Posts Tagged ‘voter’

Would you vote for sticky rice?

June 27th, 2007 | No Comments

This is amusing, and stupid. Galvin says the federal Justice Department is pressuring Boston election officials to translate candidates’ names into Chinese characters in precincts with prominent Chinese-speaking populations. But there’s more than a little lost in translation, according to Galvin. The article goes on to point out the problems converting names to Chinese encounters [...]

Immediate expectations from the 2006 elections

November 9th, 2006 | No Comments

A lot of people are reading things into this week’s elections. Some people claimed these elections are nothing but a national referendum on Bush and/or the Republicans. As such, I posted my “anticipated results” from the elections a few days ago. I’m still sticking with those “predictions” post-election. Now, here’s what happens when “national” expectations [...]

Is Michael Fox acting?

October 24th, 2006 | 11 Comments

Was reading a trashy New York gossip rag that was talking about Rush attacking Michael J. Fox for over-acting his Parkinson’s symptoms for political gain.  Well, here is the video in question via Claire McCaskill: Here’s Fox circa June 2006: The problem Rush has is just making the allegation is distasteful to just about anyone [...]

Majority voters determine how smart everyone else is?

October 19th, 2006 | No Comments

Morgan Quitno Press released this list of the “smartest states” list. Without further ado, here it is, color coded to make it more fun to play with:   Looks kinda grim for all those people who mocked the “Al Gore voters are smarter than Bush voters” thingy from the past. However, Morgan Quitno has kept [...]

Do we “need” neoconservatism?

October 18th, 2006 | No Comments

Powerline points to a book by Douglas Murray called: Now, the premise here is that the country NEEDS Neoconservatism.  I don’t particularly think that’s true.  That’s about like saying the country NEEDS to grow older.  Sounds kinda harsh I know, but this is why I think this is true.  It’s pretty simple really:  In 1990, [...]

It’s the economy, stupid

October 17th, 2006 | 3 Comments

From MSNBC: On a long list of issues, including Iraq and “ethics/corruption,” 23 percent cited the economy as their top concern, up from 17 percent in May. I have been the firm believer that all politics is local. it’s not my idea, but I sure do believe it. I have said so repeatedly. I listed [...]