The Democrats are done.
Kerry concedes, delivering a bad Oscar speech, and once again calls for compromise from Democrats: “America is in need of unity, and longing for a larger measure of compassion.” Instead of rallying the troops and capitalizing on the momentum of an invigorated, if demoralized, left he wants us to play the lamb to the lion
The only thing worse than Bush’s first term? His second term, where he doesn’t have to worry about being re-elected and his VP has no interest in running in 2008. Add to that the likelihood that the Republicans control the House and the Senate and… I shudder to think. Hell, I’m reluctant to go to
It’s not looking good right now and I’m running out of beer. 🙁 85% of the vote is in and it’s looking like Bush is going to win Florida cleanly this time. Which means Kerry’s hopes lie in Ohio, where lines were reportedly three hours long in some areas, and Pennsylvania where there’s been some
BABE IN THE WOODS: One
Wednesday, October 30, 2013: Mt. Pleasant, NY, USA According to its web site, the Mt. Pleasant Police Department was officially organized in 1941 after decades of operating as the Bureau of Water Supply Police, an extension of the NYPD created to police the Kensico Dam, its workers and area residents, and later as the vaguely-titled
Election 2004: I voted WFP
At 8:15am, I was the 24th person in my district to cast a vote, pulling the lever of compromise for the Kerry/Edwards ticket and Charles Schumer in Row E, the Working Families Party. A couple of other Democrats in local races got my vote, while several others running unopposed (or on both the Democrat and
Kerry = Bush
All you fearful voters out there, especially the ones leaning towards Bush because you think Osama Bin Laden favors Kerry…remember, as it relates to foreign policy, specifically w/r/t to the Middle East, there is no significant difference between Bush and Kerry. If that’s your main concern, then you should just vote for Nader. Al-Qaeda doesn’t
BABE IN THE WOODS: Prologue
Friday, October 30, 2015: Bronx, NY, USA My father never thought that the Boston Red Sox finally winning the World Series back in 2004, breaking the legendary “curse of the Bambino,” would ultimately be seen as the turning point of American civilization. It’s downfall, some might say. Yankee fans, mostly. He certainly never thought it
NaNoWriMo 2004 in 5, 4, 3…
National Novel Writing Month begins in 45 minutes – as I start writing this – and, in lieu of a solid idea of my own, I’m going to work with the one suggestion you lame-o’s managed to offer me… I challenge you to write a novel, set in post-apocalyptic (or post election)world. It has to
NaNoWriMo 2004
The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn’t require any. –Russell Baker Yes, it’s November, which means it’s time for National Novel Writing Month. A 50,000 word novel written in
“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, edit.” While that’s not always true, in light of my inability to write something in time for the newly-launched e-zine of “cutting-edge non-fiction,” loupe, I’ve decided to do the next best thing…launch a web site of my own to highlight all of the great writing I come across