“Sorry, Bart. Your dad kinda blew the fantasy. I only like it when I’m pretend scared.” – Milhouse van Houten To my way of thinking, the two worst signs for Republican chances next year are the large number of resignations of Congressional Republicans and the gap in fundraising between the parties. This week saw two [...]
Archive for November 2007
Trent & Denny Sitting in a Tree, Q-u-i-t-i-n-g
Divine Wind: Rudy Giuliani & Mitt Romney
“Like most members of America’s cultural elite, I worship Pan, the Goat God.” – Duke Phillips Here at Tethered Swimming we’re examining the Republican presidential candidates and how they might fare in a general election that appears to be stacked against any Republican nominee. Today we’re looking at Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Last Sunday [...]
Divine Wind: Fred Thompson & John McCain
“Want results? You have to go to the Schwarzeneggers, the Stallones, and to a lesser extent the van Dammes.” – Bart Simpson Here at Tethered Swimming we’re going to examine the Republican presidential candidates and how they might fare in a general election that appears to be stacked against any Republican nominee. Today we’re looking [...]
Divine Wind: Mike Huckabee & Friends
“This biography of Bart came out awfully quickly. It’s not even about him.” – Lisa Simpson Here at Tethered Swimming we’re going to examine the Republican presidential candidates and how they might fare in a general election that appears to be stacked against any Republican nominee. Today we’re looking at Mike Huckabee and the also [...]
Divine Wind
“We need a candidate with name recognition and media savvy, a true leader who will do exactly as he’s told.” – C.M. Burns By almost any measure the Republican nominee is going to have a rough go of it next year. The reasons are obvious enough but worth restating anyway. First and foremost is the [...]
Move Armistice Day
“Henceforth, this date shall forever be known as Flaming Moe’s Day.” – Mayor Quimby “Uh sir, this is already Veterans Day.” – Bodyguard “It can be two things!” – Mayor Quimby Today is either Veterans Day or Armistice Day, depending on how old and crotchety you are. It’s technically a national holiday but when it [...]
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
“I know you are, but what am I?” – Bart Simpson Five months ago I wrote a post arguing that we weren’t going to be attacking Iran regardless of the crazy bullshit floating around in the press. Having just re-read it, I see no reason to alter my conclusion. Attacking Iran is, even by the [...]
Seven Down, One to Go
“Everything looks bad if you remember it.” – Homer Simpson As we enter this last year until Bush the Younger becomes a true lame duck, there really isn’t much left to be said, or to do. We appear to be in gridlock. The President vetoes legislation, threatens to veto even more legislation, and whines about [...]
