now, there are a lot of things that politicians do that i just plain don’t understand. i am not a political strategist, or all that educated, or even extremely well-read. in perfect honesty, i’m more a political fangirl than anything else. this is perhaps why i will never understand why the illinois gop pulled jack […]
Browsing Posts in election 2004
in tongue-in-cheek honor of blair: Thank You! Thank you for your generous contribution to the Democratic National Committee. Your contribution will provide the critical support to keep our Democratic victory plan on track to elect a Democrat to the White House and make George Bush a one-term President. If you have any additional comments or […]
i kinda feel like i ought to cross-link this particular entry to /main/sports… i mean, seriously, politics really are a sport, at this point. so the other night, friday, i was walking over to the billy goat on washington to meet rachel to watch the debate, and i had this bizarre feeling. like, we’re so […]
“In 20 Years, the American Welfare State will no longer be needed”: an interview with Grover Norquist by Pablo Pardo of El Mundo [Original (en español), Google’s mostly-legible translation]: Q: You would like the cut the state by half in 25 years. How? A: The key is in pensions and health. Last year Bush approved […]
while waiting for the sophos install engineer to show up, i had a great conversation with keane at work. i always like talking about things with keane, because he’s one of the more just-downright-reasonable people i know. he’s a conservative (and i think, but i’m not sure, a republican), and yet he and i manage […]
