Monthly Archives: November 2004

The Evolution “Debate”

Posted on November 10, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

Two nights ago, ABC News reported that in Cobb County, Georgia, those who favor creation “science” are in court arguing over whether they can place stickers on biology textbooks that state that evolution is a “theory”, not a fact. As … Continue reading →

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Two Phrases I Would Like to Hear

Posted on November 10, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

Why can’t the Democrats say these two phrases: 1) they are for the free market, we are for the work ethic 2) the fruits of labor should not be sacrificed upon the altar of capital (and this has a subtle … Continue reading →

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Death from Taxes

Posted on November 10, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

The more I think about it, the Democrats are screwed on the whole taxes issue. First, the Republicans have successfully tagged the Democrats as tax-and-spend. Now, Bush is talking about “tax reform” (anytime Bush mentions “reform”, grab your wallet and … Continue reading →

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Why Would We Want to Be Red Staters?

Posted on November 10, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

Here’s an interesting observation from Talking points memo: The oddity of this Red State moralism argument emerges most clearly when you look at statistics for virtually every form of quantifiable social dysfunction. Divorce, out-of-wedlock birth, poverty, murder, incidence of preventable … Continue reading →

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What Advice Should Democrats Take, Part I?

Posted on November 9, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

All over the web, newspapers and other media, Democrats are offering all sorts of ideas of what’s wrong with the Democratic party (Slate has a good roundup of these opinions). I’m reminded of when a basketball team loses by one … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Good Statistics

Posted on November 8, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

Most of the discussion about why and how the Democrats lost has focused on the data from the CNN exit poll. This poll is immensely frustrating. I’m not upset about the design; I have no reason to think that the … Continue reading →

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Some More Ideas About the Dems

Posted on November 7, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m just jotting down these ideas about the election before I forget them (they’ll be explored later): 1) Abortion is a class issue. The narrative is “the rich, promiscuous slut who threw away all the breaks I never had now … Continue reading →

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School Prayer: The Wedge of 2008

Posted on November 5, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

Some are saying the evangelical turnout was abnormally high this year due to the anti-gay marriage initiatives. Guess what, the Republicans will rally the troops again in 2008 with school prayer initiatives. You heard it here first…

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First, Kill All the Democratic Political Operatives

Posted on November 4, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

Ok, don’t hurt anyone on my account. But the entire Democratic operative class needs to be fired. I use operative loosely: pundits, pollsters, campaign advisors, speech writers and handlers. These guys just can’t seem to run a campaign worth a … Continue reading →

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Some Post-Election Reflections

Posted on November 4, 2004 by mikethemadbiologist

First, let’s start with the silver lining: Kerry’s defeat was not a McGovern or Mondale-scale wipeout. Having said that, the Democrats must change course. Some will argue that fundamentally changing tactics is panicking, that Gore came really close in 2000, … Continue reading →

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