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November 25, 2006
Excellent political ad from Argentina
(Hat-tip to Zarq)
I just wish we could see this kind of smart political ad here in America.
(Note: This is my first attempt at embedding a YouTube video, so my apologies for any technical fubarness.)
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November 17, 2006
Rings
Time for another portrait. This one sums up my feelings on gay marriage, and unless you work in the governor's office, it's work-safe.
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November 08, 2006
Mixed Feelings...
I have mixed feelings about the election results.
Congress: The Republicans got the spanking they deserved. Clearly, the mandate of 1994 is dead. This seems to be less because the Democrats have offerred something better but because the promises of 1994 have clearly been abandoned. I'm not sad because they got the spanking. I'm sad because they deserved the spanking.
Perry: I would have loved to have seen the Texas governor go down in flames, but I could read the polling data as well as the next guy and knew it wasn't going to happen. While I liked that he spent some of his political capital building a highway almost to my doorstep, I totally reject him for spending his political capital on the anti-gay-marriage amendment. At least this time, he won without my vote.
Carol Keaton-McClellan-Rhylandor-no-wonder-she-wants-to-be-called-Grandma-Strayhorn: If nothing else, I'm dancing my little jig because very soon she'll be unemployed. She's burned enough bridges in both parties that I can't see her getting elected to any office beyond the city or county level again.
Rumsfeld: It looks like he's going to fall on his sword. The voters are demanding someone's head on a pike, and it looks like it will be him. I'm saddened by this because he was a good and loyal servant, and I think his policies for transforming our armed services into something lighter and more mobile are ultimately correct. He is often slighted for not going into Iraq with sufficient force, for not having a strong northern front, but I'll point out that had his policies been implemented in the 90's, he would have had a strong, mobile force that could have been airlifted into northern Iraq. Instead, his available heavier forces were reliant on ports and roads and were bottled up by a reluctant Turkey.
Bipartisanship: Uh, right. We're not going to see any of that. The 2008 campaign season starts today. On the other hand, there's an old maxim, "That which governs best, governs least." The coming two years may not see much legislative progress, but at least we won't see much legislative damage.
2008: I'm still hoping for a Condi vs. Hillary battle, but I think it's unlikely. Condi has said many times she won't run, and I supect it's because she has some skeleton in her closet. It's a pity, because I've heard rumors that her skeleton is that she's gay. While that would certainly alienate the Southern Baptists, she's got the national security chops to hold a good chunk of the Republican base. Plus, talk about capturing the middle, which swing voter isn't going to vote for a black lesbian conservative? Meanwhile, if we can get the Hillary represented by many of her Senate votes these last 6 years, that might not be so bad. The only question is, which is the real Hillary? Is it the 1993 health-care Hillary, or is it the 2003 hawk Hillary? Heck, she even spearheaded legislation pushing for paper trails on electronic voting. I'm finding it hard to crucify her after that.
So, I now return you to the things that really matter. It seems that Brittany is getting divorced again.
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