Sarah Palin, Resignation and Basketball

I just finished listening to Sarah Palin’s resignation speech, from start to finish.
Wowsers.
After almost 7 full minutes of rambling… and not a whole lot of sense-making, we learn that she is stepping down as Governor of Alaska.
It was quite disjointed, from strange basketball analogies to promises to affect political change for Alaska outside of politics, to my personal [...]

Abortion Docs, Jew Haters, Extremism and the GOP

Let’s just jump right in, cuz I really do have a lot to say.
Today I have right-wing extremism on my mind… something I’ve been mulling over lately… and something that truly makes my blood run cold.
It’s terrifying.
… And it’s escalating quickly.
Since Barack Obama descended on the scene with his eye turned to the presidency, we [...]

Joe Lieberman Needs Joe the Plumber… And Fast

Lieberman, Lieberman, Lieberman!
What in the world are we going to do with you?
Initially I was thinking Lieberman was the king of all flip-floppers… a man without a home… changing parties at the rate normal people change their underwear… just looking for some love.
To summarize… 
Senator Lieberman started out as the star of the Democratic Party, a Senator from Connecticut- a [...]

The Elephants Are Locking Horns…

Oh boo-hoo.
The GOP doesn’t approve of the people Obama has picked for his staff thus far, and is throwing a temper tantrum as a result.
Yeah.
Cuz that’s effective.
Perhaps the Republican Party would be better served by going to sit in their collective corners and doing some deep thinking about the mess they’ve caused, and how they plan to clean it [...]

Sarah Palin, Africa and “the Southern Part of the Country”

For those of you who are sad that John McCain/Sarah Palin lost the election, perhaps this report will make you feel a little better about the way things turned out.
It appears that Sarah Palin never knew Africa was a continent.
She thought it was a country, and that when people refer to “South Africa”, they were merely [...]

Burn, Baby, Burn

While many of us are still flying high, allowing the fact that we just elected our first black president to sink in…
Others seem hell-bent on reminding us that such an historic moment comes with its share of challenges.
Simply put, there are still plenty of jackasses out there.
From Massechussetts we hear the story of a predominantly [...]

It Isn’t Just About the Politicians…

One of the fun aspects of a national election is getting to see some of the issues the voters in various states are grappling with.
Here are some of the interesting things I’ve seen tonight:

Massechussetts has voted to decriminalize marijuana
Michigan has voted to legalize medical marijuana
The proposed abortion ban has failed in South Dakota
Colorado has decided that [...]

The Drama Begins To Unfold…

As the polls are closing, stories are rolling in.
As wonderful and historic as this day is, the news isn’t solely roses and rainbows.
In Florida, a swing state, we hear the tale of a polling station in Deerfield Beach.
This is a predominantly black area of the state, and as the polls opened at 7 a.m., there [...]

ACORN, Bogus Scandals and Registration Fraud

We need to talk about voter fraud for a minute.
This shit is getting on my nerves.
On the one side we have ACORN… and accusations that they are registering dead people, Scooby-Doo, Donald Duck and the pet goldfish.
On the other side we have organizations like Voter Outreach of America, a group which has been systematically destroying [...]

Dick Cheney, Charles Manson and Presidential Endorsements

I was surprised to learn that Dick Cheney endorsed John McCain yesterday.
My surprise doesn’t stem from the fact that Cheney endorsed McCain… Let’s face it… who the hell else was he going to vote for?
… I simply find it amusing that Cheney waited so long to do it.
It’s interesting that he waited until 3 days before [...]