By Andrew Meggison [This was originally published as part of our coverage of the 2012 election. With Paul Ryan back in the news, we thought we’d remind everyone of how monumentally lousy Paul Ryan is on clean energy…] Paul Ryan is the new face of the Grand Old Party (GOP) these days; so Gas2 felt it would […]
Wondering about the fiscal cliff, or fiscal curb, or fiscal speedbump? Who better to explain the mess than the Simpsons’ own master of all things fiduciary, Montgomery Burns? (For a more scientific look, check out David Brin’s explication.)
By David Brin Gerrymandering – I appraised it back when most blue and red states shared equally in this crime against democracy. Now, big changes are afoot, at long last, and reform has veered in unexpected ways. Prepare for several surprises. First a little background. Post-election, shallow rationalizations fingerpoint at California, where Democrats increased their control over the legislature to […]
By David Brin While I am relieved to have the U.S. election behind us, I’ll be disengaging from politics in stages. As a contrarian gadfly, I’m expected to toss some unusual, off-angle suggestions at both winners and losers. But first… a mere tad of gloating, plus some riffs about libertarians, marijuana, gay marriage, science and etcetera! 1) […]
At the beginning of the cycle, the GOP was convinced it was going to win back the Senate. But a funny thing happened on the way to the election… again. Just like last time, the GOP primary electorate went for hard-line, ultra-conservative and Tea Party candidates, which just like last time probably cost them the […]
How did we do in the House? It’ll be a while before we get the full answer. But here’s a rundown of a few key races. The GOP picked off 11 Democratic districts so far, while the Dems picked off 22, for a net gain of 11 so far (some districts remain un-called). The GOP […]
Read President Obama’s powerful, impassioned victory speech earlier this morning – full transcript is below the video… “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. It moves forward because of […]
By David Brin We’ll conclude this election season with some hard-hitting facts and a bit of entertaining polemic… followed by an appeal for us all return to the sci fi mentality of optimism and rising above petty squabbles. Because we all should – along with our civilization – go “back to the future.” Me? I’m going […]
By David Brin After some introduction, my remarks this time will swerve specifically toward a special set of individuals out there called “henchmen.” But the rest of you may find it interesting. Will the 2012 election be stolen? And if it is… can the theft be reversed? Given the abysmal reputation that President George W. Bush […]
Would you vote just because Will Ferrell asked you nicely and offered you perks? Well, okay, the perks Ferrell offers are probably bullshit. But he does ask nicely. But you WILL get some pretty awesome perks that come along with voting for Obama and down-ballot Democrats, like: Clean air and water. More green jobs in […]
What do you do if you consider yourself a a conservative, but also a conservationist? Where do you go when the party that represents most of you views on economics and social issues seems to want to cut down all the trees on your local mountains, level the mountains, and then frack under what’s left […]
Sick of the current crop of campaign ads? Longing for the kinder, gentler days when the ads weren’t so high-tech and in-your-face? Or just looking for some contrast? Check out this video by Hugh Atkin, which gives you a 60-year smorgasbord of the best (and not-so-best) of campaign ads from Ike vs Stevenson up to […]
The League of Conservation Voters is the largest group specifically dedicated to getting more environmentalists elected – from the White House on down. They’ve been strong this campaign in putting money in the hands of candidates, boots on the ground, and also messages on the air. Here is there list of candidates – we hope […]
A few resources to help you get out and vote… and report anything weird or illegal: Find your polling location: Online, go to this League of Women Voters website. Or just click on the Election heading on the Google frontpage – not only will it give you your polling location, but it’ll help you map […]
A lot of us have been wondering what it would take to finally get the rest of the world to come on board with the reality of climate change. It appears we passed that point this past week with Hurricane Sandy. At long last. A pity that it took a global-warming fueled superstorm slamming into […]