Barack’s election is a big deal. Something I had meant to post before tonight, but hadn’t gotten around to, was a realization I had about the 4 candidates for the two highest offices. For the first time in memory, all four candidates were folks who came from no privilege, no family assumptions as to the status they’d achieve. Each are self-made, and I felt that that simple fact was pretty substantial.
Tag: politics
January 17, 2001: Bush: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over
Reading this article from The Onion written over 7 years ago is sickening, because for a putative humor magazine, nearly every damn thing they predicted came true.