Why The Dodd Silence?
The chorus keeps growing for Senator Dodd to release documents related to his mortgage deal with Countrywide. To recap – he says he didn’t ask for or expect a sweetheart mortgage deal with Countrywide although he admits he got special treatment. He says there’s no story but won’t release the related documents until his peers [...]
Website Changes
As return visitors (both of you) will notice, there’s been some changes at the BWOTAE. For starters, it all looks different. I switched WordPress themes and you can check out information about this one using the link in the footer. I’m not bothering to write about the theme here because, well, you probably don’t care. [...]
Inefficient Government Is Best
I wouldn’t want you to think I’m pro-democrat and anti-republican. It does appear I’ve ranted more against republicans recently (although I’m not sure what party Bloomberg calls home today). But I distrust most politicians and and have no respect for either political party (hence lower case when using their names). It’s just that the extremists [...]
Chris Dodd: Well Crafted Excuses
Senator Chris Dodd is currently be investigated by the Senate ethics committee for possible rules violations related to some mortgages he got from Countrywide Mortgages (yea, those guys). He says he never asked for or was offered any special treatment. The Courant quoted him: I never sought any special treatment. I never was offered any [...]
Mayor Bloomberg: Ego Over Law
Mayor Bloomberg got the NY City Council to extend term limits so he can stay in office. Forget whether or not term limits are good or bad, Bloomberg’s hypocrisy is reason enough to never vote for him again. He was pro term limits when they benefited him (harder to run against an incumbent). Now that [...]
My God Can Beat Up Your God
(or who/what I think is your God). This is why politics (or at least the government that results from the politics) and religion need to be waaaay separate.
Electoral Polling Done Right
FiveThirtyEight.com is the place for people who like data and polls. From their FAQ: What is the mission of this website? Most broadly, to accumulate and analyze polling and political data in way that is informed, accurate and attractive. Most narrowly, to give you the best possible objective assessment of the likely outcome of upcoming [...]
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