Josh Patashnik and Nate Silver have some thoughts on the apparent re-election of Stevens and Young here in the great state of Asshat. Silver notes that so far, it appears that turnout here was significantly lower than it was in 2004 -- possibly as high...
the alaskan clown show
Juneau Democrats, gathering for last night's election celebration at Centennial Hall. This shot was taken about 15 minutes before Obama's acceptance speech:And here -- literally in the ballroom 30 feet.
Ted Stevens and Don Young are both leading in Alaska with about 40% of the votes counted. Unfortunately, there's no precinct-by-precinct data available yet, so there's no way to know.
Morons, all of them:There was undisguised hostility toward the federal government and the FBI at the Stevens event, with people wearing T-shirts that said "F*#@ the feds, vote for Ted.""Anyone who thinks you can get a fair trial in the heart of liberalism, Washington, D.C.,...
I hate to admit it, but if I'm still living in Alaska four years from now, I sincerely hope Sarah Palin runs for the presidency, because I could really use.
Note: "21" should read "85".
Good times.The more immediately pressing question, of course, is whether the conviction will matter in Stevens' bid for re-election. Ordinarily, I'd be inclined to repeat my usual pessimistic assertions to the effect that Stevens could be videotaped at a bull moose bukakke party and still...
Shorter Jonah: My grasp of the word "socialism" is every bit as firm as my grasp of the words "nepotism" and "meritocracy."
Let's say it's mid-August 2008. You're a nationally unknown governor from a geographically large, demographically insignificant state. You're young and chipper, you're overwhelmingly popular with your constituents, and you have.
I have an article on Palin's environmental record at the MI.There was a lot that I didn't have time or space to explore with respect to Palin's environmental record, but I did come across one interesting detail connected to the state's recent polar bear lawsuit....
The fairy tale continues:"The important thing is she's vetoed a half a billion dollars in earmark projects — far, far in excess of her predecessor and she's given money back.
For starters, I'll simply vow that if the essence of this campaign distills down to earmarks -- and if that becomes the McCain-Palin route to victory -- I will join.