My prediction that someone would argue that Prop 8 "lends credence to the claims that litigation tends to produce a disproportionate backlash" has been proven correct by Megan McArdle. A few points in response:McArdle, first of all, provides no evidence in support of a unique countermobilization...
The Man Who Gave Us Bush decides he hasn't disgraced himself quite enough in the last decade and decides to not only to suggest that Barack Obama is an "Uncle.
Juneau Democrats, gathering for last night's election celebration at Centennial Hall. This shot was taken about 15 minutes before Obama's acceptance speech:And here -- literally in the ballroom 30 feet.
I was surprised by the results of two major initiatives yesterday. The pleasant surprise was Measure 11 in South Dakota. The rape-and-incest exemption, while essentially meaningless in terms of how a ban would actually work on the ground, are the kind of superficial "moderation" that I...
Fox News:On the downside, very disappointed in Prop 8 in California. We knew that Franken would be close, but I thought Merkley in Oregon would be a lock. And Alaska....
Race in America has always seemed to me like the terrible secret at the end of Chinatown, that isn't really a secret at all. Forget it, Jake . . .Anyway.
I think our friend Americanneoclown has been raiding the cooking sherry again:This I believe of Barack Obama: Not imminent physical destruction of our nation (though not completely discounted), but destruction nonetheless. Destruction of the moral light that never lets the malignant growth of evil roll across...
Ted Stevens and Don Young are both leading in Alaska with about 40% of the votes counted. Unfortunately, there's no precinct-by-precinct data available yet, so there's no way to know.
No commentary necessary.
...Wow, I hadn't even read this when I made that image:At this point I still think it is likely that Obama will pull a victory, but it is not the landslide predicted. But don’t be surprised that many in the mainstream media will try to sell...
Thank you. Thank you for giving us Sarah Palin. If it hadn't been for your barely literate tirades about how you wouldn't vote for Barack Obama until he came to.
Our long national nightmare is...What a great moment....we are celebrating with Rittenhouse Rye here. Sweet.