in Tennessee right now — the Senate race between Bob Corker and Harold Ford, Jr. They are neck and neck and the balance of power in the Senate may well turn… Continue Reading
Role of Parties
For better or for worse, America has a two-party system. As one commentator pointed out recently, this is not likely to change for the foreseeable future. Assuming that the Democrats re-take control of Congress, about all we’re promised is a… Continue Reading