Posts Tagged ‘ election ’

Talk of change or more of the same?

Nov 6th, 2008 | By Ian Bushfield | Category: Feature

There’s a lot of hope and excitement in the (more progressive) USA right now. Except of course at Pharyngula.

Bitter ol’ PZ Myers (I know the man’s not truly bitter) wrote a couple of posts since the…



Religion in political cartoons

Sep 28th, 2008 | By Ian Bushfield | Category: Media

I have to appreciate Christianity Today’s post on religion in political cartoons. Here’s a sample (click through for a few more).



Real things to fear in an Obama presidency

Sep 15th, 2008 | By Ian Bushfield | Category: Commentary

Inspired by this delicious list of lies about Obama, and what (some Republicans) to fear in his presidency, I present a revised list of potentially real things to fear from an Obama presidency.

(Note: I am merely…



What’s good about Sarah Palin?

Sep 3rd, 2008 | By Ian Bushfield | Category: Commentary, List

Editor’s Note: A shorter version of this post would just say “Nothing.”

So there’s been a lot of flack to Republican running-mate Sarah Palin since John McCain announced her this past week. But can she really be…



Political Untouchables

Aug 29th, 2008 | By Max Jackson | Category: Commentary

I’ll admit it. I had caught Obama fever.

It started when my girlfriend’s mother gave me a copy of Dreams from my Father, Obama’s bestselling 1996 biography. Reading it got me very excited about Obama’s candidacy, and…