The conventional wisdom on the Presidential election seems to point to the economic meltdown as the point in the season when Obama broke away from McCain in the polls and established himself as the definitive frontrunner. I couldn’t disagree more.
The point at which things fell apart for John McCain? September 24th, the first night of [...]
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It would take a massive reversal of fortune and a comeback never before seen in American politics, but a McCain victory IS possible. Here’s how I see it breaking down.
In this map, you’ll see that McCain has won each tossup state and even taken a state or two that is comfortably in Obama’s column.
Is it [...]
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After watching this:
All I could think of was this:
The Dunning-Kruger effect is the phenomenon wherein people who have little knowledge (or skill) tend to think they know more (or have more skill) than they do, while others who have much more knowledge tend to think that they know less.
Incompetent individuals tend to overestimate their own [...]
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If you don’t know who Lawrence Lessig is, well, you’re no friend of mine. For the uninitiated, Lessig is among the preeminent thinkers, activists and legal minds in this great country. In essence, he’s wicked smaaaaaht.
Using the “Lessig Method”, he carefully and exhaustively lays out the case against Palin as VP and hints at the [...]
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Working last night, I spent time with one of my favorite customers. For the sake of this discussion, we’ll call him Johnny McBornAgain. Now, Johnny is by all accounts, an affable sort. He’s chummy, witty, knowledgeable about all sorts of technical and geeky issues and dearly loves his wife and five kids. He also has [...]
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Are you wondering what specific ethical and economic reforms the candidates for President will implement if they win the election? One candidate gave a 22 minute speech in Green Bay, WI yesterday outlining his detailed plans. The other candidate? < crickets >
What do you think?
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There is much hand wringing going on about whether or not Obama is going to fumble what should be a gimme election. Let’s review.
The sitting two term President has the lowest approval rating in history. The candidate of that President’s party is inexorably tied to his policies and positions. That candidate has displayed a massive [...]
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When it was announced that Sarah Palin would give her first interview to media toady Charlie Gibson, I had two thoughts. First, Charlie Gibson can come across as a condescending doofus as he looks down his nose at his interview subject and secondly, he had to tiptoe through the tulips to not offend the soft [...]
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Dear Barack,
I watched with interest your “interview” with Keith Olbermann tonight as well as your visit to the set of Bill O’Reilly’s nightly festival of the mildly moronic.
After watching your performance on both shows, let me give you a piece of advice as you plot campaign strategy over the next couple of weeks.
1.) Remember how [...]
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I voted for John McCain. Twice. I proudly voted for him in the New Hampshire primary in 2000. I also proudly wrote him in as my vote for President in 2000 after he was chased from the race by scurrilous rumors and Rovian tactics by the Bush campaign.
As a veteran, I understood and appreciated his [...]
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