Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category



Anti-Smoking Law

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Obama is about to sign the curiously-named "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act".  Most notably, this act will affect the way tobacco companies can market their products, how the packaging will be designed, and what flavors the products can contain. It is not the role of government to protect us ...

Split it Up

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

I always get the feeling that St. Peter is baiting me with posts like this: Now that America has been somewhat thickly settled for a few hundred years, it makes sense to divide the place up in a more natural way. A rough approximation might yield five regions: the Pacific States ...

The Devil’s Advocate

Monday, April 20th, 2009

St. Peter: As I have said many times, America is in danger of becoming an empire. But I don’t think that each state on its own (or even regional groupings of states) would have imperial ambitions or an interest in perpetual war and foreign occupation (thus removing the need for a standing ...

What a Great Idea

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas has a fantastic idea: a moratorium on income tax for January and February. "Think about how much you would have if you didn't have any social security or income tax withheld from your pay check, or if you didn't have to pay those taxes for January and ...

Chuck Norris

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Chuck Norris is an idiot: On Nov. 4, the pro-gay community obviously was flabbergasted that a state that generally leans left actually voted right when it came to holy matrimony. But that's exactly what happened; the majority of Californians -- red, yellow, black and white -- voted to define the margins ...

Hillary as Secretary of State

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Obama offered her the job, and it looks like she will accept.  This is either a very positive action, demonstrating Obama's willingness to work with his former enemies, or a fantastic slap in the face to Clinton.

Obama’s MacBook Pro

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

(Via ziz - source)

50 Obama Facts

Monday, November 10th, 2008

This list paints an interesting picture of our next President. He uses an Apple Mac laptop Macbook Pro?  Air?  Come on, we need details.

Consent Withdrawn

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

St. Peter unvotes.

• Do Not Vote

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

This flies in the face of conventional election day fare, which suggests that motivated voters encourage the unmotivated to do the same, but please, don't go vote today. I am speaking, of course, to the lazy or undecided voters who, upon being pressured by friends and family, would head out to ...

Bush’s Next Job

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Vying for the coveted "Stupidest Idea on the Internet" award, The Christian Science Monitor suggests that Bush run for Congress after his second term is up.

Tim Bray on Obama

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Tim Bray: Obama doesn’t have that much of a track record, as the Republicans point out. But we do know two things about him: First, he’s a damn good salesman. Second, he’s an outstanding manager. His built-from-scratch campaign organization went mano a mano with the mighty Clinton machine and won, and is now ...

Letterman and McCain

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Remind me to never cancel an appearance on David Letterman's show at the last minute.  He gets really pissed off.

The Case for Palin

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

St. Peter on Sarah Palin: Yet I think she may be something more important, and more American, than a libertarian: an individual. Not some plastic cookie-cutter politician who exists only to curry favor and buy votes, but a real person who thinks and acts for herself. Her individualism is outweighed by what ...

• Nine Eleven

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Seven years later, airport security theater is an inconvenient joke, international relations are disconcertingly poor, the dollar is dropping, we're engaged in an expensive and unjust war, and the site of this tragedy remains an empty and ignored hole in the ground.  Worst of all, the man responsible continues to ...