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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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For first time in my life, I won’t be voting on principle…

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

…alone. This occurred to me the other day when my wife and I were having one of those “kitchen table talks” about finances. I have always taken a kind of foolish pride in telling myself that I was casting my … Continue reading →

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Conservative outrage viciously attacks satire

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

As I type this, satire is on the floor, curled up in the fetal position, begging reality to ease up just a little. I enjoy making fun of Republicans and conservatives; I really do. But recently some have gone so … Continue reading →

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Romney inadvertently endorses affirmative action, sidesteps question of equal pay for women

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Thanks to Wiesman, who kindly contributed today’s talking points, I’m going to talk about the whole “binders full of women” comment and what exactly is so infuriating about Governor Romney’s entire response. Now plenty of people have been critical of … Continue reading →

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Bubbled Romney stumbles

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Now, that’s what I’m talking about. I wrote after the Vice Presidential debate that it was the most entertaining debate I had ever watched, and I still think that is true, but last night would be a close second for … 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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Well, that sucked

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

I’m not going to spin this: Mitt Romney had a much better debate than the president last night. I’m not sure it was a huge game-changing event like some people claim but Dennis Miller probably had the best analysis of … Continue reading →

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Two ads

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

In the last two days both campaigns have released “candidate-to-camera” ads designed to make sort of a final argument to voters. It may seem a little odd to be making final arguments now, before the first of four (three presidential, … Continue reading →

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