Amazon has an electoral map which colors the states red or blue according to the popularity of books sold by state. What is most interesting is that the map is updated bimonthly, so that one can track reading trends.
To the extent that reading choices correlate with electoral trends, the map is a good omen for the Republicans.
Monday, September 15, 2008
HMM ...
I wonder just how seriously to take this electoral map. The map is updated daily, and the effort put into data collection and analysis is impressive.
My take: in a word, the frontier spirit has been revitalized.
My take: in a word, the frontier spirit has been revitalized.
CAMPAIGN RHETORIC
In his Townhall column Art for the Artist's Sake? describing a misbegotten piece of “public art” Paul Greenberg said:
Change only two words – “she” to “Obama” and “welder” to “politician” – and you’ve completely described the Democrat’s campaign platform.
"Some of what she said was technical, and you would have had to be a welder to appreciate it; the rest was aesthetic or generally philosophical, and to appreciate it you would have had to be an imbecile."
Change only two words – “she” to “Obama” and “welder” to “politician” – and you’ve completely described the Democrat’s campaign platform.
BEST LIBERAL ARGUMENT EVER FOR GLOBAL WARMING
“If global cooling does increase, the hockey mom population is going to explode.”
from commenter JKB at Don Surber’s place.
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