New Floida Ballot

Have you seen the new Florida Ballot? No matter what your political leanings you should try and vote for Kerry.

Assault-gun ban fades away

The Brady anti-assault gun bill is expiring and it appears that neither party has the guts to take on the NRA to reinstate it. According to Christian Science Monitor “This week, a poll by the Annenberg Public Policy Center showed that 68 percent of Americans, and 32 percent of NRA members, support extending the ban.” ...

GOP Showcases Its New Diversity

This article in the Washington Post surprised me. I would not have guessed from the general news that the GOP was getting more diverse rather than less.

SpinSanity

My new favorite website for commentary on the election is SpinSanity. This site tries to unravel the spin from both the right and the left. “Ben Fritz, Bryan Keefer, and Brendan Nyhan are young writers who edit Spinsanity , the nation’s leading watchdog of manipulative political rhetoric. Since founding the site in 2001, their award-winning ...
John Kerry – Al Gore without the Charisma

John Kerry – Al Gore without the Charisma

OK, I may or may not vote for Kerry, time will tell, but I did think this bumper sticker from Internet Bumper Stickers was funny.

Bloggers Cover Democratic Convention

According to this article in USA Today, Some of the “journalists” who will be covering the Democratic National Convention will be bloggers who have been issued press credentials. “More than 50 bloggers met last Tuesday’s deadline to apply for the Democratic National Convention credentials, of which an undetermined number will be selected based on originality, ...

Poll: Many Americans Still Unsure Who To Vote Against

The Onion has an article which satirizes the current state of politics in the U.S. where we vote against a candidate instead of for a candidate. I think there is some painful truth in this story. Warning: The Onion is a satire magazine and should not be read as real news.