The Thinker--or Just Sitting Around?

I've wondered about Rodin's famous sculpture. Is he engaged in deep thought or sitting around wasting time? And why isn't he wearing pants? I ask the same of myself. Here we comment on well, mostly politics. Or we may just sit! If you like it, tell a friend. If not, tell us, but please read the GROUND RULES before you do.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Which "ist" are you?

Are you a good witch or a bad witch? No, wrong question. Apparently the Obama camp and the periphery are dividing into "transformationa...

Roberto Martell, please find a life

After a banishment of nearly two years, Chief Illiniwek once again is putting on the buckskins, beads and turkey feathers...a student group ...

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Why Larry Summers cannot have a Cabinet post

Yes, we know he's generally a tool. Yes, he said in rough paraphrase that girls can't do math (tell that to my math major wife) BUT ...

A piece of "original intent" to neutralize the mouthbreathers

Over the last several months, as the probability of Obama's election became greater, the right-wing screech machine started to look for ...

What is the point of "code names" for the first family ---

if you tell everyone what they are? http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92024/?fp=1

Monday, November 10, 2008

More unpopular than Nixon

CNN's latest "approval" poll for W includes an approval number so small they don't even bother to list it. Seventy-six p...

The only downside to a McCain defeat

If Grampy had won, I would have been spared the indignity of finally being older than the president.

Sunday, November 09, 2008

I would love to be a fly on the wall for the Bush-Obama meeting

The differences between the two are so jarring. I would love to hear what was said between the most honorable and decent man to enter the Wh...

Friday, November 07, 2008

As long as we're doing photos

That's me and my better half with the next POTUS and a pretty damned good Senator.

And for Lula, I also exist...

With my MUCH better half! (I'm the one on the right!)

November 4, 2008 @ 10:08 p.m. - Grant Park

Photographic evidence of my existence.... (I am the one on the left)

How did the rich vote?

In response to the post below about Adam Smith and his invisible hand of love, I noticed that Nate Silver's got a post up at fivethirtye...

A visit to the (Freeper) zoo

THIS is rich. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127917/posts

Spread the wealth around, circa 1776

"The necessaries of life occasion the great expense of the poor. They find it difficult to get food, and the greater part of their litt...

Thursday, November 06, 2008

I'm almost feeling sorry for Sarah Palin..

Readers here know how I feel about Caribou Barbie, that she is a miserable, mean-spirited and corrupt person ill-equipped seemingly for any ...

A View from Abroad ... in Cartoons

Aislin, The Montreal Gazette Novaes, Jornal do Brasil

In my mind I'm gone to Carolina

Obama blue or Tarheel blue? In any case, a blue Carolina is a beautiful thing! Plus the Dems pick up the Oregon senate seat.

The teeny tiny brain of Sean Hannity

Here is the absurd "poll question" from the even more absurd Sean Hannity: With ACORN fraud, military ballots missing, and people ...

A couple of reactions from African Americans

Whoopi Goldberg on “The View”: And the realization that hit me and really messed me up for a lot of the night was that as an American, I alw...

Won't you please help?

Hundreds of political hacks and industry insiders will soon be out of work in an Obama administration. Mine owners will no longer be able to...

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