The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Gavin Newsom divorced his wife a couple of years ago. He shtooped the wife of his campaign manager. Newsom remains single, so anything's possible.

I really wish he hadn't followed up a pretty straight admission of guilty (with almost no use of passive voice) with the now obligatory "I need help with substance abuse."

Frankly, I don't really care about affairs. Those are, for the most part, a different kind of misconduct than official misconduct. Yes, it calls into question his general judgment but overall I don't think it that big of a deal.

However, while "I behaved stupidly because I'm overly fond of the booty call" doesn't call into question his judgment on affordable housing issues, "I behaved stupidly because I'm a drunk" does.

And, since in San Francisco, Newsom is generally attacked as not being progressive enough, it'll be interesting to see all of the people who didn't care about Clinton and Monica suddenly consider this a major issue and the people who cared about nothing more than Clinton and Monica call it a private matter.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Gavin Newsom divorced his wife a couple of years ago. He shtooped the wife of his campaign manager. Newsom remains single, so anything's possible.

Oh yeah, that's right. He did leave her, didn't he. But it still remains that he's a straight. Oh well.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Oh yeah, that's right. He did leave her, didn't he. But it still remains that he's a straight. Oh well.

My recollection was that they left each other due to the conflicting pull of their increasing celebrity. Still, to read the tea leaves, she was somewhat mannish and gaudy. And he will be running for reelection with his support for gay marriage a major plank in his platform. After recent events, his base might need extra shoring up.

[scaeagles]

I just wish filibusters were true filibusters, where the minority would actually have to maintain control of the floor, not leaving to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, whatever. Both parties have made the process too easy. If you're going to filibuster, it should be because you believe it in strongly enough to experience some discomfort.

Change the rules back.

[innerSpaceman]

Yes, by all means change the rules back. Dial them back to Non-Arcane, please.

[Gemini Cricket]

[Alex]

McCain is giving a speech under the umbrella of the Discovery Institute.

Unless his plan is to rip them a new one, that pretty much crosses him off my list.

[Alex]

Not particularly political but it has me baning my head on my desk anyway to learn within minutes of each other that

Rhode Island University granted a PhD in geosciences to someone who believes the earth to only be several thousand years old (and therefore, he presented research he did not believe to be true).

A New Jersey public school history teacher tells his class that there were dinosaurs on Noah's ark and that those who don't accept Christ as their savior are going to hell gets transferred to teach the same class to a different group of students.

There is a new bit of claptrap in the vein of What the &#%*& Do We Know? (called The Secret) sweeping the nation which means another couple thousand people who will think that quantum mechanics tells us things it doesn't.

At least the Kansas School Board of Governors pulled their heads out of their asses for one election cycle.

[Alex]

Three in a row from me. In something more overtly political I'm the only person less likely to be elected president than a homosexual.

I wonder how well a twice divorded female black gay atheist (but ethnically Jewish) born in 1935 would poll. I think I'd vote for that person sight unseen.

[Not Afraid]

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