The Ostrich Ink Website Primary

For those of you interested, I’ve written an article for the newest issue of Ostrich Ink comparing the websites of the nine senate Presidential Candidates. You can check it out by clicking on the image below :




Warning : The article contains many, many cheap shots. If you take your favorite candidate too seriously, you’re likely to get offended.


posted by greg on December 10, 2003 @ 5:20 pm

11 comments

  1. Great article. I’m sharing it with my friends.

    Comment by Becky — December 11, 2003 @ 7:28 am

  2. Al Sharpton’s wanting statehood for D.C. seems to fit perfectly into his background and future prospects for becoming President. Why? Because of the density of minorities packed into D.C. Meanwhile, it really shouldn’t be a state.

    Comment by Earnest — December 11, 2003 @ 11:31 am

  3. but it should have voting representation in the house at least.

    why not make it a part of md so they can vote for senate representation, too?

    im not sold on dc statehood, but its more fair to the people there than the way it is now.

    Comment by josh — December 11, 2003 @ 12:01 pm

  4. Washington DC is not a part of any state, nor is it a legally recognized national political power, because of reasons going back to the formation of the nation.

    The Southern States, as was their habit, pretty much threatened to pull out of the new union anytime they felt that their rights and prestige were being threatened by the Northern States.

    Obviously, the various compromises in the constitution are tribute to this. However, The original capital was Philadelphia. The southerners refused to accept that the nations financial centers and capital would be in the north, so they annexed some land between the North and South, and made the new capital there.

    Anyway, it was a pragmatic decision to keep the states from bitching about where the capital was. I personally agree with this decision, and I don’t want to see Washington turned into a state, or given representation in congress. Too much Washington insiderness goes on as it is in politics, and this would only exacerbate the problem.

    I would however settle for a relocation of the capital to another location, a more central location, like say, the 4 corners. (joke)

    Comment by The Eligible Ross Lincoln — December 11, 2003 @ 12:28 pm

  5. I oppose DC statehood on the grounds that 50 is such a nice round number. Think about it, you guys! How rocking is our history to total out at an even 50 states? That’s mathtastic. Let’s all light cigars.

    Comment by Kyle — December 11, 2003 @ 12:45 pm

  6. Can we light them with 50 dollar bills?

    Comment by The Eligible Ross Lincoln — December 11, 2003 @ 12:47 pm

  7. ross,
    seeing as how southern succession today unlikely, and if it was would probably be welcome anyway (kidding! kind of…), we should reverse this.

    sweet honey in the rock have a very moving song on this very subject, btw.

    Comment by josh — December 11, 2003 @ 1:03 pm

  8. You’re absolutely correct of course, regarding southern succession. I just like the idea that at least in theory, the Capital is still a generally nuetral place. The corruption and avarice must still be imported.

    Comment by The Eligible Ross Lincoln — December 11, 2003 @ 3:03 pm

  9. I was horrified, absolutely horrified at the treatment of a great man given in that article, under your review of John Edwards. I find this kind of mischaracterization disgusting, and am shocked that you would stoop so low as to make such horrific personal accusations, and mindless attacks. Aquaman has never been limited to a mere hour above water, and I believe a retraction is in order. Now!!

    Comment by Darth Peter David — December 11, 2003 @ 4:25 pm

  10. I agree with Ross, move the Capital to the center of the country. Preferably a cool made up place, like Brazil’s new capital, deep in the Amazon jungle, Brazilia. Except in our case I nominate the tiny town of Centropolis, Kansas, population, jack shit. As for D.C., just give it to Virginia. Or Rhode Island. Who cares, really?

    Comment by JoeW — December 11, 2003 @ 7:42 pm

  11. One of the big reasons that DC wasn’t give representation was that people weren’t supposed to ever live there.

    Comment by andrew — December 12, 2003 @ 7:34 am

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