More than one person told me recently they skip my political rants. I wanted to ask why. Is the writing bad? Is it old news? Does the tone put them off?
Then I asked myself, “why do I care?”
I’m not big on plans or goals. Part of the yearly review at work is a short q/a on our occupational goals. My answer is never very impressive: to understand my weaknesses and do a little better than last…
I always knew I was the top gun and this year I’m finally getting my due. Friends know me as the maverick. I’m the reformer with results. My crowning acheivement was campaign finance reform, and I’m really proud of it. My fellow conservatives were madder than hell with me for a little while, but it’s not like it kept the RNC from funneling millions into “hybrid” ads. It all worked out…
So take your pick. Either McCain isn’t as smart on foreign policy as he’d like you to think, he really is getting old, or he makes rash, dare I say reckless, decisions. Either way you slice it, he’s dangerous.
Maybe you’re thinking, “hey, it’s no biggie… who care’s if we piss off Spain.” Maybe you think our reputation in the world is just fine, thank you very much. Maybe you’re…
Here’s a quick rundown on a conversation I had recently.
“I’d never vote for Obama in a million years.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t trust him, and it’s not because he’s black.”
“Then why? Is it something he said? Something he didn’t say? Something about his background? Do you disagree with one of his positions?”
“No, there’s just something about him. I don’t know what it…
We’re thinking it turned out something less newsworthy than a child abduction happened yesterday. We’re pretty sure a kid plucked off the street by strangers near a school bus stop would get at least a mention on the local news web site. Nothing’s been reported.
I may try to talk Cheryl into calling the sheriff’s office tomorrow just to make sure (she’s the one in law enforcement), but I…
I never make predictions. I’m well known in the office as a sports pessimist. I always think my teams are going to lose. It’s easier that way. But I got a little ornery this spring when a couple of my coworkers started the annual bit of Rays bashing (sure to be followed by a large dose of indifference). I did that thing I never do. I made a prediction. (Not that I want to rub it in or…
It’s been a while since we dropped the land-line. We’re relying on our cell phones full time. It’s worked out well so far, or until recently when we stopped getting a signal on our block. It’s been pretty infuriating, considering the damn phones work everywhere else. I get a better signal in elevators and stairwells than in my backyard, so I figure it’s not my phone. I’ve done…
Talking Points Memo | Just Thinking:
Let me get this straight. John McCain’s top economic advisor, former Sen. Phil Gramm, is the guy who authored the deregulation law that most agree is the ultimate cause of today’s financial meltdown. Tomorrow’s and probably next week’s too. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. John Thain, CEO of Merrill Lynch, which swirled into brokerage oblivion…
I’m not a big Andrew Sullivan fan, but I’m with him on this one (a couple days ago):
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:
For me, this surreal moment – like the entire surrealism of the past ten days – is not really about Sarah Palin or Barack Obama or pigs or fish or lipstick. It’s about John McCain. The one thing I always thought I knew about him is that he is a decent and honest…