Better Angels

In 1994, I covered the mid-term elections from cheesy hotel ballrooms in Boise, Idaho, before running back to a drafty office to input my thoughts on an ancient Mac. I was stunned at the march of Newt Gingrich and his Contract With America crew across the whole country. I was in Washington D.C. the night [...]

A Good Day

Will you look at that.
The good guy won.

I May Have Been Wrong

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t think it’s going to be all free blowjobs and ice cream if Obama wins…
At least half of that sentence has already been proven false. Ben & Jerry’s is offering free ice cream to voters on Election Day.
So, you know, fingers crossed.

No Comment Required

This Fucking Election.
Hold your nose and vote. For better or worse, it’s almost over.

Why I Back Barack

I’ve been watching the conservative movement — which has ruled the public discourse in America for most of my life — completely melt down over the past few days. There are insane predictions, vicious slanders, and of course, comparisons to Nazi Germany.
All because Barack Obama is probably going to be elected President.
(Note: this doesn’t mean [...]

Heavy Chatter

In 1995, I still lived in Boise, Idaho, at the height of the militia movement. I listened, every day, to AM talk radio. Aside from the usual right-wing blowhards — many of whom are still with us — there were a couple local hosts who were big fans of the militias. One in particular could [...]

Everyone Wants To Be Trendy…

First it was Christopher Buckley. Then Christopher Hitchens. Now that Colin Powell and Scott McCellan have joined the Obama bandwagon, there’s a stampede of conservatives who want it known they’re endorsing the Democratic nominee for prez. Including one guy who was a McCain adviser and a former Reagan administration official.
This week, Fried announced that he [...]

Count The Blinks

One thing to consider regarding McCain’s debate performance: he who blinks the most, loses.
From the International Journal of Psychophysiology:
For eight U.S. presidential elections during the period 1960–2004, the rapid blinker during debates received fewer overall votes than his opponent. In seven of these eight elections, the rapid blinker also lost the electoral vote and was [...]

A Buckley For Obama (UPDATED)

Christopher Buckley, political satirist, life-long conservative and son of right-wing icon William F. Buckley Jr., is voting for Obama.
No, seriously.
UPDATE: Christopher Buckley has resigned from the magazine his father founded as a result of his heresy, accompanied by the pitchfork-wielding morons ready to burn him at the stake for it. His column explaining the move [...]

Another Conservative For Obama

Christopher Hitchens — former leftist, author, and Mother Teresa hater — endorses Barack Obama over John McCain in this piece on Slate.
A candidate may well change his or her position on, say, universal health care or Bosnia. But he or she cannot change the fact—if it happens to be a fact—that he or she is [...]