Politics
Four more years
I love America. And it's sad to see something you love try to commit suicide. We will probably survive four more years of Bush. But why run the risk?
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Politics
Election prediction
Kerry 278, Bush 260. Update: I overrated the role the Libertarians would play in the Western states. I should have known better. I agree with Matt Welch that libertarians are screwed now.
Politics
Stop the presses!
From a sign at the University of Houston - Downtown campus: UHD College Democrats Endorse John Kerry and John Edwards in 2004
History
Missibama?
The states of Mississippi and Alabama have both had voting rights in 44 federal elections (Alabama had voting rights a 45th time, in 1868, while Mississippi was still under a Reconstruction government). The two states have cast their electoral votes for the same presidential candidate in 42 of those 44
TV / Film / Radio
What the $@#% Do We Know?
Two parts thought-provoking; one part hippy-dippy silly. 2 > 1. Go see it. (Towards the end of the movie, "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" by Simple Minds looped insistently through my mind; but that's probably an idiosyncracy.)
Sports
The World Series I'd like to see
It will get me killed here in Houston, but I want to see a Cardinals-Yankees World Series. Think about it: The greatest franchise in the history of the National League playing the greatest franchise in the history of the American League in the World Series, for the first time
Houston
Kenneth Lay: Houston hero
The Houston Alumni Organization probably wishes that this ceremony had never happened.
Politics
The third debate: quick reaction
Looks like four more years. God help us.
Houston
METRORail beware
I've finally seen one of those new International SUVs, parked in a driveway at Kirby and Stanmore. Sweet Jesus. When I say it was "parked in a driveway", please be aware that I'm using a well-known euphemism for the sake of being understood;
Politics
The second debate: quick reaction
I was pleased to see that after talking so much about hard work during the first debate, President Bush actually put some in for the second debate. I give a slight advantage to Bush, if only because he finally stated his case with some supporting detail. And he didn'
Politics
Why I support Kerry/Edwards
The Democrats put their lightweight in the lower spot on the ticket. (Does anyone else feel deprived of a Kerry-Cheney debate?)
Intellect
-sume
I wonder whether the reason why so many people use "assume" when they mean "presume" is that "when you assume, you make an ass out of u and me" makes so much more sense than "when you presume, you make a pres out