The campaign begins today. It does not end on 4 November 2010.  Or 4 November 2012. It ends when enough citizens in America participate in the political process so that gain control of the government.  Not just voting, choosing between candidates on the ballot like a drunk choosing what brand of rotgut and cancer sticks for tonight’s binge.  Rather …
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These sites provide interesting perspectives on the election results (1) A great interactive map showing changes in geographic voting patterns over time at the New York Times. Here is a fantastic slide show of the changes. (2) This graph shows the same pattern, an increase in Democrat’s vote in almost all States, but from another perspective.
Considering how many great events are in motion, this might be one of the most important elections in American history. Here are a few reports from the front. Contents “Palin’s `Guy’ Snubs Subpoena Just Like Rove, Miers: Ann Woolner“, Ann Woolner, op-ed at Bloomberg, 23 September 2008 — Standard behavior by members of our political class. …
We now enter the third phase of the crisis.  Past events along the way, milestones on the road, each generated headlines and thousands of articles — are forgotten as we move to the next phase.  And rightly so. The overall process is the important thing to see, so large that it is visible only in our mind’s eye. This …
High priority report: a geopolitical sitrep on the financial crisis Read More »
Perhaps Derbyshire has been reading the discussion in the comments on the FM series about reforming America. He nicely expresses what I have said about our dreams of saving the world. “The Election From Hell“, John Derbyshire, National Review Online, 25 August 2008 — Bold emphasis added. Excerpt: How  quickly time passes! It has been …
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