mushin no shin

The conventional wisdom seems to be that Palin’s pick was affirmative action in action, a transparent ploy to play for Clinton’s voters. I don’t think it’s so simple.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure her ovaries helped put her over the top, but I don’t think the Republicans are so deluded as to actually believe she’ll [...]

Well, overall, I’d say a very good night. Even Kerry didn’t suck. Of course I was disappointed not to see Richardson (who I still hope to soon call “Secretary of State”), but it looks like they moved him to tomorrow, so it’s all good.
They really hammered home the military thing tonight. I suppose that’s good [...]

Well I think the quote of the night goes to Mark Warner —

… this election is not about liberal versus conservative. It’s not about left versus right. It’s about the future versus the past.

…with a close second place (and a win for best snark) being:

Just think about this. In four months, in just four [...]

So it’s to be Joe after all, eh? Well, this is why I never bet, I’m too fond of twists and surprises to trust conventional wisdom even when it’s right.
Of course he wasn’t my first choice, but we could do a lot worse. And the good part is “Obama / Biden” will be one of [...]

So all the talking heads are saying Biden now. I don’t know, I just don’t feel it. Of course a lot of folks are also still saying Hillary, but I don’t feel that one coming either. Then there are the ones who for some reason think it will be Gore, which just seems retarded — [...]

Just another brain dump…

Dude, how did I make it some 13 years without having seen or heard of Mr. Show??? Funny funny stuff. I can see why Miss Lesley is so enamored with David Cross.
Speaking of things I’ve recently Netflixed (if that’s not a verb yet, it should be), The Lives of Others was phenomenal. [...]

Despicable:

Dear Jonathan,
You have to read this front-page story from today’s Wall Street Journal:
“Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win”
According to the article, Wal-Mart is holding mandatory meetings with supervisors and managers to warn them that if Senator Obama wins the presidential election, Democrats will pass the Employee Free Choice Act to unionize their stores.
Why is Wal-Mart [...]