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Any good editorials this election season?

Discussion in 'Alley of Lingering Sighs' started by pplr, Oct 22, 2010.

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    It is getting close to election day and editorials and endorsements have already started coming.

    Any best ones-be phrasing, intellectual level, or irony (including unintended)?

    For example.

    Here in my home state a newspaper endorsed a person for Governor thinking he would help balance the state budget.

    http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/editorial/article_8ccb7914-d3ec-11df-9fc4-001cc4c03286.html

    He is already a County Executive and his County may declare bankruptcy soon.


    http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/104647809.html


    This would be unintended irony.
     
    pplr, Oct 22, 2010
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    I've seen a ton claiming that Republicans are being elected just because they're not the previous people. Right. And how did Obama get elected, again? :rolleyes:
     
    NOG (No Other Gods), Oct 23, 2010
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    That is part of how Obama got elected, I agree. And as someone impressed by some of what Obama has done I must say he surpassed my expectations in some ways.

    So I guess it has been proven that people can surprise me in a positive way.

    But that may be as much getting lucky as anything else and I don't think many people would agree that we should plan our future simply based on luck.



    Oh, and for what it is worth I didn't hate Obama then and sure don't now, but I voted McCain in 2008.





    I can list off a few reasons why I think Barrett would be better to have as Governor and would be happy to. Though I started off this thread mentioning the irony of this endorsement.
     
    pplr, Oct 23, 2010
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    Big Mac! I always liked him, and had considered voting for him. I figured anyone Ann Coulter hated that much had to be OK. But I really liked Obama during the campaign better, so I was going in that direction. Then Mac put Palin on the ticket and that settled it, at least for me.
     
    Chandos the Red, Oct 25, 2010
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    That has to be one of the best known oppses in a while.
     
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