The Deciders
Thursday you could hear a collective sigh of relief from the right. But, not so fast I believe the debate not only pushed things towards Obama but also hardened that opinion. Namely, the undecided...
View ArticleWhy I Flipped: A Self Interview
Historic shifts happen very rarely but I believe we are on the verge of one today. The analogy of Herbert Hoover for George W. Bush in my opinion does not go back far enough in history but to Millard...
View ArticleRewind to May: McCain Defends Enron Loophole
The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 did at least two things. It allowed the now infamous credit default swaps to be sold in so-called "dark markets" and it also introduced the so-called...
View ArticlePro Life Support for Obama
Here's a letter I have to a friend who was shocked that I as someone who is pro life could support Barack Obama.
View ArticleA Letter to a Church Friend as a Special Needs Parent
I will be sending this to a conservative church friend of mine.Dear ****,On September 17, you said:Here is some interesting data about Palin’s increased budget for special needs kids in Alaska....
View ArticleRasmussen: Taxing People Who Earn Over $250,000 Good for the Economy 51-31
The following poll was announced this morning in Rasmussen's morning update. In a poll of 700 likely voters on October 14, 2008 Rasmussen asked:Will Taxing People Who Make More Than $250,000 Help or...
View ArticleSarah Palin Draws (gasp) 5,000 in No. Colorado Update: Capacity Given
The following is from The Coloradoan (sic). Note the word OBITUARIES in the URL:http://www.coloradoan.com/...Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrived at the Budweiser Events Center at about 1:15 p.m. today,...
View ArticleDenver Post: McCain Cutting TV Ads, Musgrave Left High and Dry by...
The Denver Post gives a bleak picture for the Republicans statewide. I just early-voted in Fort Collins and it's very light there. I've heard however that Boulder has large waits. (Kossacks please...
View ArticlePlease Freep This Poll
I got the following e-mail (from the same guy who said Obama was the anti-Christ because he's a 47-year-old Muslim). I am doing what's suggested and forwarding this to some of my closest friends :-)....
View ArticleEarly Voting in Colorado Updatedx1
While I was waiting to get into the Fort Collins rally I noted to the guy waiting next to me I was a Republican voting for Obama. He asked me how many of me were there and I said I didn't know. When...
View ArticleEstimated Early Voting for Colorado
Yesterday I did a diary trying to get a bead on early voting in Colorado but it was more anecdotal, e.g. gaging the response at the Fort Collins rally. So I did a more quantitative approach today.So, I...
View ArticleWhy the Republicans are the Party of Denial
OpinionJed L lays out the case that the Republicans are the party of the denial.We have met the enemy and he is us. -- PogoUltimately the reason the Republicans are the party denial is the character of...
View ArticleAn Open Letter from an Obamacan
First, congratulations on not only a successful but also a moral campaign. The way Barack Obama and his supporters handled themselves speaks well of both you and him. Voting for Barack Obama was the...
View ArticleObama Evangelicals vs. McCain Evangelicals What's Important?
Beliefnet did a survey of religious voters and one the more intriguing results are the relative priorities of Evangelicals that supported Obama vs. Evangelicals that supported McCain.I culled out...
View ArticleThe Scientific Elimination of Bias
Bias in the media has been constant refrain from both the right and the left. The problem with bias is that one of the kinds of formal bias is called confirmation bias. That is, an out-of-context...
View ArticleRick Warren and the First Amendment
Whenever First Amendment issues are raised many people stress one clause or the other. It's either all the establishment clause or all the free exercise clause. Then, when there is conflict the two...
View ArticleMark Denbeaux on CBS News Updatedx2
Sorry for breaking diary format.To: Law School Administration, Law School All Students, Law School Full-Time Faculty, Law School Staff From: Janet LeMonnier/LWA/SHU Date: 01/24/2009 02:20PM Subject:...
View ArticleMore Inhofe Nonsense
Inhofe hit man, Marc Morano, posted the following to the Senate's EPW minority blog:James Hansen’s Former NASA Supervisor Declares Himself a SkepticThe alleged supervisor is Dr. John Theon. As is...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Caucuses
Due to a unique set of circumstances I am able to directly compare a Democratic and Republican caucus for the exact same Colorado district. Due to the influence of my eldest daughter I supported...
View ArticleViolence and Bipartisanship
My daughter failed to qualify for the nationals of the National Forensic League CX debates but what caught my interest was why. She was on the aff for expanding food stamps. The neg team effectively...
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