Daily Archives: March 7, 2008

Friday random ten: Post-primocalyptic edition

How about a little random music to soothe you through the post-primary letdown? Well okay then… 1. “Eleanor Rigby” – Ray Charles. Sometimes you just don’t know what directions a song can go until someone who draws his own maps … Continue reading Continue reading

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Runoff time

If there’s one thing I think I can say with complete certainty, it’s that the upcoming primary runoffs are not going to set any records for turnout. Not positive ones, anyway. In Harris County, there are five Republican and three … Continue reading Continue reading

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There may have been some of them, but there was lots more of us

I noted in an update to yesterday’s post about Republican participation in the Democratic primary that Dave Weigel was reporting that Rush Limbaugh has taken credit for Hillary Clinton’s win on Tuesday, as he apparently exhorted his listeners to hold … Continue reading Continue reading

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Vorpies!

I may never fully understand why exactly it is that some professional sportswriters have such a deep-seated, almost pathological revulsion towards their more statistically-inclined brethren and sistren. But I do enjoy it when someone in the latter group uses that … Continue reading Continue reading

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