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Cocktail Politics, Rio Rancho Office Space and Truman Republicans

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Lee

It occurs to me that the sequence of cocktails is the best political indicator I know of on election night. In 2004 I was attending a Democratic election party and early on everyone was drinking wine and martinis in stemware, … Continue reading →

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Bobby Fischer Dies

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Lee

For years the answer to the question “can you respect a raving lunatic?” the great ex-American chessmaster died of an unknown ailment in Iceland. Here’s a splendid little video of moments from his greatest triumph, before deranged conspiracy theories and … Continue reading →

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Cocktail Politics, Rio Rancho Office Space and Truman Republicans

Bobby Fischer Dies

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