Saturday, March 31st, 2007

And while we’re talking about funny Iraq-related things, I was reminded for some reason of this Onion article.

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Posted on March 31st, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Monday, March 26th, 2007

This article outlines the fairly dramatic shift in political thinking over the past 4 years. It’s pretty wild to see how sharp the decline in Republican allegiance has been since 2002. However, it’s not all that difficult to see why there has been a dropoff - which honestly, I think has gone a lot farther towards getting people to identify as Democrats than any agendas they are actually pushing. I feel any liberal movement in the next few years (while welcome) are really just a reaction to the blunders of the current administration.

Since 2002, when the nation was evenly split 43% Democrat and 43% Republican, we now see Democrats enjoying a 50% share of people either registered as or ‘leaning’ towards that party’s ideals. Only 35% of the country now says they are a Republican. That’s a pretty big swing for such a short time.

Unless the Republicans really make a move towards the center and essentially abandon their base of fanatical Conservative supporters, I don’t think they’re going to fare very well in local, state, or national elections outside of their traditional bases. I can’t remember a time when there have been such an abundance of viable Democratic candidates for president, and so few from the Republican camp. The next few months should be interesting.

Posted on March 26th, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

First of all, let me say how much I enjoy the ‘check for purchases automatically’ + pre-ordering functionality of iTunes. A few months ago, I pre-ordered the newest Modest Mouse album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, and when I woke up last Tuesday morning, wouldn’t you know it! The album was waiting in my iTunes library, ready to sync with my iPod. Very slick.

Anywho, Modest Mouse has come a long way since their … well, modest, beginnings. They’ve been one of my favorites for a while now, but I wasn’t sure what to expect with their latest offering. Their last CD, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, was really good, but I wasn’t sure if they were going to go the pop route, or stick to their more classic sound. Anyhow, I was really pleased that they kind of struck a balance - it’s very well produced, and has a nice mix of real poppy type songs, with some of their more classic jams, that kind of ‘deconstruct’ at some point with Issac’s lyrical stylings taking over.

Fire it Up and Florida are by far my 2 favorite songs on the album. Yep.

Posted on March 23rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Friday, March 9th, 2007

Now THAT is how you ensure accuracy (or hedge a bet).

I will post something more meaningful soon, I swear.

Posted on March 9th, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Personal religious beliefs aside, you have to concede that this is one tasty nightmare for atheists.

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Posted on March 6th, 2007 | 5 Comments »