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Al Franken is finally declared the winner of last year’s Minnesota US Senate race, and will likely be sworn in within the week. Whether they voted for him or not, I bet the people of Minnesota (especially Senator Amy Klobuchar and her overworked staff) are happy to finally to have their alloted two Senators in […]

Yes, the circumstances surrounding the recent elections in Iran are quite possibly  shady, it’s quite possible that Mousavi did better than indicated, or even won.  In any case, it was wonderful to see a reform-minded candidate gain support over there, and I’m encouraged by the generally peaceful protests and demonstrations of the Iranian public, and am distraught at […]

I really hate writing these kinds of posts. On balance, I’m generally happy with President Obama’s job performance. He’s making progress in a lot of areas I generally support: He’s doing a lot to improve America’s reputation abroad, is actually making some movement toward health care reform, and those new fuel efficiency standards truly and […]

Several times leading up to the election, I made mention that I was sure that a President Obama would make some moves that I didn’t like, but that I still felt better with him than the other option. This remains true, and unfortunately, right now I feel have to register displeasure about a particular move […]

I’ve been seriously trying to spend a little more time unplugged these days, for a variety of reasons, but the whole Senator Specter (D-PA) business feels like something worth offering up a few paragraphs about. The news was a surprise, certainly, but not one that comes completely out of left field (or right field, or […]

I’m not an economist; both my degrees included a basic economics component, I’m certified to teach econ at the high school level, I do my own taxes, and my checking account comes out balanced most months, but I don’t claim to be an expert on national and international economics issues. That’s not going to stop […]

♦ Colleen and I have pretty much the perfect geek date lined up for next month – Jonathan Coulton, with Paul and Storm, at The Birchmere! So, uh, yay for us! ♦ More reasons I like the new President, both real and not so real…. …Though I have to say, Obama’s on the wrong side […]

Like probably a literal billion or so other people across the planet, I watched the Inauguration of President Obama yesterday. I felt good watching the peaceful change-over of power, that despite all the divisiveness in this country, we still manage to get right every four or eight years here in America. It’s a practice that […]