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Tag Archives: 2008
John Elway for Senate
With Obama tapping Ken Salazar for the Interior Department, rumor has it conservative John Elway may step forward to run for his Senate seat in Colorado. This rumor –similar to one for Mike Ditka in Illinois– has come and gone … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics
Tagged 2004, 2006, 2008, colorado, conservative, Democrats, Department of the Interior, GOP, illinois, John Elway, Mike Ditka, Republican, rumor, senate
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Rootless
Sure, it’s still only December 2008, but Wayne Allyn Root, the millionaire Republican Libertarian, is already running for president in 2012. I was seriously amused by some of the slanderous assessments posted by former Root employees Libertarian Peacenik found.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged 200, 2008, libertarian, Libertarian Party, Republican, Wayne Allyn Root
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Playmates during crisis
Does the object of our desire tend to change during tough times? Yes, according to this paper on men’s preferences when it comes to Playboy’s models: Consistent with Environmental Security Hypothesis predictions, when social and economic conditions were difficult, older, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lance's Page, social science
Tagged 2008, beauty, body mass, breasts, bust-to-waist ratio, conditional economics, credit crisis, Economics, Environmental Security Hypothesis, facial features, gender, index values, Jayde Nicole, Playboy, playmates, pornography, reproduction, sex, social dynamics, Tyler Cowen, women
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The Rise of the Governess
Way back in February 2007, when I was still writing for postpolitical, an obscure little blog popped up pitching Sarah Palin for the Vice Presidency. At the time few were that familiar with Sarah’s record or wise enough to predict … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page
Tagged 2008, 2012, conservatives, GOP, McCain, Mom, Palin, PTA, Republican, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, suffrage, veep, vice president, vp, women
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Bobby Begins
Rumors have it that Bobby Jindal will deliver the keynote address at the RNCC. Shlok Vaidya thinks the GOP intends to position Jindal for 2012, the way the Democrats managed Obama in 2004. Interesting and possible, although such things are … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web, Notes on the war
Tagged 2008, 2012, Bobby Jindal, GOP, John Kerry, keynote, Obama, Republican, Republicans, RNCC, rumor, Shlok Vaidya
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Reflections on Fred
This was a post better suited for yesterday and Fred’s withdrawal, but I suppose I let myself get distracted without posting it. It should go without saying that while I was unsurprised by the event, it was nevertheless disappointing. But … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged 2008, campaign, election, Fred Thompson, Iran, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, pessimism, political, politicians, Republican, social security
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A Medallion for Monsters
You have to love the poll Common Sense & Wonder is running in its sidebar. The question is who will receive the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. C&W has some damningly convincing candidates for the Norwegian Nobel Committee too: Hugo Chavez, … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged , 2008, cash, Cindy Sheehan, Fidel Castro, GDP, Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong-Il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, mismanagement, Noam Chomsky, Nobel, Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian, Robert Mugabe
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Obama and the Fate of Criticism
“Tattered Hope” by Nathan Rupert Jason at postpolitical and I often get into testy email arguments about Barack Obama’s alleged “arrogance.” He is quite Greek in the sense that he thinks hubris is the fatal flaw at the heart of … Continue reading →