Saturday Open Thread [9.29.12]
“Many of the well-known Ohio Republicans I interviewed offered their blunt assessments only after they were guaranteed complete anonymity. That is often the Faustian bargain of political journalism in 2012: robotic talking points on the record or something resembling honesty with no names attached. The reason, though, that I am emphasizing the don’t-quote-me part of the equation is that I was stunned by the vehemence of the thumbs-down-on-Mitt verdict. All but conceding the state to Obama, these Republicans were offering what may be the biggest rejection of Ohio since Philip Roth wrote Goodbye Columbus.”
“America — a land that takes its liberties seriously — is unlikely to copy Belgium or Australia and adopt compulsory voting. But if it did, Mr Obama would romp home in November.”
How creepily small is Delaware? So creepily small that when I was at the Queen Theater enjoying a blues jam put on by my kid’s music school, I see Senator Tom Carper strolling in.
Building bridges to future blues musicians of American. Now that is an agenda I could get behind.
Global Warming is a lie: http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/330th-month-row-its-been-hotter-20th-century-average.html
sure.
Tom Carper would have become a music promoter had he lost to Tom Evans. Two of his fundraisers for his state treasurer campaigns were Harry Chapin and Pieces of a Dream followed by A Taste of Honey.