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President Obama Will Bring Families Closer

I want Obama for president because he’s young enough of a politician not to have have accumulated too many cronies. His ‘inexperience’ translates into fewer compromises. With fewer backs to scratch, he just might be able to fulfill his presidential promise.
As an added bonus, President Obama will bring families closer. Decent, rational human beings will [...]

Yo Philly — Share the Road

As a Philly cyclist, the least concern I have is with our taxis. Philly taxi drivers understand Philly cyclists — we’re both terribly misunderstood and abused, even though we provide the most benefit to Philly streets. Taxis equal less valuable property being taken up with parking garages and cyclists equal less cars. Both positives [...]

John Cusack – Political Perspective of a Brat Packer

Tonight John Cusack appeared via live satellite on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. Cusack, the guy who:
• hid a lit cigarette in his mouth – Class (1989)
• held a blasting boom box over his head for his loved one – Say Anything (1989)
• rolled up an assassin in a high school pep rally poster [...]

Obama Loses Power

Read in today’s paper that Samantha Power resigned from her appointment as Barack Obama’s Senior Foreign Affairs Officer. Seems Power called Obama’s Democratic Party opponent Hillary Clinton a bad name. (I would provide a link here, but damn, this is an interesting enough story for you to do your own research.) The name Power called [...]

Who’s Your Presidential Nominee?

Check out this cool website Presidential Candidate Selector, designed to help you get insight on who your presidential candidate really is! It doesn’t take long to answer the questions. When you’ve completed the questionnaire, just click “skip” to bypass all the stupid advertising to get your results. Just for shits and giggles, I’ve included my [...]