2004 on my mind

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Saturday November 10, 2012 · 10:26 AM PST

2012/11/10 · 10:26

The morning after the election, I woke up feeling calm. It was over. It was time to let go of the anxiety, and move forward. Thankfully, we were going to be able to just move forward, instead of enduring 4 years of Romney before getting another chance.

My thoughts kept returning to 2004, and realizing that this time, we were on the other side. Many of you probably have similar memories to the ones I have of the Bush/Kerry election. The polls said that Bush would win, but they were close. We didn't trust the polls. We talked about how the polls didn't reach people who relied on cellphones, and since many of us rely on cellphones, there would be lots of Democrats uncounted in the polls. We believed that the youth vote would turn out in droves, and would make up the difference. We thought that the Bush supporters weren't as enthusiastic as we were, and they would stay home. Maybe Kerry wasn't the perfect candidate, but Bush was so bad, we didn't think it would really matter.

And so, despite knowing better on some level, we really thought Kerry would win. It felt like a punch to the stomach when he did not. It felt impossible. Bush won in 2000 by the slimmest of margins, and due to legal gymnastics. 2004 was worse, because it hurt. It hurt to realize that it was no accident. After 4 years of President Bush, the majority of America actually went out and voted for him again. It seemed impossible, but it was reality. America chose Bush.

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Monday June 16, 2008 · 6:36 PM PDT

2008/06/16 · 18:36

There is a story on CNN right now, with some analysis of gay marriage in Massachusetts, 4 years after it became legal.

Today the focus was on California of course, and the changes and new marriages going forward, but today also provided a good opportunity to look at how things have been going during the last few years. There was a similar story in the NYTimes also, with lots of interviews with different couples.

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Sunday January 13, 2008 · 8:20 AM PST

2008/01/13 · 08:20

Updated -- transcript and netcast is here

Today, Tim Russert is interviewing Hillary Clinton for the full show.

Right now she's explaining her emotional response in New Hampshire. She says she was touched that someone asked her about how she did it.

Tim then revealed that the woman who had asked that question ended up voting for Barack Obama. Apparently the woman was turned off by the fact that after the emotional moment, Hillary "stiffened up" and turned back to politics, and saying that some candidates are ready to go to work on day 1, and some are not.

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Tuesday January 08, 2008 · 5:51 PM PST

2008/01/08 · 17:51

Right now, with something like 13% of the vote counted, the results have Hillary Clinton at 40%, Obama at 36% and 17% for Edwards.

(Gravel, if anyone is curious, has 61 votes, which is 0%, compared to Hillary's 18,297 votes)

It's a little bizarre to be reading the comments in response to these preliminary results, with many people hyperventilating at the idea that Hillary is not getting blown out of that water.

I mean seriously.

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Sunday January 06, 2008 · 6:03 PM PST

2008/01/06 · 18:03

Maybe most of the people on this site will think its lame, but I have to admit to my addiction to "The Amazing Race".

During football season, the episodes all end up getting a little delayed. So when I turned on the TV tonight to catch the show, instead the CBS channel was still showing the end of tonight's episode of "60 Minutes".

I feel like it's just a cliche, that Andy Rooney's final commentaries are supposed to be a folksy bit of observation from yesteryear. But the one tonight was really maybe over the line.

It's now on the website, here

Tonight, all he could talk about was how he really wished that the candidates of today sounded more just like the standard old dead white guys who used to always be in charge.

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Wednesday November 01, 2006 · 6:04 AM PST

2006/11/01 · 06:04

John Kerry will be appearing on the Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer at 4pm today, according to Headline News.

There have been plenty of diaries & comments on this issue, many of them hoping that it would all just go away. "let's focus on other issues!" you say.

But the media has latched onto this controversy, and at this point, John Kerry needs to make this into an opportunity. This is not about him, this is about getting out the message that Bush & his supporters have failed this country. Read More

Welcome to our new National ID cards

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Wednesday September 20, 2006 · 5:23 PM PDT

2006/09/20 · 17:23

Today the U.S. House of Representatives, by a vote of 228-196, passed a bill requiring photo ids by 2008. By 2010, we will all need to carry photo ids verifying our citizenship, in order to vote.

They are calling it the Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 - H.R. 4844, and it was an almost strict party line vote, with only 3 Republicans voting against (Bass [NH-2], Bradley [NH-1] and Young [AK]) and 4 Democrats voting in favor (Bean [IL-8], Marshall [GA-3], Peterson [MN-7], Taylor [MS-4]). Read More

Cheney: Al Qaeda is encouraged by Joe's loss

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Wednesday August 09, 2006 · 7:21 PM PDT

2006/08/09 · 19:21

In another bold move from the current administration, the Vice President has now weighed in on the Connecticut Senate primary election as well!

from the latest NYTimes story about Lieberman's loss:

"It's an unfortunate development, I think, from the standpoint of the Democratic Party, to see a man like Lieberman pushed aside because of his willingness to support an aggressive posture in terms of our national security strategy,'' Mr. Cheney said in a telephone interview with news agency reporters.

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Friday March 24, 2006 · 8:45 PM PST

2006/03/24 · 20:45

well, mostly.

just posted to Redstate.

Contrition
By: Augustine · Section: Miscellania
I want to apologize to National Review Online, my friends and colleagues here at RedState, and to any others that have been affected over the past few days. I also want to apologize to my previous editors and writers whose work I used inappropriately and without attribution. There is no excuse for this - nor is there an excuse for any obfuscation in my earlier statement.
I hope that nothing I've done as a teenager or in my professional life will reflect badly on the movement and principles I believe in.
I'm deeply grateful for the love and encouragment of all those around me. And although I may not deserve such support, it makes it that much more humbling at a time like this. I'm a young man, and I hope that in time that I can earn a measure of the respect that you have given me.
Regards,
Ben

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Wednesday February 15, 2006 · 7:18 AM PST

2006/02/15 · 07:18

CNN is now reporting on Headline News that 325,000 names are now listed on the "terror watchlists", as potential threats to national security. This is after the Washington Post story on this appeared today.

The number has quadrupled since 2003. Read More

NY Times headline: Alito confirmed in 58-43 vote

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Tuesday January 31, 2006 · 8:39 AM PST

2006/01/31 · 08:39

why does it surprise me that the NYTimes can't count?

apparently they think there are 101 Senators.

oh, I just went back and now they've fixed it. 58-42. The correct numbers.

whatever. the vote is over. As everyone realizes, if all of those who voted against Alito had actually wanted him to not be on the court, they could have supported the filibuster. Read More

The End of Going Along to Get Along

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Sunday January 29, 2006 · 5:59 PM PST

2006/01/29 · 17:59

The filibuster is important because it takes a stand on the issues, and defines some values.

Will it work? Maybe.

The important thing is, it can work. If enough Democratic senators hold together, and simply refuse to vote Yea on the upcoming cloture motion, it will work.

And this takes it beyond just another political gesture. Read More

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Cheney: Al Qaeda is encouraged by Joe's loss

One More from Ben: He Finally Comes Clean

325,000 names now on Terror Watchlists

NY Times headline: Alito confirmed in 58-43 vote

The End of Going Along to Get Along