Wonks

Photo: David Katz/Obama for America
As a long time Mac partisan, I’m amused by this photo from election night in Chicago.

Awe, Anger and Wonder

Awe over Senator Obama’s overwhelming victory. He ran the map. 538.com’s projections were nearly spot on. I lost the pool at work with my much more conservative guess that spotted McCain Florida and Ohio, but I don’t care.
Anger over my fellow Californians’ willingness to enshrine bigotry in the constitution. (However, that is not a done [...]

California Ballot Propositions

I’m guessing that most of you have voted by mail already, however, if you’re still staring at that ballot, my opinions.
Most importantly, an emphatic No on 8: it is discriminatory, it hurts my friends and co-workers, and it’s the most mean-spirited thing I’ve seen since, well, the Knight Initiative.
On some of the others:
Prop 1A: I’m [...]