A Place to Bury Strangers
Here is a selection of some that caught my eye
TOP 5 REASONS OBAMA SUPPORTERS SHOULDN’T REST EASY
1. The polls may be wrong. This is an unprecedented election. No one knows how racism may affect what voters tell pollsters—or what they do in the voting booth. And the polls are narrowing anyway. In the last few days, John McCain has gained ground in most national polls, as his campaign has gone even more negative.
2. Dirty tricks. Republicans are already illegally purging voters from the rolls in some states. They’re whipping up hysteria over ACORN to justify more challenges to new voters. Misleading flyers about the voting process have started appearing in black neighborhoods. And of course, many counties still use unsecure voting machines.
3. October surprise. In politics, 15 days is a long time. The next McCain smear could dominate the news for a week. There could be a crisis with Iran, or Bin Laden could release another tape, or worse.
4. Those who forget history… In 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote after trailing by seven points in the final days of the race. In 1980, Reagan was eight points down in the polls in late October and came back to win. Races can shift—fast!
5. Landslide. Even with Barack Obama in the White House, passing universal health care and a new clean-energy policy is going to be hard. Insurance, drug and oil companies will fight us every step of the way. We need the kind of landslide that will give Barack a huge mandate.
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Thomas L. Friedman uses that quote from Oliver Wendell Holms in his collumn today, “Palin’s Kind of Patriotism,” in which he points out how selfish and wrong-headed her quote abotu paying taxs was during her ‘debate’ with Joe Biden. It is, to me, so infuriating to see her take such an attitude with serious issues. Does she really think a smile, a wink, or a cute phrase is helpful?
Here’s another quote from his column
I only wish she had been asked: “Governor Palin, if paying taxes is not considered patriotic in your neighborhood, who is going to pay for the body armor that will protect your son in Iraq? Who is going to pay for the bailout you endorsed? If it isn’t from tax revenues, there are only two ways to pay for those big projects — printing more money or borrowing more money. Do you think borrowing money from China is more patriotic than raising it in taxes from Americans?” That is not putting America first. That is selling America first.
The column closes with
At least the king of Saudi Arabia, in advocating “drill baby drill,” is serving his country’s interests — by prolonging America’s dependence on oil. My problem with Palin is that she is also serving his country’s interests — by prolonging America’s dependence on oil. That’s not patriotic. Patriotic is offering a plan to build our economy — not by tax cuts or punching more holes in the ground, but by empowering more Americans to work in productive and innovative jobs. If Palin has that kind of a plan, I haven’t heard it.
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U.S. Confirmed Deaths
Reported Deaths: 4180
Confirmed Deaths: 4179
Pending Confirmation: 1
DoD Confirmation List
Source: Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
The ‘debate’ is past, and it convinced me of two things. Joe Biden is a mature, sincere person who will be a good vice-president. Sarah Palin is a person who does well reading cards, but has almost no level of understanding of the issues facing our country or the reuirements to be vice president. She seems self-centered, and concerned with only her and Jon McCain’s narrow self-serving agenda.
Adam Nek posted a great flowchart to accompany his blog entry, MooseHunter, for the night/morning after the debate. Here is yet another copy of the image:
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U.S. Confirmed Deaths
Reported Deaths: 4177
Confirmed Deaths: 4176
Pending Confirmation: 1
DoD Confirmation List
Source: Iraq Coalition Caualty List
Barack Obama and Joe Biden were at a rally at University of Mary Washington on Saturday, September, 27, 2008,along with 26,000 of their friends. it was an exciting and uplifting experience to hear them speak and to be with the crowd. we cam on campus a little after 1:00 and the rally was over about 8:30. Beautiful sunshine to start with, a downpour at 5,a time of clearing, and then more rain while Obama was speaking. The rain did nothing to dampen the spirit of the crowd. It really is a thrill to be in the presence of a skilled orator.
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Post-election comics
Monday, November 10th, 2008Here are some that show the optimism and euphoria following Obama’s election 2008.
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