http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." -- Sam Adams Wed, 14 May 2008 15:16:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en peace, mjh The Swamp: McCain paints Obama's portrait Defining one's opponent is a key task of any campaign, and simply put, McCain has had a long head start. As early as Feb. 12--the day McCain and Obama each won primaries in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. -- McCain ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/election/the-swamp-mccain-paints-obamas-portrait/ It has been a long 10 days of ordeal. On the last day of April, I drove to Chaco. I hoped that the predictions of terrible wind would keep the crowds away. It is always windy in Chaco. On one occasion 10 years ago, the wind ripped out all the ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/uncategorized/the-ordeal/ Have you seen the commercial in which Steve Pearce puts Heather Wilson with Tom Udall as -- gasp! -- a liberal? Heather a liberal? That just fucking nuts, Steve. Still, it may be having some effect among Republicans because Heather has responded with a commercial identifying herself as an effective ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/loco/republicans-arent-learning/ This reminds me of the piece on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, in which Seth Meyers reported that Hillary compared herself to Rocky Balboa, who was "a washed up fighter ultimately beaten by the charismatic black guy. "peace, mjh The Page - by Mark Halperin - TIME YOU ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/election/watch-out-for-symbols-and-analogies/ It's too bad Huckabee is *dangerously* religious. peace, mjh Huckabee says Obama's former pastor needs him to lose - International Herald Tribune "His (Obama's) campaign is not being derailed by his race, it's being derailed by a person who doesn't want him to prove that we have made ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/election/well-put/ This is the current ranking of my flickr photos in terms of number of times viewed. Just in the last week, pasque flower shot ahead of the long-time leader, Albuquerque Wetlands. Strangely, I don't know why people are suddenly interested in pasque flowers (other than the recent occurrence ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/photos/what-people-are-looking-for/ My buddy, Kris -- #1 of my 5 regular readers -- expressed surprise that I didn't write anything on Earth Day. Of course, my first thought was to recycle a blog entry from prior years. In part, I was distracted by teaching and, in part, I was distracted by thoughts ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/the-atheists-pulpit/hug-a-hippie/ Contradicting His Hero Ben Franklin, Gingrich Says Americans ‘Will Give Up All Their Liberties’ For Safety» Yesterday, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich visited Drew University in New Jersey, where he took questions from 20 political science majors there. When one asked him how the government could justify ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/election/the-party-of-fear/ New Mexico's GOP is attacking Barack Obama, who hasn't even won the nomination yet. The attacks are in the hinterlands, aimed at small town residents who, of course, are the natural constituency of the party of Big Business and the Rich. Of course, Republicans share your values, especially the prime ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/loco/can-you-choose-between-elitism-and-lying-2/ The word "elitist" has always seemed rather elitist to me. I mean, do "regular people" (the salt of the Earth; das Volk; mi gente) really use the word "elitist"? Does elitism come up regularly in _____ [insert situation that to you best represents the noblest context of "regular people" -- ... http://www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/election/elistist-puh-lease/