Voting went smoothly today, I had the sample ballot filled out and was ready to cruise through it.. i removed the cap from the ink-a-vote pen and placed the ballot in the receptacle when a poll worker turned on the radio, which was a bit surprisingly in the quiet polling location of the Barlow Respitory [...]
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Election Day
November 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Politics · The Dumbing Down of America · The More You Know
I Wish I Was Elite
September 17th, 2008 · No Comments
George Saunders, over at The New Yorker:
There are two kinds of folks: Élites and Regulars. Why people love Sarah Palin is, she is a Regular. That is also why they love me. She did not go to some Élite Ivy League college, which I also did not. Her and me, actually, did not go to [...]
Tags: Politics · The Dumbing Down of America
Gas Tax
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Can I just mention how dumb the notion of dropping the national gas tax is? that’ll save you 18 cents a gallon, thats like 2 bucks per 10 gallons.. except IT WONT EVEN SAVE YOU THAT.
You know what lowering the price of a good does? It increases demand, you know what happens when demand goes [...]
Tags: Politics · The Dumbing Down of America