The Race for the White House: It Isn’t a Tie
Region: United StatesMedia outlets have a vested interest in making it seem as though the race between President Obama and Governor Romney is … well, a race. I mean, blowouts aren’t interesting. Who wants to follow an electi... more
Views: 960Healthcare and the Supreme Court - Losing the Legal Forest for the Political Trees
Region: New YorkNFIB v. Sebelius is the caption atop the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Thirty, fifty, even a hundred years from now, law students will be grilled on NFIB v. ... more
Views: 1385A Lone Liberal, Barking in the Dark
Region: District of ColumbiaI'll start with the specific issue and then spend a bit being a grand pontificator. First, the thing that tripped this switch in my political consciousness was quite specific: the tax cut/unemployment compromise that th... more
Views: 1298A Healthcare Reform Factsheet
Region: United StatesSo many of my friends seem not to know exactly what's in this bill (these bills, really). I offer this abbreviated list of facts and figures from the HCR bills that passed the House last night, compiled by somebody who's b... more
Views: 897In Scranton, the First Line of the Day
Region: Pennsylvania
Stuff gets interesting (where else?) at the polling location for the University of Scranton. Also, a student for McCain and a driver/volunteer with nothing but love. This is it for me. I've been recruited to run a l... more
Views: 1511Voting in Scranton: 'Uneventful'
Region: Pennsylvania
It's early and everything seems to be going smoothly ... so far. Also, a couple of volunteer poll watchers share their feel for the morning. more
Views: 1472Welcome to Scranton & Don't Vote Absentee
Region: Pennsylvania
It's early in the morning and I'm barely above a whisper. Also: a message to all you kids out there: DON'T VOTE ABSENTEE. more
Views: 2524Why I'm Not Going to Vote for Barack Obama
Region: United States
I can't vote, so I'm off to Pennsylvania to live vicariously through others. more
Views: 1268Of Obama, Satire and Terrorist Fist Jabs
Region: United StatesIt's a JOKE folks. I don't care if it goes over peoples' heads. I don't care if it happens to conveniently summarize an ugly current running under this election (wasn't that the point?) for the opposition's use. It's a jok... more
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