Posts from 2008 (Page 3)

122 posts from 2008

Oct 22, 2008
Politics

It's really very simple

Just watch this, and compare it to the hate and vitriol coming from the opposing side. Who’s really working towards solutions? We are all Americans, and we all love this country. It’s as simple as that. </param></param></embed>

Swamped, lately

I’ve been swamped lately: I have one more update to the Slate Poll Tracker '08 that's mostly complete (it just requires some performance testing and enhancement). I am in the final stages of delivering an iPhone app to a startup that shall rema...

Oct 09, 2008
Politics

Quote of the day

From Josh Marshall: When this is all over I do not know whether Obama and Biden will allow McCain to meet with his testicles without preconditions. Just checked the website, and apparently Josh has changed the text: After the election, in the inte...

Oct 02, 2008
Politics

Great Reasons to Fact-Check Interns' Work, #27

From the RNC website: Obama Would Implement The Lugar-Obama Legislation To Crack Down On The Smuggling Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction. "[Obama] also will fully implement the Lugar-Obama legislation to help our allies detect and stop the smuggling ...

Oct 02, 2008
iPhone

Introducing Slate Poll Tracker '08

Slate and I have some special news: If you're a political junkie like we're political junkies, you have a problem. You can track the McCain-Obama polls only at your computer. If you go to a ballgame, or a meeting, or your daughter's wedding, you e...

Sep 27, 2008
Politics

Barack's to lose

Who am I? Why am I here? I don’t even remember anymore. Anyway, I watched the debate tonight with 150 or so people from Washington’s 43rd Legislative District, and thought that it was essentially a draw. Bear in mind: this is not an ideal outcome,...

Sep 16, 2008
Politics

Carly knows all about the lack of qualifications

  From Andy Barr at The Hill: "Do you think [Palin] has the experience to run a major company, like Hewlett Packard?" Fiorina was asked on a St. Louis radio show. "No, I don't," Fiorina said without further explanation. And, as we all know, Carl...

Sep 13, 2008
Miscellaneous

Nothing Quite Like Running Naked in a Hurricane

I’ve been watching coverage of Hurricane Ike’s landfall in Texas all evening, and was just watching another clip on the Weather Channel’s website. I noticed something in the last second of this video that’s worth watching: some guy runs naked acro...