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My President… America’s President
3 comments on My President… America’s PresidentGodspeed, Mr. Obama. From The Book of Common Prayer, p. 390: For the peace of the world, that a spirit of respect and forbearance may grow among nations and peoples, we pray to you, O…
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Impish Election Fantasy
(AP Photo) Am I the only person tempted to buy a home in Dixville Notch, NH, and then insist on my right to vote in the afternoon? Obama 15, McCain 6 — the first time…
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Purple Finger Majesties
The Web Goddess and I got up early this morning to perform our solemn civic duty of canceling each other out at the election booth. The polls in New Jersey nominally open at 6 a.m.,…
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Endorsement: Vote for McCain…
… and pray for his continued good health. I guess if I want to be a titan of the blogosphere I should take this more seriously, but I’m tired of the damned election. Even the…
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No, It’s NOT Racial Code
I listen to political podcasts on my iPod when I’m on the treadmill. One of the ones I like is the Slate Political Gabfest, even though all three regular panelists are strong Obama supporters. (So…
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A McCain Voter Contemplates an Obama Presidency
I was going to write a poignant, insightful post about why this McCain voter is undismayed by the prospect of an Obama victory, but Peggy Noonan beat me to it. Saves me a few pixels,…
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Wall Street Compensation in the Bailout Era
As bonus time approaches, Wall Street firms are trying to balance the need to retain key executives against concern about the “optics” of giving boatloads of bailout money to the people who arguably created the…
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The Corner vs. the Messiahmercial
The Web Goddess and I watched the Obamavision special via DVR while snuggling together on the couch. We’re a red-and-blue couple, but in the spirit of bipartisanship, I wore a purple shirt. I started checking…
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Woman Bites Candidate on CNN
I just set the DVR to record Obama’s half-hour, blanket-the-airwaves infomercial, since I’ll be out when it airs. It’s a good reminder that I wanted to blog about a woman-bites-candidate story I saw on CNN.…
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Closer to Home…
I know you must be just aching for yet another post boasting about my recent flurry of traffic from all over the world (where the heck is Malta?), but it’s time to go hyper-local for…