Maverick, My Ass, says the Maverick Family

McCain says he's a Maverick. The Maverick family of Texas begs to differ:
“I’m just enraged that McCain calls himself a maverick,” said Terrellita Maverick, 82, a San Antonio native who proudly carries the name of a family that has been known for its progressive politics since the 1600s, when an early ancestor in Boston got [...]

These people are why Obama must win.

For fuck's sake, how embarassing. The people in this video are like the relative whose invitation to holiday gatherings seems to get lost in the mail more often than plausible, because you just can't stand to hear what comes out of their mouth. How is it that ANYONE still believes the whole "Obama is Muslim" [...]

Another National Review Stalwart for Obama

Well, given the fact that Christopher Buckley resigned his column at the Nat'l Review the day after announcing his support for Obama, and Wick Allison was an ex-Publisher when he made his announcement, they're not really NR stalwarts anymore, I'd suppose. But William F. Buckley, Christopher's father & founder of the National Review, was one [...]

Is the nightmare over yet?

In years past, when I visited the UK (which happens to be where I am now), I'd tell people where I was from, and they'd exclaim, "Alaska?!" as though they didn't realize you could actually get here from there, and then they'd ask one of a handful of questions:

Is it really like Northern Exposure?
Was it [...]

A Slight Disconnect From Reality… Yep, Palin again.

One of my personal favorite webcomics: Least I Could Do
Oh good, it's not just me who noticed that particular fuck-up.