tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post7612715843311304690..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You ShouldJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-54320203555839360372013-02-05T22:23:27.739-06:002013-02-05T22:23:27.739-06:00Ha, indeed. I was still making my way through the ...Ha, indeed. I was still making my way through the series when that episode of Portlandia came on. So I had to wait a while to watch it. It was really funny. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955054735802185726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-65856798432164639582013-02-05T21:32:16.753-06:002013-02-05T21:32:16.753-06:00Ah, but if you're a fan of Portlandia, you mig...Ah, but if you're a fan of Portlandia, you might think people SHOULDN'T watch BSG.......Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-33704837198109085672013-02-05T15:34:20.536-06:002013-02-05T15:34:20.536-06:00I disagreed with Farley about Tigh as well. As I n...I disagreed with Farley about Tigh as well. As I noted in his thread, I like how Tigh was basically the same person throughout the show (avoiding being specific for people like me who didn't see it during its run and might want to start watching, which you absolutely should). Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955054735802185726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-74024565581262174822013-02-05T13:11:40.675-06:002013-02-05T13:11:40.675-06:00"The first rule of holes is that when you'..."The first rule of holes is that when you're in one, stop digging. When you're in three, bring a lot of shovels." Geoff Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117921607237662932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-80118368379414813212013-02-05T11:48:44.293-06:002013-02-05T11:48:44.293-06:00I think THIS (http://thomasfriedmanopedgenerator.c...I think THIS (http://thomasfriedmanopedgenerator.com/Hard+Lines%2C+Red+Lines+and+Green+Lines+380b6e) will qualify for a CotD.<br /><br />(It may be TOO good for someone to catch it at first....it's a Thomas Friedman column generator. It's awesome)<br />Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-84085015792726255652013-02-05T10:54:38.049-06:002013-02-05T10:54:38.049-06:00It may have been local activists but they were wel...It may have been local activists but they were well aware that their proposal--unlike the National Popular Vote compact--would not be contingent on other states following through, and would therefore benefit Kerry if, as was generally thought, Bush was favored in Colorado (which, one should remember, had easily gone for Bush in 2000, had supported Dole in 1996, and had only very narrowly given Clinton a plurality in 1992, with Perot probably hurting Bush more than Clinton). As polls started to show Colorado was rather close and Kerry just might win it, local Democratic officials came out against the proposal, which lost badly at the polls (Kerry lost Colorado, but came closer than Gore had in 2000, partly because Nader got fewer votes). <br /><br />In 2008 and 2012 of course, Colorado was more Democratic than the country as a whole--for the first time in decades. So it's a good thing for the Democrats the plan didn't go through...<br /><br />By the way, there was also an attempt before 2008 by some California Republicans to divide the state's electoral vote (as in Colorado, it would be by popular vote, not congresional districts). It also failed badly (it didn't even get the necessary petititons to get on the ballot). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Election_Reform_ActDavid Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260587086663631888noreply@blogger.com