Browsing archives for October 26th, 2008

I Can Only Bemusedly Shake My Head

Politics 26 October 2008 | 0 Comments

Okay, so I take that “day of rest” thing pretty literally and don’t usually see the Sunday Morning Yakfests when they’re first broadcast, but I’ll often do a little catching up once a more civilized hour of the day has come around. And often, I will discover the inadvertent hilarity I missed.
John McCain was on [...]

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At Least He Tried?

Economy, Society & World 26 October 2008 | 0 Comments

The sheriff of Cook County, Illinois who announced he would stop serving eviction notices gave in after only a week. On October 9th, Sheriff Tom Dart said he would stop serving notices because the collection agencies weren’t doing their job in ensuring that the proper people were being evicted. The main problem came from renters [...]

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Political Stencils for Pumpkin Carving

Politics 26 October 2008 | 0 Comments

Twelve politically themed stencils have been provided by the AP for those who’d like to get their wonk on for Halloween. Choose from the Republican elephant, Democratic donkey, a generic vote symbol, “McCain Palin”, the Obama symbol and faces that seem like they’d be a pain to carve out. The faces include Barack Obama, John [...]

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Palin Doesn’t Consider Abortion Clinic Bombers Terrorists

Politics 26 October 2008 | 0 Comments

I’m envious of Spencer Ackerman’s ability to write a thoughtful post even though he has a raging cold that isn’t responding to medication. I also have a cold and have barely managed to sit upright this week without it feeling like a major accomplishment. But onward I attempt to march. 
Sarah Palin, so fond of tossing [...]

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