Keith Olbermann – My New Hero

Keith Olbermann unleashes a heavy dose of “Shut the hell up” to President Bush in response to a recent online interview the President had with Politico & Yahoo. If you haven’t seen this interview, I suggest you watch it before viewing Olbermann’s response. (Be warned; it is extremely painful to watch.) This way you will [...]

Senator John McCain – The Next President or Nostradamus?

In a speech today in Columbus, Ohio, Senator McCain gazed into his crystal ball and foretold the future. The Iraq war will be over in 2013 (the US being victorious), Al Qaeda will be extinct, and Osama bin Laden will be dead or captured. Sound familiar? “Mission Accomplished”? We might as well just re-elect Bush [...]

Boomsday by Christopher Buckley

In Boomsday, Christopher Buckley explores the scenario of the failing Social Security system as the Baby-Boomer generation retires. The protagonist of the novel, Cassandra Devine, is a 29 year old public relations executive by day and angry blogger by night. The anger comes from the government’s attempt to save Social Security by taxing the younger [...]

The Long Agonizing Crawl to the White House

I’m getting pretty bored with this whole situation. Here are the results for last night’s primary:

West Virginia: Clinton – 67% Obama – 26%

Senator Clinton picks up another 20 delegates with Senator Obama gaining 8. He still leads in all of the categories; pledged delegates, super-delegates and the popular vote. I never realized what [...]

Get Ready to Spin

Senator Obama may not be the official nominee for the democrats, but it appears that this is just a technicality. The attacks have started and the spin room is out of control. It’s going to be impossible to keep track, but I’m going to give it my best shot.

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