Monthly Archives: November 2008
DC height limit: Trading beauty for 'vitality'
I recently visited Washington DC and I couldn’t help but be struck by how different it is from other major cities in the United States. A big component of that is the wide streets, the classical architecture and the relatively low height of the buildings. As a result, DC feels more open and warm than [...]
Open letter to Congressional Democrats concerning the auto industry
Dear Congressional Democrats,
I know you’re planning to bailout the Detroit automakers.
Don’t do it.
The Big Three deserve to fail.
Sincerely,
Random Blogger
Congress is throwing your money into a black hole
The evidence that we’re getting fleeced by both the government and the banking industry with this bailout just keeps coming in.
The financial world was fixated on Capitol Hill as Congress battled over the Bush administration’s request for a $700 billion bailout of the banking industry. In the midst of this late-September drama, the Treasury Department [...]
Monday Blogging – 11/10/08
8:50am
Good morning everyone. I took the liberty of sprucing up the design of this site a little bit. I changed the logo graphic, added the gray background, adjusted the style of the sidebar and made some other small changes. Let me know if you have any comments or suggestions. My next task will be to [...]
Post-election thoughts
The overwhelming emotion for me so far has been relief. The polls may have painted a bleak picture John McCain, but after these last eight years I’ve learned never to underestimate the power of prejudice and fear. And let’s be honest, I know McCain gave a great concession speech, but his campaign lived and breathed [...]
Election 2008 Results Liveblogging
11:00pm
NBC just called it for Barack Obama. This insanely long election is finally over! I don’t know what to say. It’s hard to believe actually.
10:15pm
Not happy that McConnell won… but Ian I think it’s safe to drink now. At least it is for me…
9:50pm
I don’t see how Obama loses this one. He’s already got 199 [...]
Go vote
If you haven’t already voted, go do it.
No matter who you vote for and no matter what happens the next four years, at least you can say you did the bare minimum to try to point this country in the right direction.
Flickr photo by swanksalot
Did the media decide this election?
On Friday, Jazz Shaw of TMV asked if Barack Obama was the story the media wanted to tell and did they inject themselves into the plot to keep the story on script?
I think that answer to that question is an unequivocal “no.”
I’ve said before that removing bias or unfairness from news is an impossible task. [...]