Ok, so blogging around here has been sparse lately, I’ve been a busy guy. In 2009 I’m planning to retool the site and get back into the swing of blogging. Now to your irregularly scheduled post. I’ve already voted (for Obama) before last night, so the Obama TV spot didn’t influence my vote. But I … Read more
Palin intrigues me. I’m amazed that she has risen so far so fast. Her speech at the RNC really resonated with a lot of people. Among them is my friend Chrissie. She had the honor (?) a few days ago of getting quoted in an article that was picked up by AP and now it’s … Read more
In a departure from my usual library related postings, I have a solution that few people seem to consider. Take government out the marriage license business. Just let people get married in whatever church or organization supports their way of life and be done with it. State marriage simply replaces a church’s authority with that … Read more
Via Barry at Inn of the Last Home. All these tests seem to confirm my Leftist political leanings. While in theroy I may be to the left, in reality I take things case by case so I’m not a total radical 🙂 You are a Social Liberal (68% permissive) and an… Economic Liberal (23% permissive) … Read more
Looks like TennCare is on its way out. That sucks because I have TennCare. South Knox Bubba has highlights of Gov. Bredesen’s speech. The Knoxville News Sentinel also has more information
Here are a handful of political sites that I thought were interesting. The Political Compass is site that asks you questions to determine where you fall on the political spectrum. It then places you on a grid. The horizontal (X) axis defines left or right economics, and the vertical (Y) axis defines social libertarian or … Read more
This article just makes me want to scream, cry, yell, something….. Didn’t we learn from Florida?
Bush won the election. He probably deserved it, much as it pains me to say that. I mean even with a bad economy and what seems to be a perpetual war that we didn’t need to start, he still convinced enough people that he deserved another four years. I think there are fundamental problems with … Read more
There is an urban legend, a true one, that says if the Washington Redskins lose their home game just before and election, the challenger wins. The Skins lost yesterday to the Packers. This would seen to indicate a win for John Kerry. I knew I liked the Redskins for some reason. Slashdot has commentay here … Read more
