Things are looking really, really good for Camp Obama right now. Fivethirtyeight.com is projecting an Obama win in 87.4% of its randomized sample elections. That’s seven out of eight. Intrade is a bit more moderate in its projection — you… Continue Reading
Something I read in this post made me wonder – could that really be true? Prof. Kalt writes: Republicans tend to put non-lawyers on their tickets: going back to 1984, seven of their nine candidates were not lawyers; only Dole… Continue Reading
…And I don’t expect her to be a lawyer. But the legal intertubes are still buzzing about Palin trying to B.S. her way through a Katie Couric question about Supreme Court cases other than Roe v. Wade with which she… Continue Reading
I didn’t watch the Joe and Sarah show tonight. Instead, I went out to dinner with lawyers in my firm and my wife tonight instead. I heard about three minutes on NPR and Palin didn’t sound like a fool —… Continue Reading
…You know, I can understand supporting your candidate. But this is a bit creepy.
Fivethirtyeight.com is showing this as today’s average projected outcome map for the election: Somewhat dispiriting for the GOP. I mean, Indiana — a dead heat. Indiana — the home of Dan Quayle and the highest per-capita NRA membership east of… Continue Reading
This video contains rather long samples of copyrighted music, which is probably the reason why it keeps getting taken down. If it were edited and re-posted without music, it might be a little less entertaining but would still hit every… Continue Reading
A friend from Tennessee asked in an online forum: If someone could articulate the distinction between the two parties, I would love to know. It would be lovely to have a major party that I could believe in. Also, it… Continue Reading
Some might ask why be concerned about Sarah Palin anymore. Tina Fey has lampooned her to within an inch of her political credibility on SNL (and props to Amy Poehler for being such a good foil for that): And the… Continue Reading
Palinism (PAY-lin-is-um) — n. A response to a question that exposes the speaker’s lack of knowledge through the confabulated, improper, and preprogrammed use of seemingly-related catchphrases. Example: KATIE COURIC: Why isn’t it better, Governor Palin, to spend $700 billion helping… Continue Reading