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Monthly Archives: January 2008

What’s up with wassup?

Friday, January 11, 2008

Any WordPress experts out there? I was using a plug in called Wassup to keep track of readership. I liked it because my daily hits increased from the numbers reported by the last plug in I used, which also crapped out for some reason. I mean, who cares if the numbers are real, so long […]

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Friday night music is back

Friday, January 11, 2008

I think it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted music. I honestly can’t keep track. This week, two of Simon and Garfunkel’s best. The inevitable Bridge Over Troubled Water. What can I say, it’s a great song. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbFEnoITiWE[/youtube] America [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ULw6tDey0[/youtube]

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A Bit more on the Bradley effect

Friday, January 11, 2008

A few days ago I speculated that the surprise in New Hampshire might have been, in whole or in part, a result of the Bradley effect. Named after former LA Mayor Tom Bradley, who lost a race for California governor despite polls predicting victory, the term refers to the tendency of white voters to lie […]

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Yet another thing no one could anticipate

Friday, January 11, 2008

Wouldn’t you think PR people would avoid the “Nobody anticipated…” formulation made famous by Condi Rice about terrorists and echoed by Bush about Katrina? Apparently not, as Floyd Norris reports in today’s New York Times (Banks Plead They Can’t Follow Rules) : “No one anticipated a day when potentially hundreds of thousands of residential mortgage […]

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Priorities

Friday, January 11, 2008

Seems like the telecoms have a good handle on their legal rights when their pocketbooks are involved: Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureaus repeated failures to pay phone bills on time. A Justice Department audit released Thursday blamed the lost connections on the FBIs […]

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Lamont Endorses Obama

Thursday, January 10, 2008

One of the things that holds me back about Obama is the fact that he stuck with Joe. It’s hard to forget his appearance at the 2006 Jefferson-Jackson-Bailey Dinner (the last Lieberman would ever attend) during which he supported his mentor Joe. Apparently Ned doesn’t bear a grudge, and neither do I (much). Life is […]

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Hillary, take 2

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

As I’ve said before, I am not a Hillary fan, but my problem is her policy positions, not her personality. But despite the fact that I’d probably prefer Obama or Edwards, I must say I’m taking mucho satisfaction from her surprise victory Tuesday. There are many ways to interpret it, but at least one, which […]

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New Hampshire

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

As I write this, Hillary appears to be ahead in New Hampshire, with enough precincts reporting to make it look like she may win the whole thing. Talk about being of two minds about something. She’s not my choice for president, but I do think she’s been done dirty by the press, and it should […]

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Democracy in Groton

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Here we are, awaiting the New Hampshire results, after participating in direct democracy here in Groton. Some people may not have been aware that there were caucuses in Groton tonight. For reasons readily apparent, they did not get nearly the attention of the Iowa caucuses. In any event, the results are in, and a new […]

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Documenting anti-Semitism

Monday, January 7, 2008

Last week I noted that Chris Powell accused his fellow Lieberman loathers of being anti-Semites, without offering a particle of evidence. Today, Digby shows how you do it, by providing concrete evidence that Huckabee, if not an anti-Semite, offers aid and comfort to those who are, with links and all. In this strange country that […]

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