It's too bad Congressional Democrats are (largely) incompetent [Stimulus rant]

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Friday February 06, 2009 · 5:20 PM PST

2009/02/06 · 17:20

[cross-posted on my blog, Vegan Fish Tacos]

As someone with a double major in Economics (focus on money and banking) and Political Science (focus on US politics) and a minor in Public Policy, the economic collapse and subsequent attempts to fix it are somewhat in my academic wheelhouse. Keeping that in mind, here goes…

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How happy are you with the rumored agreement?

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How happy are you with the rumored agreement?

Pumped- great job Harry!

3 votes

Ambivalant / Unsure

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Irritated, but not irate

8 votes

Pissed off

35 votes

Pie (I'm thinking cherry)

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McCain's Choice: A Portrait of Palin

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Wednesday September 10, 2008 · 1:05 AM PDT

2008/09/10 · 01:05

[Cross-Posted on my blog, Vegan Fish Tacos]. As I've stated in previous diaries, keep in mind that this isn't necessarily written for this audience, but here's hoping you gain something from it.

If you like it, feel free to link to it (here or on VFT), and it would mean the world to me if you gave it a little Digg or Reddit bump.

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Wednesday August 13, 2008 · 12:12 AM PDT

2008/08/13 · 00:12

[Cross-Posted on my site, Vegan Fish Tacos]

I've been wanting to do something like this for quite some time. Basically, what I am trying to do is paint a visual picture of how this election is really shaping out. Since it is really the Electoral College that is all that matters (though national polls hold a small amount of probative value), that seems like the way to do this. What I have done is taken the projection % chances for both candidates by the venerable Five Thirty Eight on August 1 and will work from those.

[NOTE: I wrote this for a much less politically savvy audience, so don't feel patronized if feels far below your level- that's the difficulty of this]

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How many states do you disagree with from my prediction map?

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How many states do you disagree with from my prediction map?

None

6 votes

One

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Two

21 votes

Three

26 votes

Four

13 votes

Five

18 votes

Six

9 votes

PIE!

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What should be the next Obama ad

drhgl19

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Tuesday August 05, 2008 · 10:18 AM PDT

2008/08/05 · 10:18

John McCain's new ad (source) gave Obama the exact break he needs to turn the narrative of this election.

Here's how it would go:

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Like it?

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Like it?

Yeah

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Too strong

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Not strong enough

1 vote

Pie

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An Idea: Instead of a just the VP, announce the "Dream Team"

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Wednesday July 30, 2008 · 4:08 PM PDT

2008/07/30 · 16:08

There has been a ton of talk about who Obama is going to choose as his running mate and when that decision will be announced. What I'm thinking about is whether a completely different tact should be in place for this campaign.

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The "Dream Team": Are you on board?

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The "Dream Team": Are you on board?

Hell yeah!

31 votes

Yes, but not as enthusiastic

12 votes

Ambivalent

12 votes

Not really

12 votes

Hell no!

18 votes

Pie

2 votes

Lost in the Shuffle: ABC withholds positive Obama poll data

drhgl19

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Friday July 18, 2008 · 4:38 PM PDT

2008/07/18 · 16:38

To me, this is the type of story that we need to be talking about- time to take these people to task and/or get to the bottom of it.

Of course, props to Media Matters for breaking it.
Here's the link

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What's your take?

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What's your take?

Deliberate by ABC and helped McCain

93 votes

Deliberate by ABC and helped Obama (accidentally or deliberately)

18 votes

Accidental

1 vote

Tin Foil Pie Hat

12 votes

Be Ready: Cindy McCain goes after Michelle on ABC tomorrow

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Wednesday June 18, 2008 · 10:10 PM PDT

2008/06/18 · 22:10

Politico is talking about it, and they have a link to ABC's Political Radar:
And here that is

Some snippets:

Asked by Snow if she would feel safe with Obama as president, McCain replied, "I would feel safe with my husband as president . . .I think Barack Obama is a fine man and Michelle Obama is a fine woman (but) this is about who would be better and I think my husband would be better."

"Everyone has their own experience. I don't know why she said what she said, all I know is that I have always been proud of my country."

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What is the proper response here?

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What is the proper response here?

Polite and composed

72 votes

Passionant and strong

54 votes

A balance of the two

102 votes

Unadulterated hate

60 votes

Pie

72 votes

The Case for Barack Obama

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Wednesday April 30, 2008 · 12:37 AM PDT

2008/04/30 · 00:37

This is a piece I wrote for my blog a few months ago (I won't plug it at all- that's unnecessary), but it seems worth posting in this space, especially considering where we are in the campaign

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How are you helping the campaign?

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How are you helping the campaign?

I'm volunteering

3 votes

I'm donating

8 votes

I'm talking with family and friends to inform them about Barack and the Democratic Party

6 votes

I'm sitting on my hands, but want to make a difference

0 votes

More than one of these

21 votes

Pie

8 votes

ESPN Cancels Obama interview

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Wednesday April 16, 2008 · 4:26 PM PDT

2008/04/16 · 16:26

Apparently, Senator Obama was supposed to be the guest on "The B.S. Report", which is a podcast done by Bill Simmons, a frequent writer for both the site and ESPN: The Magazine (also, my favorite sportswriter). However, this will not come to pass for reasons that are still unclear.

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Thursday March 13, 2008 · 11:28 PM PDT

2008/03/13 · 23:28

Bush's current Press Secretary (Dana Perino) said this tonight on The Daily Show

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Tuesday February 05, 2008 · 4:46 PM PST

2008/02/05 · 16:46

This is a story that's on Drudge, which I'm sure makes some of you wary, but it needs to be told/investigated

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Is this a big deal

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Is this a big deal

Yes

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Will all you Obama supports shut your mouths?

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Be Ready: Cindy McCain goes after Michelle on ABC tomorrow

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ESPN Cancels Obama interview

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