Quantum of Solace

Conservatives stinging from yesterday’s losses are planning to get together to plan the movement’s future, and so far, it doesn’t look like that vision includes John McCain.
According to CNN, McCain, who made a poorly-received appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference last year, was not included on a list of major movement figures invited to [...]

All Palin, All the Time

Admit it: we are going to miss having Sarah Palin coming at us on TV and radio at all hours of the day and night. The historic victory for Barack Obama in the November 4th election has banished Palin back to Alaska where she remains governor, pending the ultimate fallout from recent and ongoing ethics [...]

Word of the Day for 4 November 2008: Codger

codg·er   (kŏj’ər) 
n.   Informal
A somewhat eccentric man, especially an old one.
See Senator John McCain (R-AZ)

This Just In: Brotherhood of Actuaries Endorses Obama!

In a late-breaking development, it has come to light that the National Society of Actuaries has endorsed Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) for president. In case you were wondering, an actuary is a professional statistician, often working for an insurance company, who projects how long you will live.
The National Brotherhood of Actuaries has worked it out, [...]

Unscientific Sampling: Vote Early, Vote Often

  Okay: who are you voting for?

Word of the Day for 31 October 2008: Irascible

i·ras·ci·ble   (ĭ-rās’ə-bəl, ī-rās’-)  
adj.  

quickly aroused to anger; “a hotheaded commander” [syn: choleric]
characterized by anger; “a choleric outburst”; “an irascible response”

See Senator John McCain (R-AZ)

Word of the Day for 30 October 2008: Prevaricate

pre⋅var⋅i⋅cate [pri-var-i-keyt]
–v. to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
See McCain campaign attack ads

Separated at Birth?

Earlier, we thought John McCain and Mr. Magoo were separated at birth. That could still be true, but new evidence has come to light casting doubt on that theory. Consider these recent photos and decide for yourself if McCain and Thimbletack could be twins…
 

Yet Another Joe

Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK), the Republican vice presidential candidate, knows a lot of Joes. Before we ever met Joe Six-pack or Joe the Plumber, there was another Joe.
In an interview given to the New Yorker, Palin told us about the first Joe, the alter ego of Senator John McCain (R-AZ), saying: “I always looked at [...]

When all Else Fails, Hire a Ghost Writer

In our post Bonus Word of the Day for 29 October 2008 we drew attention to the practice of “astroturfing”, where political or commercial entities attempt to orchestrate the actions of apparently diverse and geographically distributed individuals, by both overt and covert  means.
In September 2008 Salon Magazine published an account by Dutch columnist Margriet Oostveen [...]