Dear American Whiners, Yes, what Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina did tonight during President Obama’s address to Congress was juvenile. Any adult shouting out the equivalent of liar, liar pants on fire is juvenile no matter where or when it happens. I’m sure the fact that it happened on national televison makes it seem …
Oftentimes we hear about all kinds of policy and legislation and bill signings going on up on Capitol Hill, and in some nebulous way they effect our lives. I’m sure as soon as I post this all the smarty pants will come to point out 88 pieces of legislation that had a direct impact on …
“That car is so cool,” Nolan said as we were venturing home from the SuperT. We had just pulled up behind a car with a bunch of bumper stickers. “No it’s not,” I said. “Why not?” “He doesn’t like Obama.” The car was owned by a very red Republican and was the first time I’d …
“ On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics. We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come …
Nolan has informed me that Barack Obama has won and that it’s a good thing because McCain was kind of rude. Now he sits on the couch leafing through an old issue of Rolling Stone looking for pictures of Barack Obama (every time he says the first and last name). Liam kneels on the floor …
The NY Times has an awesome graphic thing about which words describe people’s current frame of mind. Of course, you can’t know for sure if McCain supports are actually sad, depressed, and disgusted while Obama supporters are hopeful, cautious, and giddy. But it’s still cool to look at. I said I was excited (I went …
I voted and drooled on my shirt. Here is photographic proof. As I told the Westernerds earlier this morning, there aren’t very many times in our lives where we have the power to change the course of history. But here you are. Today is that day. History repeats itself. It’s a cliche, because it’s true. …