I did not have a strong preference between Clinton and Obama early in the race. I have to say that one of the factors that pushed me towards Obama is his relative strength in middle-ground states as opposed to Clinton. I think the only way the GOP can win this year is if they get McCain as the candidate against Clinton.

Posted at February 20, 2008 11:52 AM in response to Hillar Can't Win The General, END OF STORY!

I think the more that the Clinton tries to do thinks like include Florida and Michigan delegates, "count only Democrats", and other procedural hijinks, the less appeal she has with the mainstream Democratic voter. Obama has the big momentum because of these tactics, not in spite of them.

Posted at February 20, 2008 11:46 AM in response to Part One: Taking Stock of the Race

Stealing political slogans isn't "plagiarism". I'm sorry - it just isn't.

Posted at February 20, 2008 11:37 AM in response to Michael Moore Points To Hillary's Plagiarism

I don't quite understand this "recommended post". It seems rather uninteresting to me. "Caught in a lie"? I expect a bit more when this is the headline.

Posted at February 20, 2008 11:35 AM in response to Obama caught lying

Is this website really going to pass on any kind of rumor put out by the Politico?

Posted at February 20, 2008 11:33 AM in response to Report: Clinton Campaign May Try To Poison Obama's Pledged Delegates

This part doesn't really make sense:

But to argue that this means that there are lots of men out there who feel entitled to cheat is simply ridiculous. The vast majority of men and women who cheat know it's wrong. They do it for a variety of reasons but few of those reasons have anything to do with a feeling of entitlement. After all, if they REALLY felt entitled, they'd be open about it and just say this is what I'm doing. The fact that the overwhelming majority of people who cheat try to keep it a secret tells me they know it's wrong.

I wonder how many "cheaters" you have known. Most of the people I have known who have "cheated" do not seem to feel that it is wrong. Whether I would go so far as to say that they feel "entitled" to cheat is a different matter. They tend to think that circumstances are of some kind of unusual nature that has led them to pursue behavior that society frowns on but is not inherently "wrong" any more than having extra dessert is "wrong".

The reason people are secretive about their cheating is not so much because of a sense of shame but rather because it is counter-productive. After all, a person who goes around blabbing about cheating is not really cheating any more, he or she is simply polygamous. The reason a person feels entitled to cheat and yet decides to keep the cheating secret is because the disclosure of the secret will have some negative implications that the person wants to avoid (loss of primary relationship, social scorn, etc.)

I should have thought this was obvious.

Really, I have to chuckle at the idea that "the majority of men and women who cheat know that it's wrong". Not that I've known all that many cheaters, but every single one I've known who has done that has done so while expressing the feeling that, while exposure of cheating behavior would be hurtful to the person being cheated on, it was not inherently "wrong" to be engaged in cheating. Your contention is hopelessly optimistic about human nature. One might as well argue that thieves steal things even though they know theft is wrong.

Posted at October 3, 2007 8:03 AM in response to Practically perfect in every way

Look, 9/11 changed everything. Why can't you get with the program?

Posted at October 3, 2007 7:48 AM in response to Practically perfect in every way

You've got to admit, though, the point about discrimination against religion is spot on. After all, anything short of letting the religious insert religion into every aspect of a supposedly secular government must be interpreted as "discrimination against religion".

After all, there is one representative on Capitol Hill who openly admits belonging to a religion that has no deistic belief! How do the religious cope under this kind of oppression? A set of religious beliefs representing 60-70% of the population only has 99.8% representation on Capitol Hill! I guess repeating the state-sanctioned "under God" Pledge of Allegiance and reading "In God we Trust" on the currency must be of some comfort, that is, when a chaplain is being paid tax dollars to lead prayers in government facilities.

Posted at October 3, 2007 7:48 AM in response to Practically perfect in every way

Bill Clinton never speaks the truth?

Posted at July 17, 2007 5:32 AM in response to President Bush throws more matches at the Middle East

In what universe is giving a platform to "angry middle-aged white guys" (presumably born to privilege) considered anything near populism?

Posted at July 6, 2007 7:24 AM in response to Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Another Good Journalist Lost, Along With The Wall Street Journal