Posts Tagged ‘daily-kos’

Obama referendum or not?

November 4th, 2009 | No Comments

I know everyone thinks I’m going to say last night was a referendum and Obama’s toast.  But, I’m not going to just toss that out there.  This is what I do think. A lot of people talked about NY-23 like it meant something.  The entire race was fubar for all concerned.  You had a Democrat [...]

Media Double standard?

September 3rd, 2008 | 3 Comments

Several in media have been insinuating that there might be a double standard at play regarding Sarah Palin.  Let’s see.  We’ve had a couple of very recent events to compare.  So, let’s do, shall we? John Edwards ran for President as recently as early this year. He ran on ethics primarily.  He lost but maintained [...]

When astronomers tackle politics

June 16th, 2006 | 12 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I did a post on the perceived Republican war on science. Today I see two articles directly related to that same logic ( one even citing the book I ridiculed ). First, I read Bad Astronomy Blog’s article where he steps outside what he does best and offers political comment. [...]