How does it make sense that Clinton wins New York and Massachusetts handily, while Obama leads in Connecticut?Open thread etc. etc.
Obama wins the first state of the night...though by a smaller margin than the exit polls first predicted. This isn't much of a surprise, but, damn, that was fast.Thoughts on.
Anthony Infanti at Feminist Law Profs has got a great post up about the decision of the President of San Jose State University to ban blood drives on campus. Why?.
More on the disgrace of Colin Powell.
My BHtv diavlog with Dan Drezner is up. It was distressingly congenial; I need to drink more before I do these things. And I also have to make sure that.
At the end of the day, I can't think of too many compelling reasons not to prefer Obama over Clinton, but this shocking revelation doesn't make the choice any easier..
As my preference for Obama isn't nearly as strong as Scott's, I have no problem conceptualizing this evening as almost pure entertainment. It's so much better than the actual election, in that even if my candidate loses I'm unlikely to be subjected to days of crushing...
Attaturk provides a useful reminder for why I have less than no use for Colin Powell's attempt to exculpate himself from the Iraq disaster. [via] Admittedly, not everyone thinks that.
On the Democratic side, it's probably not too useful to try to predict winners; it's too inconclusive. My guess would be a narrow Clinton win in delegates, but who knows..
This is precious. From John Mueller, believe it or not.
Gearing up to head to the polls on way over to school, I'm struck (as I usually am on election day) by how ridiculous it is that we vote on.
Noted without comment:When asked if there are any movies she's seen and thought she could have done, Paris [Hilton] pauses for a long while and says, "I love the movie.