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Christian Rightism

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 11, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Greg Piper wonders if the Christian Right is a PC label, and then argues the better point, which is that the term “Christian Right” too often paints with too broad a stroke. I’m not especially bothered by any of these terms when accurately applied – but usually when I hear any variation of “right,” it’s [...]

Stealing Elections

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 11, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

This link is for all the tin-foil moonbats who think the 2004 election was stolen. Conclusion: It wasn’t. Quit whining and shoot for 2008. Via Instapundit UPDATE: CalTech agrees.

Map of Red and Blue

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 8, 2004 ⋅ One comment

Honestly, when you can drive from Virginia to Oregon without touching a single blue county, what does that say about political layouts? Given the nearly 50/50 split of this year’s election, this map is deceptive. However, it implies that densely populated areas are more likely to vote Democrat, since the only way Kerry could have [...]

Corn Election

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 5, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Feces Flinging Monkey says corn holds the secret to the next election cycle. And he’s serious!

Letters to the BBC

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 5, 2004 ⋅ One comment

The BBC asked American voters who they voted for and why, and the results are pretty interesting. I detect some biting sarcasm from the right directed at the people who consider them “stupid”, and most of the letters reflect a depth of consideration for their choice in the election. To many, the War on Terror [...]

Remembering Guy Fawkes

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 4, 2004 ⋅ 2 comments

Being that it’s Guy Fawkes Day, I suppose I should take the time to remember the deeds of that day, reflecting on how one man’s attempted regime change has brought us, through the years, to this day, the second day after one man has been elected “King George” (as personified by the vitriolic left). Back [...]

What’s My Lesson?

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 3, 2004 ⋅ 8 comments

Lessons learned from the 2004 Elections: – Exit polls, starting polls, and polls in the middle vary so widely and inconsistently as to be useless. – 18-29 year-olds are still the sad sacks of “unvotimated” (dyslexic pun intended) citizens we always thought. – Next time the Democrats should really try nominating someone who has class, [...]

1000 Yards

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 3, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Let the sniping begin.

Hand Puppet

By jelewis8 ⋅ November 2, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

I cast my vote today with scant realization of what I was doing. No, I understood the controls for the voting booth, how the lever worked, the pins that rolled an X over one candidate choice or another. I made my choices with a more than adequate understanding of the positions, platforms, and talking points. [...]

Galt for Bush

By jelewis8 ⋅ October 29, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Megan McCardle has endorsed George Bush for the election, though it’s clear that she holds some very deep reservations about his current administration and his legacy. Megan is a libertarian; I am not. However, my views are very closely aligned with hers–so much so, in fact, that on ten of the fourteen points she lists, [...]

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