For the record

I do not "like" Sarah Palin anymore. I don't know that I ever really "liked" her--I know I said that I did--but I t...

Identity politics are dead.

There must have been a time and a place for identity politics; in fact, I know that in the sixties and seventies it was a mobilizing force. ...

Sarah Palin is Causing Me an Identity Crisis

I have something terrifying to say: I kind of like Sarah Palin. I watched her speech last night, I scoffed at it, went through the motions o...

State Rep. Nicole LeFavour might be my hero

The Idaho Statesman was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize! For its "tenacious coverage of the twists and turns in the scandal involving t...

Cindy McCain may or may not eat raw fish

In an attempt to ingratiate themselves to Americana, the John McCain website now has a corner called "Cindy's Recipes." And th...

What year are we living in? How come I haven't heard about this until now?

I guess being gay is a luxury. It is probably good to remind one's self that it hasn't been all that long that one could freely chec...

"I think it's just and I think it's proper to have Pro-Life on the ballot. If I save one baby's life, it's worth it."

Words fail me here. But it IS kind of funny that I almost titled this post "Idaho the Innovator, Part II." CBS News Jezebel

Idaho the Innovator

I suddenly recalled a program that my mom had helped organize when my brother was in elementary school, where students asked friends and fam...

"The thing that bothers me the most is that people say that Hillary is a bitch. Let me say something about that..."

"Yeah, she is. and so am I. And so is she [Amy Poehler]. You know what? Bitches get stuff done. That's why Catholic schools use nun...

Is there a counter point to this?

from "The Meme Prisoner" , by John Heilemann The implications of Obama’s and Clinton’s respective meta-narratives for their press ...

"As for me, well, I just can't be comfortable liking you now that liking you is like liking an iPhone."

This doesn't capture my sentiments exactly, it's sort of thin, but I think it raises an important point. I always felt that liking ...