Last night, Vice President Dick Cheney gave his acceptance speech before the Republican National Convention. Here are my thoughts: I am also mindful that I have an opponent of my own. People tell me that Senator Edwards got picked for his good looks, his sex appeal, and his great hair. I say to them how [...]
Archive for September 2nd, 2004
Deconstructing Cheney
Posted in Politics on September 2, 2004 | 13 Comments »
What the Election Means
Posted in Politics on September 2, 2004 | 3 Comments »
Courtesy of William Saletan: But the important thing isn’t the falsity of the charges, which Republicans continue to repeat despite press reports debunking them. The important thing is that the GOP is trying to quash criticism of the president simply because it’s criticism of the president. The election is becoming a referendum on democracy. In [...]
They Better Hope No One Was Paying Attention
Posted in Politics on September 2, 2004 | 6 Comments »
The tooth has gotten infected again, so I took some medicine and was out early last night. Thus, I missed the convention, but I have been skimming the coverage, the speech texts, and video clips and all I can say is wow. I became a Democrat in 1992. I had voted for a Republican in [...]