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Election Predictions: How Did I Do?

I had predicted an electoral landslide for President Obama with a 332-206 win. I had also predicted a popular vote margin for Obama of 51.5% to 48.5% head to head. How did I do? With Florida now in Obama’s column, he won with … Continue reading

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President Obama’s Afghanistan Speech Liveblog

8:58:24 PM: There is a reason Afghanistan is referred to as the graveyard of foreign armies. 9:00:48 PM: Obama gettting ready to thread the needle on Afghan policy. 9:01:19 PM: Any Afghan policy that ignores the Pak military’s incubation of … Continue reading

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President Obama’s Healthcare Speech Liveblog

8:05:50 PM: After painting himself into a corner in August and losing his base, Obama will try to reclaim the initiative. Maybe. 8:16:54 PM: A lot on the line for Obama, and the country. 8:18:46 PM: Obama says he wants … Continue reading

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Obama At Ray’s Hell Burger

President Obama and Vice President Biden were at Ray’s Hell Burger yesterday for lunch. Ray’s is a burger restaurant in Arlington, Virginia and one of our lunch hangouts. I am generally not a burger lover, but Ray’s makes some awesome … Continue reading

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Les Mis

Now for something completely different! Consider this therapy: I am sure by now all of you have heard of the Susan Boyle phenomenon. I saw it last week on YouTube. To me what was amazing was not that a so-called … Continue reading

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