A New Dawn
Posted in Open Thread, People, Politics on Nov 5th, 2008
Category Archive for 'Open Thread'
With bated breath …
Posted in Open Thread, Politics on Nov 2nd, 2008
There are so many things that have happened in our recent history – things that have changed the world, things that change the definition of destiny, things that change who we think we can be, what we think we can achieve, things that change the boundaries of what is and is not. The West Wing […]
Goodbye Fear and Loathing
Posted in Open Thread, Politics on Oct 28th, 2008
Hunter S Thompson added to our political lexicon when he used the term “Fear and Loathing” (or rather re-used – he’d already used it a year earlier to describe some ugly Las Vegas doings) to describe the 1972 Nixon campaign trail. It was singularly appropriate for Nixon. The only ambiguity at all was whether it […]
Obama for VP
Posted in Open Thread, People, Politics on Oct 19th, 2008
I am no psephologist, but as the owner of one of those V-thingies, I have had a particular interest in the women in this election. Sadly, with one exception, they have shamed my gender and behaved in general as if they have one of those P-thingies instead.
Another Dull Debate or Blue Touch Paper, Lit?
Posted in Open Thread, Politics on Oct 15th, 2008
The McCain team is feverishly attempting CPR on the lifeless thing that is their campaign. Will the third and last debate provide the super-defibrillator they need? The possibilities for excitement on stage today all hinge on McCain. To what do you ‘throw the switch’ in these circumstances, in which you are 8-10 points down nationally […]
A Rear Admirals’ Vice is A Vice Admiral in his Rear!
Posted in Open Thread, Politics on Oct 11th, 2008
Like Nelson said to Hardy “kiss me Hardy” and Hardy replied “kiss ya be fucked Horatio I’m next in line for Admiral” The only things that Captain McCain and I have in common are that we both sailed through more water than the average shark, in the Grey Funnel Line, in roughly the same era […]
Red is Blue and the Whitehouse Black
Posted in Open Thread, Politics on Oct 7th, 2008
Left is right; Keynes is King; Banks are poor and your average worker is….well…poorer. And in the midst of it two candidates vie for what has become the poisoned chalice that is the Presidency of the United States.
The Senate: Democrat By How Much?
Posted in Open Thread, Politics on Sep 29th, 2008
It has been clear for a long while now that the Democrats will increase their control of the US Senate, the question has always been by how much and can they reach the 60 votes required to win a vote on ‘cloture‘ and force though legislation. With several races in the bag and others that […]
It’s the economy stupid!
Posted in Open Thread, Politics on Sep 20th, 2008
We are about to witness the biggest landslide in US political history. Everything is against the Republicans. History tells us that no incumbent party overlooking such an economic disaster, survives. Everything is pointing to wipeout. Never mind the fact that the Democrats have 8 out of the top 10 major issues going for them. None […]
Lipstick on a Pig
Posted in Open Thread, People, Politics on Sep 12th, 2008
Ferny Grover at 491 said: … you seem to have the impression that Americans are interested in real issues when they are showing every indication of being a nation in complete denial. You’ve hit the nail on the head. I think most Americans have trouble facing reality. The worse things get, the more they want […]