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Entries Tagged ‘Politics’

As a fan of balance of power and checks and balances…

… I’m not sure that the outcome of yesterday’s elections (because it wasn’t only about the President) is all for the best. We’ve gone from too Republican to too Democratic:

Believe me, I’m not complaining, but I don’t know if the entire government leaning towards the Democrats is the best scenario.
At least we still have all [...]

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My election predictions…

If your candidate wins, you’ll think your vote mattered and feel good about yourself. You’ll also be disappointed in your candidate or some decision your candidate makes in less than 6 months.
If your candidate doesn’t win, you’ll think your vote didn’t really matter and be angry with the system. You should be angry with [...]

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AOL’s largely Republican audience

I visited the new AOL homepage today to see what the Facebook integration was like. It wasn’t horrible, although the big ugly animated medium rectangle ad about removing wrinkles sitting atop the Facebook integration *was* horrible. In any case, there was a straw poll one could participate in, so I checked it out. Here’s the [...]

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Little Known Fact

What do you think this guy’s story is?
I think his mouth is open in awe after hearing that McCain chose Sarah Palin (*) as his running mate. More baffled reactions here…
Actually, after looking at the drawing some more, it looks like he’s offering up a disinterested yawn, which very much mirrors my own reaction to [...]

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Mahalo’s Democratic Debate December 13 Live Coverage

Yesterday, I mentioned our live coverage of the Republican Debate. If you’re interested in politics and the debate, check out the Democratic Debate December 13 Live Coverage page at Mahalo.

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Mahalo’s Republican Debate December 12 Live Coverage

If you’re interested in politics and the debate, check out: Republican Debate December 12 Live Coverage at Mahalo.

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