Scene: Driving back from a few days in San Diego, a stop in Gila Bend. Big gas station is full of dune rats returning from Yuma to Phoenix. Lines are long. Our hero decides to proceed to smaller gas stationContinue reading… Gas Station: A Play in One Act
Push Polling and Nate Silver
Nate Silver has become a modern political hero after his groundbreaking site fivethirtyeight.com provided clear, consistent and accurate predictions of the 2008 presidential and congress races. Recently he took on John Ziegler, a failed right wing radio show host turnedContinue reading… Push Polling and Nate Silver
Ahh religious voters
I really want to punch this woman in her weird muppet face.
Rundown of Arizona Ballot initiatives for 2008
Prop 100: Don’t tax our houses yo! UPDATE: Passed 77% to 23% Arizonans hate taxes Prop 100 is an amendment to the state constitution to prevent any new taxes on sales or transfers of property by government. By and largeContinue reading… Rundown of Arizona Ballot initiatives for 2008
Kids, Sex and a New Age
Recently, a 15 year old girl in Ohio was arrested for taking naked pictures of herself with a camera phone and sending them to some classmates. The girl could end up having to register as a sexual offender for 20Continue reading… Kids, Sex and a New Age
More Financial Meltdown Stuff
Here’s a good bit from 60 minutes detailing credit default swaps, which are essentially a shadow insurance market for securities. I’ve only seen these discussed in a few places, but there’s good reason to suspect that they are largely theContinue reading… More Financial Meltdown Stuff
Wednesday Snark
While reading this article about John McCain using Foo Fighters’ “My Hero” for his campaign stops, it brought up something I’ve found interesting about conservative marketing efforts. Our local conservative talk radio station is constantly playing music clips from liberalContinue reading… Wednesday Snark