First off – congratulations to Swarthmore College on selecting its 14th president – and to Rebecca S. Chopp on being that person. She is currently the President of Colgate … and a scholar of religion and American Culture. Nice to have a woman there – and she sounds like a great choice.
Second – I heard [...]
What can I say? Bah Humbug, maybe? The Compassionate Conservative took back one of his pardons yesterday to avoid the appearance of impropriety. Who knows what’s really going on with all that … all I can see is yet another example of the sloppiness and ineptitude of this administration. Still counting the days here.
And the [...]
First and foremost, you need to know that Joe the Plumber was appalled by McCain, but kinda almost felt a “presence” when he was around Ms. Sarah Palin. Okay, so call me prurient or nasty or sick, or whatever, but my first question to Joe Wurzelbacher would be, “And exactly where do you feel that [...]
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Check out Susan’s comment on Alison’s post yesterday (and Welcome, Alison — I’m looking forward to hearing what you have to say here)! Speaking of the Electoral College, I heard an interesting piece on NPR about the Electoral College — kinda scary how little people know about it!
And speaking of scary, the McCainiacs are getting [...]
Oh boy, Sarah Palin. Where to begin? There is so much to explore and highlight and, yes, ridicule, about this choice.
When I first heard McCain’s selection, yesterday afternoon, I immediately Googled her, like millions of other Americans, I’m sure. Wikipedia, as expected, was at the top of the search results. I clicked on her entry, [...]
