Category Archives: Politics

Election Liveblog

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Mash

7pm: Polls close in Virginia 7:02pm: Virginia too close to call. Not surprising. 7:10pm: Exit polls: Democrats outpacing Republicans and independents in Virginia. 7:10pm: Romney is toast if Virginia goes blue 7:30pm: Polls close in the big enchilada, Ohio. Too … Continue reading →

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A Word About Pennsylvania (Again)

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Mash

The Romney campaign has decided to make a last minute push into Pennsylvania and the political scribes are now spinning the story that Pennsylvania, long considered to be leaning Obama, may suddenly be in play since the polls have tightened. … Continue reading →

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My Election Prediction

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Mash

It has been a long long time since I’ve written a blog post. However, it’s time to make election predictions. So here goes mine. I predict that this Tuesday President Barack Obama will be re-elected for a second term. I … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin Implodes

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Mash

Sarah Palin just resigned as Alaska governor. She announced her resignation in an odd rambling speech. Pundits in the media are speculating the resignation frees her up to run for president in 2012. Hogwash. No one resigns their first term as … Continue reading →

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Neel Kashkari Is Out

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Mash

About a month ago I questioned why Neel Kashkari – the incompetent Treasury official in charge of the TARP program – was still employed. Today, we got some good news. Neel Kashkari is gone: Herbert M. Allison Jr., the chief … Continue reading →

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