Tag Archives: Barack Obama

2012 Election Post-Mortem

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

So, first, I’ll get the obligatory crowing out of the way.  Barack Obama won re-election last night, and if the margin in Florida holds, I’ll have correctly predicted the outcome of every single state.  I’ll take some credit for this … Continue reading →

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Final Prediction Series: inuyesta

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Just over five months ago, when Wiesman and I published our initial predictions for the outcome of this election, the only thing we differed on was whether the President would win Florida.  Today, we still differ only on whether the … Continue reading →

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Wiesman spoke in class today

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

Actually, it was yesterday, and there was no splatter on the blackboard. In fact, there wasn’t even a blackboard. I digress. Once again I spoke to a class of Christian high school students taught by my high school friend Dr. … Continue reading →

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About Last Night

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Ugh. I mean, seriously: ugh.  There’s just no other word for what happened last night in the first presidential debate. Let’s start this post with a little review of history.  While I was at GW, I actually took an entire … Continue reading →

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DNC day three reaction: making the case

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

This will be a bit shorter than the previous two reaction posts because I also want to talk about today’s jobs report, and what it might mean. After two incredibly emotional and uplifting days, it may have been understandable if … Continue reading →

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DNC day two reaction: the Big Dog speaks

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

This almost seems unfair. So the DNC held the second day of its convention in Charlotte last night and, in my opinion, surpassed what they had already achieved on day one. The night got off to a rocky start with … Continue reading →

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On Paul Ryan, the Republican VP Nominee

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

So. Paul Ryan will be Mitt Romney’s Vice-Presidential nominee. What do we make of this? To be honest, I don’t like this move at all, and not just because Paul Ryan is one of those god-awful Republicans who pretends to … Continue reading →

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Romney’s strategy is working

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Way back in the ancient days of April I wrote about Mitt Romney’s interesting strategy of lying so early and so often that journalists and bloggers will just get tired of writing about how often he lies. Here’s what I … Continue reading →

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Obama and Romney Abroad: There is a Lesson Here

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Four years ago this week, Senator Barack Obama traveled to Berlin.  He delivered a beautiful speech, imploring Americans and Europeans to work together as partners in tackling the shared challenges of the world in the 21st Century.  The crowd of … Continue reading →

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The 2012 campaign in 2 ads

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Happy Monday morning Disagreeables. So last week wasn’t Mitt Romney’s best week as a presidential candidate. It won’t be his worst week, which will eventually come in November, but it certainly wasn’t his best. The Obama campaign had already been … Continue reading →

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