Maine, Maryland, and hopefully Washington!
Yes, yes, Obama won, and I’m relieved. But perhaps more historic is the fact that on the four ballot measures dealing with equal marriage for same-sex marriage, supporters of marriage…
November 2012
U.S. election open thread
Exhilarated, exhausted, exhaling. What a night. I am so happy, I can’t tell you how happy. So, over to you smart commenters: why did Obama win? Why did Romney lose?…
Krugman Speaks from the Other Side of the World: Obama Won’t Do Anything Stupid
Seems that Paul Krugman was in Singapore yesterday (must have voted in an advance poll or by mail.) He had some most interesting things to say, as quoted in the…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, November 7, 2012: Barack Obama: Four more years Donald Trump: "This election is a total sham and…
Work on the Ground Wins Election for Obama
Mitt Romney helped Obama a bit with his stupid comment about Big Bird, but what really won the election was slogging in the trenches, that is work on the ground.You…
A New Threat To Seniors
I think we are all aware, at least on an intellectual level, that the gift of a relatively long life comes at a cost: physical and sometimes cognitive diminishment, myriad…
On The Ground
Barack Obama has learned a lot in the last four years. During the first two years of his presidency, many of his supporters grumbled that he didn't understand who he…
Sanity Prevails Down South…Obama Wins!!!!!!
I woke up with a huge sense of relief this morning because Barack Obama retained the presidency. Credit is due to Mitt Romney for keeping the race close, but in…
Sanity Prevails Down South…Obama Wins!!!!!!
I woke up with a huge sense of relief this morning because Barack Obama retained the presidency. Credit is due to Mitt Romney for keeping the race close, but in…
Sanity Prevails Down South…Obama Wins!!!!!!
I woke up with a huge sense of relief this morning because Barack Obama retained the presidency. Credit is due to Mitt Romney for keeping the race close, but in…
Sanity Prevails Down South…Obama Wins!!!!!!
I woke up with a huge sense of relief this morning because Barack Obama retained the presidency. Credit is due to Mitt Romney for keeping the race close, but in…
President Obama re-elected, and the geeks with their models got it right.
President Obama won a tough battle last night over Mitt Romney and has been re-elected to President of the United States. In the electoral count, it will end up (after…
Solutions for an empty galaxy
Long before Enrico Fermix had questioned why there was no sign of advanced species visiting Earth, despite the vastness of the universe and the likelihood of intelligent star-faring species evolving…
No Special Muskrat Falls Debate as Tories Continue to Catalyze their Demise
I’ve been trying to ignore the politics of the Muskrat Falls project lately in an effort to stick to the merits of the project as the politics surrounding this thing…
Post-Election Hope: A Few Honest Words?
Singer and cellist Ben Sollee performs “A Few Honest Words” at the Lincoln Memorial last week:
Obama and the Wailing of the Cons
Wow. What an amazing night. It's hours after it ended and I still can't believe it.How Obama knocked Mitt Romney off his White Horse, and sent him back to Bain…
Ethical performance lacking at bcIMC
I've been comparing the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation to the Washington State Investment Board. They're very similar in terms of purpose and goals. Here are a few key stats:…
Numbers and stuff #nlpoli
Most of you are likely dissecting the American presidential election or hopped up to talk about the House of Assembly. Well, there’s plenty of time for that. Consider this post…
freedomtomarry: Congratulate President Barack Obama, who has…
freedomtomarry: Congratulate President Barack Obama, who has just won reelection, making him the first person to win the presidency while running on a platform that supports the freedom to marry…