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  • Iowa Ca-cusses

    Okay, so here’s what’s going to happen tonight, no matter what the blowhards on the Teevee say. Republicans In 8 and a half short hours, Mike Huckabee will be caucused as the first Republican winner in Iowa. This will be followed by some serious grave spinning by our founding fathers, and a collective “Oh Crap”…

  • Those Wacky Polls

    The Iowa Caucuses are just a day away (thank God!), and the polls are flying out faster than you can say ā€œlikely caucuserā€. Seems like every day I wake up to some blowhard on the TV quoting a new poll showing candidate X doing this or that or the other. This is followed by a…

  • Pre, Post, and During Late, Late Xmas Post

    Xmas is a time for traveling. After traveling 900 miles in a mere 60 hours to Illinois and back, I find myself longing for some non-car oriented time. Thankfully, I don’t have to work, unlike the lovely and talented s.mac, however, I find myself reflecting on the gifts that Santa couldn’t fit into his mighty…

  • Sunshine In Tennessee – Redux

    Before I go on I would suggest that you read two editorials from today’s Commercial Appeal here and here. Both provide a view from those who would seek to keep the law as it stands now…these articles, in addition to email and phone conversations I have had with people and elected officials, have helped me…

  • Sunshine in Tennessee

    I’ve been over this and over this. I’ve read blogs and news articles and even printed up some of the relevant sections of the law, and I just can’t understand some of the objections to the current law as it stands. Here is my understanding of the law in its current incarnation: If two members…

  • 2 oz. Shy of a Beer

    I’ve been out of the loop for a while, with all the Turkey Day festivities and post Turkey Day work, so I thought I’d ease back into the blogoshpere with a cautionary tale of beer. Today marks my first real day home since the Thanksgiving weekend. This afternoon Stacy and I went to the store…