Guns aren’t really an issue that interests me all that much. If they are for you, then here is the full text of John McCain’s speech to the National Rifle Association (NRA). The real reason that I’m posting the remarks however is for what McCain says...
During the 2004 Presidential Election, voter turnout was significantly higher in states where the margin of victory for either candidate was less than 10%. The states that George Bush won by less than five percent of the vote were: Iowa, Colorado, Ohio, New Mexico and...
I saw this little infographic the other day on how John McCain and Barack Obama are perceived by various age-groups. I then took that information and created a cloud. Using 100 point font for each of the candidates names, I used a smaller font that would correspond to...
We’ve all known it for a while, but I think that after last night it is probably unofficially official: Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. I think its going to be an absolutely incredible next few months. From my...
A reader writes: I was thinking about this the other day and the glacial pace and stagnancy of changes to the political process in this country. In the past few days I’ve seen a few articles that may turn the whole thing upside down and asked me ask the...
Episode I: The Phantom Menace A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The Fourth Estate, bastion of independence and bulwark against tyranny has been swallowed by corporate interests. Pundits feed upon the...