Plunderbund

Let’s face it: politics can be pretty boring. Even for people who follow it every day.
24 hour news plays the same damn stories 23 hours a day. He said, she said, blah blah blah.
Sure, you can volunteer. Stuff some envelopes. Make some calls. Help get out the vote.
BORE-ing.
How […]

Watching the new Kilroy ad…

I swear I recognize some of those pictures from my parents’ photo albums!
It’s great because it’s so familiar. How many of us grew up in Cleveland, worked our way through college at OSU and then decided to stay in Columbus?
Hell- I bet even Matt Naugle can relate to this […]

Rudy Giuliani was named the keynote speaker at the GOP Convention today.
Here’s a preview of his speech…

If you are looking for reposted campaign press releases, then you’ve come to wrong place.
That doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of good information coming out of the campaigns though. I get really good stuff almost every day- especially from the Kilroy camp - and I really wish I had the time to post […]

I haven’t posted anything for YouTube Tuesday in awhile- so I figured I’d bring out something special for this one.
This is one of my favorite bands of all time: the Revelers.
Enjoy…

After years of getting free public education and, most likely, ripping off the American health care system for tons of cash- the son of illegal Mexican immigrants just won a gold medal in wrestling for the US.
I say we arrest him and his seven siblings - along with their dead beat illegal immigrant mother - […]

It turns out McCain’s “Drill Here, Drill Now” message isn’t really being embraced by House Republicans.
I guess someone isn’t reading the daily talking points memo issued by the campaign.
Either that, or the whole drilling controversy is a bunch of bullshit- a fake solution to a very real problem- one of those “common sense” (but completely […]

According to opensecrets.org

Barack Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas … than has Republican John McCain

Even Ron Paul - who is fiercely anti-war - has received four times as much money as McCain.
Are you seeing a pattern here?
The troops want to COME HOME- not stay in Iraq for the […]

McCain and Obama recently released lists of their top ten songs.
According to Randy Newman…
“McCain has a really likeable list. Then again, Hitler liked some good music, you know?”
Ouch.
Oh- and McCain’s #1 favorite song of all time, Dancing Queen by ABBA, has also been voted the third gayest songs ever.
OUCH!
Pho has the video.

Failing charter schools in Ohio aren’t a new story. Especially for-profit ones.
But this story from The Vindicator reveals a whole new level of mismanagement and neglect on the part of a for-profit charter school operator.
According to the article, the school is looking for VOLUNTEER “electricians, painters, carpenters” to help refurbish their gymnasium.
Let me […]

The July campaign finance numbers are in …
Obama raised $51 million.
McCain only raised about half that- $27 million.
More importantly, Obama picked up 65,000 new donors- surpassing the 2 Million donor mark.
These are regular Americans who understand his message and his positions enough to contribute their hard-earned cash to a political candidate during […]

I haven’t seen Tropic Thunder yet- but I’ve heard it’s pretty damn funny. I have this feeling I won’t be getting to see it in the theater though- what with the babies and all. But it’s already added to our Netflix queue.
Anyway- I didn’t really want to talk about the movie. Instead […]

I just got an email from John McCain. It’s an urgent plea for contributions before the end of the month.
The reason is obvious: McCain has accepted matching funds and can’t take any more contributions after that.
The letter makes it sound like he is accepting matching funds because of some promise he made. […]

The AP is reporting that Cindy McCain was in the hospital for X-rays today after “an enthusiastic supporter squeezed” her hand too firmly.
The handshake seems to have exacerbated her carpal tunnel syndrome- a condition for which she has had multiple surgeries.
Which leaves me wondering: how the hell did Cindy McCain get carpal tunnel syndrome?
Normally, it […]

The latest John McCain ad claims Barack Obama wants to raise taxes and increase government spending- the result of which will be fewer jobs.

Putting aside the fact that the spending and the taxing facts are overly simplified- and Obama’s plan would actually result in a tax cut for most Americans - McCain’s formula just […]