I love it.
Now that I’ve taken a few deep breaths … now that I am no longer so quick to become scornful and condescending over how ridiculously superficial American politics can be when the Fate Of The Whole Wide World is hanging in the balance … now that I’ve realized that Canadians won’t ever allow [...]
You know a smart administration is making the decisions when they “take scientists out of decision making on species status.”
And it’s just awesome that doing so “doesn’t require the approval of congress.”
In totally unexpected reaction to this move, “developers welcomed the plan, while environmentalists derided it.”
No! Really?
Environmentalists derided a plan that would put the decision-making [...]
I know I’m kind of a sucker for Barack Obama these days. I know there’s a tag on my blog that exists because I keep posting about cool shit that he does. I know I’m supposed to use this blog to call out the bullshit obfuscation that is so prevalent in politics instead of cheerleading [...]
If you missed all the weirdness, or even some of it, MSNBC has put together a wonderful 10-minute recap of the past six months of American politics … it’s really all you need to see to come to the same conclusion as Stan Marsh.
“Dude … this is fucked up right here.”
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Hey! Check it out everybody! this comes from the file of Shit-I-Probably-Shouldn’t-Have-Needed-Maps-To-Realize…
First, a map of how Barack Obama stacks up against John McCain in current electoral college votes as of this week (Obama is blue, obviously):
Next, we have this map:
But to play the race card in this election would be just another example of Obama’s [...]
I have nothing else to say until both the Stanley Cup Finals and the Democratic Party nomination process are over.
Both results are so close I can taste them.
But they’re not over yet.
So this seemed right:
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