Has a major party ever had a weaker field of presidential candidates than the 2012 GOP in a year when its prospects for victory seemed so great? Michael Barone says, “Yeah, the 1932 Democrats!” He makes the case that Obama is the new Herbert Hoover rather than the new FDR. Well, not totally: Hoover played volleyball with a medicine ball. Let’s see King Putt try that one.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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