Many people have been asking very good questions about the Democratic Primaries. Sadly, I don’t have any good answers – but I can give a few really lousy ones.
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Still About People
This might be a hard blog entry for me. No, it’s not because I was wrong about Obamania striking the nation – but because I really have to move on from politics for a while. The biggest event is over, and the Democrats are remarkably even while the Republicans look to continue sniping at a clear front-runner. What really concerns me is that something was missing last night at our Precinct Caucuses that I was hoping to be able to write about.
A Fun Evening Ahead?
I just received an e-mail from a friend stating that I didn’t make any predictions for Super Tuesday, or at least not direct ones that can be pointed to and laughed at later. Being a Celt, it goes without saying that there’s no point in being interested in a sport if you don’t know how to handicap it for betting purposes. So here is not only my prediction but my handy guide to watching the results roll in tonight.
Make popcorn.
Soooper Tooosday!
One week ago, I wrote that it was Bill Clinton’s world and we were only livin’ in it. We haven’t seen him since. Granted, on that day, just about every pundit in the world weighed in on what the Hell was wrong with Bill, and after South Carolina most of Hillary’s people were ready to take action. But I like to think I had something to do with Bill finally getting leashed.
Crazy Train
The Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis touch each other, and their Downtowns are just 9 miles apart. The reason that they formed separately is due to the changing needs through their early history as they drew their identities from Mother Mississippi. Saint Paul was located where there was an easy steamboat landing, vital to bringing European people up to the rich land. Once this careful toehold was placed on the rugged land, the powerful falls further upstream were vital to developing industry in what became Minneapolis. Each city went its own way, joined to the other.
Barataria - The work of Erik Hare 