Category: Edgewise

  • Why cater to exurbanites?

    It’s the Greeks versus the Romans. This editorial from the Stranger (The Urban Archipelago, It’s the Cities, Stupid., by The Editors of The Stranger (11/11/04)) makes it clear: The Democrats are party of cities. The Republicans are the party of the heartland. Grow our base, say the editors of the Stranger. Press urban issues. If…

  • Political phrases I never want to hear again

    OK, I’m just getting started on my list, but I’ve got the first one: Kerry is a closer.

  • Jarvis confused about liberals and conservatives

    Quoting from Why conservatives should kill the FCC and… No one should know this more than conservatives — who have spent years fighting politically-correct speech codes on college campuses and elsewhere. In the end, giving government power to define what is appropriate and acceptable may be as — or more — obnoxious to conservatives as…

  • What part of “count every vote” don’t you understand?

    Phoning in a rant I just posted to the NorCal Democracy for America mailing list in response to a “Republicans busted for vote fraud in Cuyahoga” chain message forwarded to the group: PLEASE TAKE ACTION, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE. Smoking Gun You may have seen the associated press story about…

  • So I’m reading the Oakland Tribune today…

    …and the front page headline sez: “Rush to Fill Void Left by Arafat.” And I’m sorry, but I just don’t think he’s up to the job. I just don’t.

  • half tank full

    ok. I confess that since 10 pm pst 11-02-04 I have been under the covers since I began to realize with a giant stomach aching nausea that exit polls ain’t what they’re cracked up to be and I was living in a dream world. Albeit the dream world of what used to be known as…