Oh My!

I've neglected you all. I'm so sorry. Swamped with RL and and and ...

Take heart in Rush's sobbing, the rage over Obama's Nobel, and autumn leaves. Pay no attention to the pseudo-progress of the health care bill. Go work on a Hallowe'en costume. Or go for a walk and kick the leaves like you did when you were little.

Political Party Affiliation by State -- WOW

Gallup (!) finds that so far in 2009 there are 30 red states and 4 (4!) blue states. Check it out.

This is amazing. The only states that are Republican are Utal, Wyoming, Alaska, and Idaho. Alabama leans Republican. They say "That leaves a total of eight states that are competitive in terms of party identification, with none showing a party advantage of greater than two points. These include Mississippi (+1 Republican), North Dakota and Nebraska (even), and Kansas, Arizona, Texas, South Carolina, and Montana (all +2 Democratic)."

The original piece has more details and state-by-state analysis.

via Rachel Maddow

As I Was Walking That Ribbon Of Highway

I'm so glad that Pete made it to be part of this yesterday. Thanks for the song Woody.



Edited to add: My apologies. Apparently HBO has a six month lease on the show and has been cleaning it off of YouTube. Maybe they'll allow is to see a glimpse of it of Pete Seeger dies.

Congress Is Back In Session,

the Inauguration is around the corner, and the Republicans decide it is time to regroup.

New Year's Day

I can't embed this, but it is worth a click.