Category Archives: Electoral Politics

Where Does That Leave You?

9/16/2010 – 1:47 pm

We ignore the seasons in our post-industrial age, but they must hold some portent beyond what we see on WeatherUnderground.com. How else to explain the madness of late summer when world wars and terrorist attacks are launched, the lunacy of last year’s congressional town hall meetings or the contrived narrative arc that’s spooled out this [...]

By floegel | Also posted in Civil Liberty, Commentary | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Look at Vermont

9/2/2010 – 11:15 am

Look at Alaska. Senator Lisa Murkowski conceded the Republican primary Tuesday to tea party/Palin candidate Joe Miller. In conceding, Ms. Murkowski criticized what she called distorted and personal attacks against her by Mr. Miller in the campaign. For his part, Mr. Miller accused Mr. Murkowski’s campaign staff of illegally interfering with the [...]

By floegel | Also posted in Civil Liberty, Commentary | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Nice to be Important, Important to be Nice

8/26/2010 – 12:07 pm

Not that you’d know it by the national media, but we had a primary election in Vermont Tuesday. Pretty exciting, but lacking in tea parties, billionaires trying to buy their way into office, wrestling executives and so forth.
What we had was a five-way contest for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Our four-term (two-year terms) [...]

By floegel | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Quid Pro Coal

2/11/2010 – 10:28 am

You’re hearing more and more voices on the left (including this one), saying Barack Obama can’t get behind initiatives and really make things happen. Health care reform and banking regulations are two frequently cited examples.
It’s not universally true. There are times when this administration moves with surprising speed and efficiency. Just last [...]

By floegel | Also posted in Commentary, Energy, Global Warming | Comments (0)

Money Can Buy

11/5/2009 – 10:52 am

I know you’re sick of all the election analysis. Me, too. It was the off-est of off years and yet we beat it to death with talking and I don’t want to add to that.
Except. I read New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent at least $90 million getting elected to his third [...]

By floegel | Also posted in Commentary | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Summer’s Over

9/17/2009 – 12:42 pm

Labor Day was late this year, so even though we had the warmest weather ever for our annual camping trip up near the Canadian border, the leaves were more than usually tinged with color. One mountain maple blazed fiery red on the shore of the reservoir as I floated along in a canoe at [...]

By floegel | Also posted in Civil Liberty, Commentary | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Edward Moore Kennedy 1932-2009

8/26/2009 – 1:46 pm

I’m on vacation on Cape Cod this week, the first relaxed visit I’ve had here in 35 years. My cell phone died Monday and I scoured the web looking for a store where I could replace it. The only one on the cape is in Hyannis, so I got in the car this [...]

By floegel | Also posted in Asides | Tagged | Comments (1)