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So in case you weren't sure, the last post was indeed an April Fools joke. I just had put it originally on March 31st just to maybe catch a few people. I did end up fooling quite a few of my friends, including one who argued with me about it for a while before I mentioned that I felt that "This, the first day of April, was the day I needed to come clean with my new support for Hillary".
I originally thought about pretending I was going for McCain, but that just seemed to far out there.
Andrew Sullivan has an interesting piece about what it means if Obama lost the nomination not due to policy differences or genuine belief that Hillary is the better candidate, but due to smear attacks and kitchen sink strategies. Heck even I'll get somewhat cynical if for the first time in a generation we have a candidate who treats voters like adults and the other candidate wins because they could sling the most mud and win on fear instead of hope. It's also the kind of thing that drives away the very people that we need to have a strong voice in government. The kinds of people who don't want to delve into the messy pointless politics but that have great ideas on how to make the world better.
And I still don't like how long this keeps getting drawn out.
The general election also looks to be pretty interesting when Congressional race results lead to a Democratic win in a very Red precinct.
Here's the response from the rabbi at the synagogue across the street from Obama's church to the whole Rev Wright ruckus.
Here's a student's thoughts on having Obama as his law professor. "Professor Obama was constantly pushing us to take explicit note of the background context, to recognize the difficulties presented by complex details, and to understand as thoroughly as possible... the differences in perspective and emphasis in the materials we addressed." It just once again shows how he tackles problems pragmatically, looking for the best solution not based on dogma but based on reason.
Finally, there's been a few news stories I've come across talking about how much monday Obama has taken from the healthcare industry, or the oil industry, or law industry, etc etc. Which is true. However they often neglect the fact that this counts everyone who works for those companies. Meaning that if the guy driving the truck that carries equipment back and forth between two oil refinery sites donates to Obama, that counts as "donations from the oil industry". Or for instance, the money I donate supposedly then represents the technology lobby. What Obama is talking about is refusing to take money from lobbyists and PAC's. Even if it's a lobbyist for a non-profit.
And for some non-political writings, here's an amazing video of a Great White shark leaping entirely out of the water!
And then a video of NASCAR driver Michael Mcdowell slamming into a wall at 180MPH, and walking away.
I also went out to Brenham, TX yesterday to meet my parents and go look for some of the famous Texas wildflowers, and and take some photos.
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