What ostensible Walmart employee would actually go ahead and vote against the Democrats because of being told to do so by the same people who lock them in the store overnight and force them to work off the clock? Personally, if I had a boss like that, and I didn't have my mind already made up, I'd simply vote the opposite of my boss's wishes.

Posted at August 14, 2008 5:27 PM in response to Wake Up Wal-Mart files complaint with FEC

Absolutely.

An observation that political analysis/advocacy increasingly devolves into whiny, vindictive, accusatory spinning and one-upmanship?

We've got ourselves an expert!

Now there’s only one place to go from here: First, imply that you’re the sole individual to spot this malady. Then, make a broad-sweeping, whiny accusation that absolutely everyone involved in political analysis/advocacy is guilty of the egregious trend you’ve pinpointed. Next, demand that they stop. Anyone actually attempting to be perspicacious is quite obviously the heart of the problem.

Posted at March 5, 2008 11:09 AM in response to Obama and Clinton Supporters Must Drop Out of the Race

The horse race is the horse race. What I want to know, irrespective of who wins:

What are they going to be up to on day one?

Let's make our democracy more democratic-- let's all play a role in setting the agenda.

Posted at February 15, 2008 5:56 PM in response to Time to Short Obama?

The trend I see is that people who are emphatically in favor of a given candidate or position often tend to decry a bias in the opposite direction in all sorts of places.

Posted at February 7, 2008 4:38 PM in response to TPM endorsement?