The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by JS:

Bruce @OP:
"This isn’t enough. What I really want to lose is the Republican all-slime-all-the-time campaign strategy. I want McCain, Dole, Coleman and the rest to be so discredited that no one will try to run a campaign that way again."

What *I* really want is for the Republican pander-to-'Real-America' all-slime campaign strategy to go down in flames. BUT FOR THE REPUBLICANS TO KEEP RUNNING IT for a couple election cycles, until the modern conservative coalition has splintered beyond hope of repair and no longer has its outsized influence on national politics.

Nothing could make me happier than seeing a Palin 2012 candidacy; we could use a nice solid 8 years.
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Regarding "African-American," I'm sure someone's made the observation already, but -- Barack Obama will be America's first Black President. But we'll still be waiting for our first President who is descended from slaves. These are very much not unrelated statements. This is progress, but we're not done yet.

C'mon guys. It's not easy to admit that you've been wrong about the innate benevolence and wisdom of markets for the last 106 years.

allegations that Obama had sexually assulted a minor
Sadly, this isn't something terribly new; it's right up there with LBJ's slanders against an old opponent who was a hog farmer (i.e. that the man's wife was unhappy because he had relations with his sows). Johnson knew it was untrue, but insisted it be published anyways, so he'd force his opponent to deny it publicly and lend it credence.

But these days, nothing in the world matters. How can you counter slanders, lies, bald-faced idiocies, &c. if ANYTHING's OKIYAR?

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