Inessentials

I realized today that I feel very sad for people who want to vote for the first African-American candidate for President but are not voting for Obama.
I don’t feel any sympathy for the bigots who won’t vote for someone with darker skin then them, or the idiots who believe he is a secret Muslim or [...]

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Here are a list of politics-related things that get talked about far too much for their worth. They are things that I really don’t care about. I almost hate to repeat them, since they’re already too talked about, but I’m hoping it helps to say that we should turn our attention to other things.

How much [...]

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In what might turn into a recurring series, I thought I would mention a couple myths about the current election. These myths are ones I’ve heard reported from various news sources or editorials, but simply aren’t true. Repeated often, but not true.
Myth #1: Obama has a problem with Latino voters, an area where McCain is [...]

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I’ve been interested for a while in the support that Barack Obama has been garnering from many conservative thinkers. (E.g., conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan, those discussed in this “Obamacon” article.) While the vast majority of conservatives will either vote for McCain, vote third-party, or not vote at all this November, a number of prominent conservatives [...]

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Thanks for everyone who has submitted puppy names by commenting on the last post or e-mailing us. I think we have a short-list of two or three names, which we’ll decide on very soon. But it’s not too late for more suggestions.
My thumb is healing fairly well. There might be some scarring, but nothing too [...]

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