Matt's Blog

I have to wonder who thought it was a good idea to have their kids go around trick-or-treating. It’s normal these days, but given that “trick or treat” is, in and of itself a threat to commit (unspecified) mischievous acts if not given treats, it must have been outrageous at the time when people actually [...]

In addition to my mom being aghast by her hair dresser urging her to, “Keep the White House white,” there’s other signs that this election isn’t about the issues. As I was pumping gas today, some guy came up to me, apparently after seeing my Obama magnet on the car, and starting talking about William [...]

Andrew Sullivan, author of The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back, has an interesting blog post: The Top Ten Reasons Conservatives Should Vote for Obama. And what interests me is that many of the reasons given are things that I’m a big supporter of. Much as Mr. T talked about [...]

As time goes by, I end up on more and more mailing lists. Many are things I opt into: I download a new software package and subscribe to the mailing list, or I’m interested in learning more about something so I join a relevant mailing list… The downside is that every morning I wake up [...]

A few sites I like to monitor for excellent insight into polling data are the oft-cited Electoral-Vote.com and FiveThirtyEight.com. It’s useful for evaluating whether the news stories make any sense. MSN says the race is tightening; the polls show that the opposite is happening. I just saw a news story implying that Pennsylvania, with 21 [...]

For all John McCain loves to talk about Obama’s plans to “raise taxes,” one analyst has shown that it really doesn’t add up: just as Obama’s said, unless you’re making $250,000 a year or more, you’ll do better under Obama’s plans. For the example of a single mother making $42,000 a year, it’s the difference [...]

While some in the GOP have been encouraging McCain to quit campaigning for President and focus on not letting Democrats get 60 seats, and on the heels of Alaska’s Senator Stevens being found guilty, others figured they could ensure a Republican victory most effectively by plotting to kill Obama. They missed their shot at a [...]

Quoting Electoral Vote: House Republicans voted down the first bailout bill because they were afraid it would become just another government boondoggle. But after it was loaded up with more pork than all the pigs in Iowa, they changed their minds. Guess what? It has become just another government boondoggle. Sec. Henry Paulson’s idea was [...]

Today’s CNN headline: Palin’s ‘going rogue,’ McCain aide says. Several McCain advisers have suggested to CNN that they have become increasingly frustrated with what one aide described as Palin “going rogue.” “She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone,” said this McCain adviser. “She does not have any relationships of trust with any [...]

I really can’t wait. Not so much because it’s looking like Obama’s got it in the bag, but because I can’t stand the stuff going on. For example, remember all the outrage about ACORN and voter fraud? ACORN is required by law to pass on every registration form they get, even those that they know [...]