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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 →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008 | Tagged 1948, advertising, Albuquerque, ALF-CIO, barber, bourbon, bumpersticker, Bush, campaign, chess, cocktails, congress, Democrats, Domestic Politics, election 2004, election night, exit polls, girls, harry truman, high desert, John Kerry, Karl Rove, martinis, McCain, mobilization, New Mexico, Obama, party, patron saint, poll, Rasmussen, Rio Rancho, Sandoval, Sandoval County, scotch, Scott Rasmussen, secular, special interests, strip mall, suburban, Truman Republicans, whiskey, women | 2 Comments

Russia Speaks to the American Electorate

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Lee

Sober, secular and educated new residents to New Mexico can often be found painting the frames of their doors and windows a vivid bright blue. Having seen the habit practiced on the homes of locals, the newcomers invariably assume it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page | Tagged authoritarianism, Black Sabbath, Catholic, Cold War, desert, Dmitry Medvedev, election, foreign policy, Ivan Krastev, McCain, New Mexico, Obama, Perestroika, Robert Amsterdam, Russia, secular, Soviet, United States, USSR, virgin, witchcraft | Leave a comment

The Tidal Empires of War

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Charles Roffey – Charles & Fred) Someone once said that in Damascus you truly can get a little bit pregnant. It’s a good aphorism, because if you asked the foreign minister of almost any state in the Middle East … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page, Uncategorized | Tagged 1990s, army, Bashar al-Assad, Beirut, capitalism, Cedar Revolution, Charles Roffey, communism, Damascus, Eisenhower, Eisenhower Doctrine, Fenwick, Frederic Bastiat, free trade, globalization, imperialism, investment, Israel, Jihad Yazigi, Lebanon, Lenin, Leonard Wibberley, London, markets, Mediterranean, Michael Shermer, Middle East, military, nationalism, occupation, pacifism, Pat Buchanan, pregnant, secular, Shukri al-Kuwatli, Syria, Syrian, Tzipi Livni, United States, war, World War II | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: secular

Cocktail Politics, Rio Rancho Office Space and Truman Republicans

Russia Speaks to the American Electorate

The Tidal Empires of War

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