Another Conservative For Obama
Christopher Hitchens — former leftist, author, and Mother Teresa hater — endorses Barack Obama over John McCain in this piece on Slate. A candidate may well change his or her position on, say,...
View ArticleA Buckley For Obama (UPDATED)
Christopher Buckley, political satirist, life-long conservative and son of right-wing icon William F. Buckley Jr., is voting for Obama. No, seriously. UPDATE: Christopher Buckley has resigned from the...
View ArticleCount The Blinks
One thing to consider regarding McCain’s debate performance: he who blinks the most, loses. From the International Journal of Psychophysiology: For eight U.S. presidential elections during the period...
View ArticleEveryone Wants To Be Trendy…
First it was Christopher Buckley. Then Christopher Hitchens. Now that Colin Powell and Scott McCellan have joined the Obama bandwagon, there’s a stampede of conservatives who want it known they’re...
View ArticleHeavy Chatter
In 1995, I still lived in Boise, Idaho, at the height of the militia movement. I listened, every day, to AM talk radio. Aside from the usual right-wing blowhards — many of whom are still with us —...
View ArticleWhy I Back Barack
I’ve been watching the conservative movement — which has ruled the public discourse in America for most of my life — completely melt down over the past few days. There are insane predictions, vicious...
View ArticleNo Comment Required
This Fucking Election. Hold your nose and vote. For better or worse, it’s almost over.
View ArticleI May Have Been Wrong
Don’t get me wrong. I don’t think it’s going to be all free blowjobs and ice cream if Obama wins… At least half of that sentence has already been proven false. Ben & Jerry’s is offering free ice...
View ArticleBetter Angels
In 1994, I covered the mid-term elections from cheesy hotel ballrooms in Boise, Idaho, before running back to a drafty office to input my thoughts on an ancient Mac. I was stunned at the march of Newt...
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