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I Dare You Not to Tear Up

I don't even have anything to say about this. It's practically perfect in every way. Just read. I promise you will feel amazing: A Butler Well-Served By This Election
Yes We Can...Has a New President!

You know what is awesome? Pathetic fallacy in real life. Yesterday it was raining, overcast, and downright cold. We had some pretty miserable voting conditions. And yet people slogged through, turned out at the polls in …
Public Service Announcement

Okay, for an actually inspiring look at why we should vote tomorrow, see Ciseros_Assasin. In the meantime, here's another reason:
Congratulations: You're an Assahat!

I might have to start a new series. Because asshats keep coming out of the woodwork and getting crazier and crazier as we draw nearer to this election. I've already got a handy dandy "asshat" tag, but I feel like some of…
Not exactly an endorsement I'd advertise...

Hee. Check out this campaign ad from Obama about McCain's endorsement from...wait for it...Dick Cheney!
Generalized Voter Anxiety Attack

So I went to vote on Saturday morning, just skirting under the Absentee deadline of three days prior to the election. Why I voted early is a long story involving having moved five times in the three years I've lived in t…
Xenophobic Racist Paints Opponent as Scary Muslim Carpetbagger

Obama isn't the only candidate dealing with this whole "he's a Muslim" meme. There are normal congressional races in which the same racist bullshit is treated like a legitimate campaign talking point. To be specific, the…
Oh, snap! Fox News Labels McCain as "(D-AZ)"

I'm just about run out of the office and vote early. Wish me luck! In the meantime, enjoy this Fox News FAIL: Photo and story courtesy of The Jed Report
Sarah Palin to McCain: I Have My Own Wisdom

According to CNN, McCain advisers are rather "irked" at Sarah Palin's off-script campaign trail remarks. Except that, for once, I find myself saying "good for you!" to Palin. Because she's refusing to be handled. And …
This "real" Virginia resident thinks Palin and pundits are full of it

I've had to deal with people from my home state (OK) making thinly veiled allusions to the "East Coast liberal elites" for years. But now the conservative pundits are trying to further divide people within my current st…