Rick Davis is More Right Than He Knows
We all know the quote. If you don't, I'll spare you the pointing and laughing: Rick Davis, campaign manager for John McCain's presidential bid, insisted that the presidential race will be decided more...
View ArticleA Palin Inspired Friday Diversion - Fake Presidents
Fake president - isn't that all that leapt to mind while watching Sarah Palin go through the motions with Charlie Gibson? This can't be real. Her eyes didn't blink. She had a believer's "glazed"...
View ArticleIt Is Not Even About Issues Anymore
"We have serious problems to solve, and we need serious people to solve them." - President Andrew Sheppard, "The American President" (1995) Since 2000 really, that has been the problem. We do not have...
View ArticleTime to Ease John McCain's Mind
Oooh ... looks like McCain thinks Obama has an army of secret donors. In fact, Rick Davis says as much: "We don't find want to do is find out that there have been improprieties .. after the election,"...
View ArticleThe Ad You Need To See - Proposition 8
Friend of the cause Glenn Greenwald had found this video first ... Basically, you need to vote for Proposition 8 in order to save our children. This diary is not going to be long, because frankly the...
View ArticleTaking Kennedy Liberalism Back
Born and raised in Massachusetts, I knew about the Kennedys and the Boston Red Sox before I knew what the Declaration of Independence was, let alone who signed it, or what truths were self evident....
View ArticleWas Dubya the Constitutional Law Instructor After All?
You have to wonder, don't you? Before we dive into this - it is hardly revelatory that President Obama represents a significant upgrade over George Bush Junior, and certainly John McCain. This is not...
View ArticleValidating my Education - A Preseason College Football Stab
Yep, it's that time of year. In a lot of ways, I am grateful the NFL is back. However, I was starting to prepare and study college football a bit more, if nothing else because the offseason in the...
View ArticleValidating My Education - Week 1 College Football Fallout
Well with a week of people in silly helmets and television injuring color combinations running to and fro to make alums degrees matter just a wee bit more, we finally have something to talk about...
View ArticleValidating my Education - Week Two Fallout
With another week of data gathering for the model, we are still stuck with the same poll based view we've had to use for the first couple of weeks. The week in college football was fascinating with a...
View ArticleValidating my Education - Week 3 Fallout and the Power Rankings Debut
Finally, some entertainment and some separation. For the ACC it was a good weekend, with Georgia Tech's breathtaking mauling of Kansas, Maryland playing West Virginia solid, Miami hanging a big win...
View ArticleNFL Power Rankings - 9/20/2011
Rankings crossposted at sk7326's personal site: Two weeks into the NFL season, and we are able to put out rankings on the NFL teams. For the tens (ok, single digits) who have been following the...
View ArticleValidating My Education - Power Rankings #2 and Week 4 Fallout
Ranking detail crosslisted as sk7326's personal site: With the debut of the power rankings last week, some of the schools showed some upstart tendencies. In particular, Florida International's 3-0...
View ArticleNFL Power Rankings - 9/27/2011
Rankings crossposted at sk7326's personal site: With both of last week's Top 2 teams going down - the chance for a shift in the rankings seemed inevitable. So it is strangely appropriate that for the...
View ArticleNFL Power Rankings - 10/3/2011
Rankings crossposted at sk7326's personal site: Well, the Buffalo Bills stay at the top was short lived. After their surprising loss to the surprisingly not horrible Cincinnati Bengals, we get a...
View ArticleFour Games, Three Dreams in the Balance - Baseball Playoffs Open Thread
Due to popular response, here is an open thread for the four playoff games in MLB today. See the schedule below with limerickal previews: 2:07: There once was a team called the Rays Who got hot while...
View ArticleNFL Power Rankings 10/10/2011
Rankings cross-posted at sk7326's personal site: When I heard the news that Al Davis passed away - I am sure my reaction was not uncommon - "Al Davis can be killed?" Opinions can vary on his efficacy...
View ArticleNFL Power Rankings 10/18/2011
rankings cross-posted at sk7326's personal site The only thing these power rankings have done consistently is change. For the fifth time since we've done this, we have a new number one - even if it...
View ArticleNFL Power Rankings 10/25/2011
rankings cross posted as sk7326's personal site For the first time this season, the #1 holds its position. Indeed the top 3 do. Frankly - I can't say I'm shocked. That said, with the surprising...
View ArticleNFL Power Rankings 11/1/2011
rankings posted on sk7326's personal site With Green Bay holding at #1 on its bye week, the chaos occured in the rest of the upper half. With Pittsburgh's thumping of New England and Kansas City's...
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