Beltmann

If only the campaigns could be so civil! Without question. On many topics.

Until the president has the power to issue decrees, only a fool would believe that Obama, or any politician, could make their entire campaign wishlist come true, particularly without compromise. I hang out with a lot of Obama supporters, and I don't know a single one that expects him to be a Savior, despite the media narrative suggesting otherwise. All I'm expecting is a good president who fights for the right values.

Although Clinton claims not to be able to see the difference, I think there's a huge contextual difference between the initial vote and subsequent votes. The first one could have avoided war; all the rest are made in the entirely separate context of war already being waged.

If you're talking about policy compromises, hasn't that already been a cornerstone of Obama's campaign? He's running as someone who will achieve things because he's willing to listen, to reach out, to compromise. And his record as both a state and US elected official bears that out. He has consistently been willing to settle rather than change nothing. Clinton, on the other hand, has been running as a "fighter" who will proudly polarize Washington in order to "defeat" the evil Republicans. And her long record bears that out. That is a fundamental philosophical difference between them.

I know! I just wanted to say queet one more time.

It's my name. Having no cloak of anonymity helps me self-censor... while I often think many sarcastic and assholic comments, I rarely go ahead and post them. My avatar, though, is not me. Muncle, nice story. Sometimes my brother-in-law still calls me "Queet," in reference to how, 10 years ago, I once conflated cool and sweet. (I started off saying one of them and, apparently, changed my mind midstream.) We bicker about the proper spelling; he insists it must be "cweet, while I argue that the aesthetic value of the "q" trumps all. Did I just make up the word assholic? If so, queet.

The same thing happened here in Wisconsin, but Obama somehow won by 17 points. I'm not predicting a similar blowout today, though.

The logic goes something like this: Obama wins 3 of 4 = Clinton victory overall I don't want this woman's grasp of math anywhere near the economy. The way Obama has very quickly closed seemingly insurmountable deficits in Texas and Ohio does, indeed, show buyer's remorse... remorse that we too quickly anointed Clinton as inevitable. There's just no way to positively spin Clinton's meltdown.

I'll be honest... I enjoyed both performances, but I too wondered about how they might play for the uninitiated. For example, Wilco fans know that Tweedy has a dry, ironic sense of humor, so the suit plays into that, and we think it's winking fun... but I wonder how many viewers just thought it looked lame?

I thoroughly enjoyed that. Love the song, love the new tweaks.

Chalk might not be a great movie, but I think anyone who teaches high school will appreciate how it gets so many minor details right. I laughed out loud a few times.

I have experienced that experience.

The documentary Wild Man Blues is worth checking out.

I knew what you meant.

Amy Poehler has become the show's franchise player. She's consistently funny, even when the material blows.

Ditto. I think ellsworth has survived what is commonly known as the "vetting process."

Cool. Thanks for the link.

Right. What's great about Pixar is that they emphasize sturdy, timeless plots and strong, unique characterizations.

I enjoyed reading Bill Curry's thoughts about Buckley. An excerpt:

They are coming to Milwaukee soon; I think I'm going to be there.

At this point, the Pixar banner is all I really need to be interested. I don't even need to know the title. I'll show up and ask for tickets for "that Pixar thing."

Don't get us started!