General Petraeus Heads Out to the Pineapple Fields
Multiple news outlets are reporting that General Petraeus just resigned as Director of CIA because of an extramarital affair.
Update, From his statement:
Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed,…
As Predicted, Government "Finishes" Latif Autopsy after Election
Thirty-five days ago, I predicted the government would hold Adnan Latif's body on ice until after the election.
So are they going to hold Latif on ice until the election? Is that the idea?
Not long after, Jason Leopold revealed they did, indeed,…
The 2nd Richest County in the Country "Can't" Find Enough Qualified Poll Workers
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has completed its preliminary report about how pathetic our elections are (though it is not as critical as that). I'll have more to say about the report, but I got hung up on this passage:
In…
Miami-Dadistan Finishes Absentee, Provisional Ballot Counting, Media Still Doesn't Call Floriduh
Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Penelope Townsley took great joy in pointing out to the Miami Herald that her county beat three other large Florida counties in finishing counting absentee and provisional ballots on Thursday, the third day…
Did Michael Hayden Pick the Contractor for Mitt's Voter Turnout Website?
A lot of people are laughing at this account of Mitt Romney's ORCA--and automated GOTV tracking system. Rather than the efficient new system that would leapfrog Obama's turnout machine, the system crashed even before the evening rush started.
The…
First a Leak (or Rumor) about Secret Bilateral Peace Talks, Then a Leak about a Drone-Plane Standoff
CNN is reporting that two Iranian jets shot at--but did not hit--a Predator drone flying in what their report says is international airspace (though see Max Fisher and Steve Hynd on the location).
Two Iranian Su-25 fighter jets fired on an…
The Top Unmentioned Obama Replacement: Robert Mueller
A slew of second-term cabinet speculation articles have come out (National Journal, first posted before the election, and NYT and USAT today).
And while they seem to indicate Jack Lew is likely to replace TurboTaxTimmeh Geithner and Secretary…
Missing White Women
There are several interesting pieces of analysis cementing the logic that Obama won and Republicans will continue to lose because there simply aren't that many angry old white men anymore. The WSJ surveys the demographic trends--including the…
Update From Miami-Dadistan: Vote Counting Continues into Third Day
Despite a claim from Grover Norquist Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez that "This is not a Third World country", his intentionally small government has now entered into its third day of attempting to count ballots from Tuesday's general election.…
500,000 Uncounted Ballots in Maricopa County AZ With Elections In the Lurch
A great deal of the country breathed a sigh of relief and assumed finality and normalcy in the election after last night. And, at first, such was the case in Maricopa County, Arizona. But then it was revealed there were uncounted ballots, a…
The Day After the Election, Mike Rogers Finally Decides To Do His Job
On October 2, 26 days ago and over a month before the election, I asked why Darrell Issa, rather than House Intelligence Chair Mike Rogers, was leading an investigation into the Benghazi attack.
Issa's subsequent investigation worked out…
"We are running out of angry old white men in this country"
Last we heard from the top leadership of my local Democratic Party in this blog, it was telling women at a women's political event that they had to support 61-year old (though not particularly angry) Steve Pestka because "he's with us on everything…
GOP Pays the Price for Authoritarianism--Will They Respond?
As a number of people--particularly conservatives--started to realize last night, Gary Johnson may have played spoiler for Mitt Romney in FL. Here are the current results from FL:
Mitt: 4,096,439
Obama: 4,143,534
Difference: 47,095
Johnson: 43,673
Johnson's…
Matty Moroun's Bridge to Nowhere
There was a lot of chatter last night about how unsuccessful millionaires and billionaires have been at buying political seats for themselves, with Linda McMahon now having spent $100M to lose two elections in Connecticut. The exception--Mike…
Miami-Dade Republican Mayor Gimenez Shrinks Government So Small It Can't Conduct Election
The electoral maps showing Barack Obama's re-election should be complete now, but Florida once again has embarrassed itself completely by being unable to conduct an election. Fortunately, this time the outcome of the election does not hinge…
Let Mitt Romney Go Bankrupt
Because he just lost this race.
Our country hates hates hates industrial policy. But industrial policy just re-elected a President.
On the Ground Turnout in MI Feels Like It Did in 2008
I just finished a 7 hour voter protection shift in Grand Rapids MI. The precinct compares reasonably well with the Detroit precinct I worked in in 2008: both are low turnout predominantly African American precincts. The 2008 precinct also has…
Election Day: Can Democracy Be Saved? Vote! Stay Involved!
If you haven't already done so, stop reading this and go vote. Seriously. I'll wait. This post will be here when you get back.
At the Presidential level, our election has come down to a corporatist hack who ran his earlier primary campaign…
Adios Arpaio - The Fiscal and Legal Case For Removal of Sheriff Joe
America, indeed the nation, is in a financial and legal moribund lurch. No longer, if there ever was, is there taxpayer money and ethics left on balance to be wasted on entrenched politicians sucking at our tit. You say your's is the worst?…
Rick Scott, Florida Republican Legislature Used Blatantly Partisan Tactics to Suppress Democratic Votes
Florida Governor Rick Scott has done his best to prevent Democrats voting in the 2012 Presidential Election. First, Scott and his Republican legislature undertook a purge of Florida's voting lists that was so biased against minorities (who tend…
