Archive for May, 2011
Like fanatics for horse racing or fantasy football, political watchers are in a constant search for any scraps of information or insignificant insight that can portend the results of future elections. Special congressional elections in far flung backwaters and percentage point changes in approval years from election day are often used to predict the mood [...]
May 26th, 2011 | Posted in 2008, Duval (TSE Local), Health Care Reform, History, Politics | 1 Comment
As soon as Barack H. Obama was elected by an over ten million vote margin as the 44th president of The United States, conservatives and republicans endeavored to counter the new president’s agenda. They endeavored to counter the new president’s agenda even if parts of it were previously part of their agenda. Republicans and conservatives [...]
May 22nd, 2011 | Posted in 2008, Afghanistan War, Health Care Reform, History, Iraq War, Politics, World Affairs | No Comments
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May 20th, 2011 | Posted in Afghanistan War, Humor, Iraq War, Politics, Sports, Television | No Comments
Biggus: guess they did the songs of Lieber and Stoller on Idol last night, which, what? Was America clamoring for the likes of Charlie Brown and Stand By Me? Was this a sop to septuagenarians? me: I still don’t get singing shows on television to begin with Biggus: Um, because they’re awesome. Biggus: I like [...]
May 20th, 2011 | Posted in Biggus Chat Room, Humor | No Comments
On Tuesday the race for Jacksonville’s next mayor was supposed to come to a predictable close. The result was anything but predictable, and Alvin Brown and Mike Hogan took their race into overtime the next day. The closest race in Jacksonville history ended Wednesday night with Democrat Alvin Brown becoming the first African American mayor [...]
May 19th, 2011 | Posted in 2008, Business Matters, Duval (TSE Local), History, Politics, Question | No Comments
As we enter the last full week of the quest to be mayor of Florida’s largest city, what had seemed like a foregone conclusion of a race has become quite interesting. Prior to the first round of voting it was popularly assumed that only Audrey Moran making it to the second round would present any [...]
May 9th, 2011 | Posted in Duval (TSE Local), History, Politics | No Comments