August 2008

The McCain Campaign: All Positive, All the Time

August 23, 2008

Remember when John McCain was piously intoning that he didn’t want a campaign based on character attacks and baseless accusations? You know, he wanted to elevate the discourse in American politics. Unfortunately, his campaign has been rather Rovian of late, extending to his attack on the choice of Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate. [...]

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“Housing Problem”

August 22, 2008

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School bells ringing… are you listenin’?

August 20, 2008

Don has already been starting posting on education to help kick off the new school year. On the theme of schools, I was struck by the release of an ACLU report that claims that corporal punishment was used more than 200,000 times last school year. I am at a loss. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this [...]

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Maureen Dowd in One Image

August 20, 2008

Let it go, Maureen. You hate Bill and Hillary Clinton. We got it. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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Denny Rehberg: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

August 19, 2008

I know; I am on another one of my one man crusades against Denny Rehberg, but when he acts like he does, it’s hard not to point out the hypocrisy. Remember, Representative Rehberg, who bitterly criticized Congress for not taking up the work of the people in August. You know, the guy who said this: [...]

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Mike Lange, What Have You Wrought?

August 19, 2008

I think write-ins  are interesting and there’s no reason to block them, but this is getting out of hand. Maybe it’s time for me to get back in the race. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments [...]

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Gore for VP? Sign me Up

August 18, 2008

I could support this. Even better if Senator McCain picks my first choice. It’d be the second greatest debate in VP history. No chance #1 can be topped, even if it included Gore, too. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]

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Does Roy Brown Understand How Percentages Work?

August 17, 2008

It’s been awhile since I have taken a math course or counted capital gains from an oil deal, but I think I might just understand math better than Roy Brown. In a story about Governor Schweitzer’s latest ad that claims Montana is one of the fastest growing economies in the nation, the Brown campaign offered [...]

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