A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, John McCain, Politics on Sep 18th, 2008
Sarah (full disclosure: my sister) is participating in an interesting discussion over at An Angry American. The conversation there is I think quite representative of the political conversation as a whole in this country. Sarah wrote several specific, concrete, points about why she’s voting for Obama: the economy, the war in Iraq, abortion, etc. Her […]
Posted in Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Sarah Palin on Sep 4th, 2008
In this clip from the Daily Show, Jon Stewart nails the current Republican hypocrisy in a way no one else can.
Posted in Election 2008, John McCain, Politics on Jun 20th, 2008
How many times have you heard that John McCain is a “maverick” or a “straight-talker?” I’ve become increasingly annoyed by the mainstream media’s insistence on repeating fawning tropes about presidential candidate John McCain that just aren’t true. Or at least aren’t any more true about him than any other politician. So without further ado, here […]