Philosophy
O.k. prognosticators, time to pull out the crystal ball. Who will be the Democratic and Republican nominees for President and Vice President (that is, President in charge of vice), who will win, and, as a tie-breaker, what percentage of the popular vote will they garner? The person who comes closest will receive one year's free subscription to Philosophers' Playground and the honor of a free guest post following the election.*
My guess is Obama/Webb over McCain/Lieberman with 52% of the popular vote. What say you, my friends?
*Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. One entry per person. Anyone can put up a guest post anytime, just send it to me.
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Philosophy
Name That Ticket
O.k. prognosticators, time to pull out the crystal ball. Who will be the Democratic and Republican nominees for President and Vice President (that is, President in charge of vice), who will win, and, as a tie-breaker, what percentage of the popular vote will they garner? The person who comes closest will receive one year's free subscription to Philosophers' Playground and the honor of a free guest post following the election.*
My guess is Obama/Webb over McCain/Lieberman with 52% of the popular vote. What say you, my friends?
*Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. One entry per person. Anyone can put up a guest post anytime, just send it to me.
- An Award For Cokie Roberts
I'm kind of getting used to this winning thing. Supporting Obama was a new experience for me. Generally, if you wanted to know who would win an election -- primary, general, or otherwise, look at who I didn't vote for. But now I'm on a roll,...
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Guest-post today from YKW: Not being a reporter, I have no personal knowledge of any of the following, but my own cynical view of the McCain Bailout stunt is a bit more conspiratorial than I've seen reported so far. Here are the facts: 1. McCain's...
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I recently reported on the absolutely bananas congregation sponsored by Texas governor Rick Perry. Very quickly, the idea is that a bunch of Christians "leaders" intent on running the country are basically aware that they have no idea how to do it, so...
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