Iowa: Back to Obscurity
Jan. 4th, 2008 06:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drpaisleyAt last, the caucuses are done, and Iowa will no longer be both freezing cold and full of hot air, at least for the next four years. Obama's solid win is impressive, though it would be more so if he hadn't done it by spending the last month sounding like a refugee from the GOP side (new Democratic slogan: "Social Security–It Works, Bitches!). Personally, I am leaning more towards Edwards, and am thus encourage by his second-place finish.
As for the party of permanent 9/11, they have now truly reaped the whirlwind they sowed many years ago. Mike Huckabee is their worst nightmare come true, an actual religious loon, as opposed to the fake ones they've used to pick up the fundamentalist vote in the past. And yeah, I consider anyone who chooses to deny everything known in the fields of physics, astronomy, biology, genetics and geology, to name but a few disciplines, to be a loon. The late rise of Teh Zombie Fred Thompson is also amusing, as he and the equally undead John McCain will battle for the brains of the party. Sadly, they shall find little sustenance.
It will be interesting to see what the next survey of an unrepresentative, insular group will turn up (you know, the New Hampshire primary).
And a hearty congratulations to the Jayhawks, who started strong and finished stronger to defeat Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl last night. Now, on to the NCAA Tournament! Rock Chalk!
1) Love Comes Running Up That Hill Quickly (Placebo vs. Pet Shop Boys vs. Kate Bush), DJ Magnet
2) I Palindrome I, TMBG
3) When I Was Your Girlfriend, The Chubbies
4) How Do You Do It, The Beatles
5) Let The Devil In, TV On The Radio
6) Sunny Skies, Hello, Blue Roses
7) Disconnect the Dots, Of Montreal
8) Token Love Song (Tetris Girl), The Fullerenes
9) Sgt. Pepper's Paradise (Beatles vs. Guns N' Roses), Jimmi Jammes
10) Someday, Neil Young
And because too much is not enough:
11) Robo-Spies Must Die!!, RIAA
12) Heartland, The The
13) Sweet Dreams are Made of Seven Nation Army, DJ Poly
Hmmm, four mash-ups this time. Boing Boing has a link to the "Best of Bootie" collection for this year, which includes my current fave, Funky Goes To Hollywood.
And now, the first weekend of the year. With the possibility of the temperature getting up to 60 by Sunday, the call of the grill is getting louder. We shall see.
As for the party of permanent 9/11, they have now truly reaped the whirlwind they sowed many years ago. Mike Huckabee is their worst nightmare come true, an actual religious loon, as opposed to the fake ones they've used to pick up the fundamentalist vote in the past. And yeah, I consider anyone who chooses to deny everything known in the fields of physics, astronomy, biology, genetics and geology, to name but a few disciplines, to be a loon. The late rise of Teh Zombie Fred Thompson is also amusing, as he and the equally undead John McCain will battle for the brains of the party. Sadly, they shall find little sustenance.
It will be interesting to see what the next survey of an unrepresentative, insular group will turn up (you know, the New Hampshire primary).
And a hearty congratulations to the Jayhawks, who started strong and finished stronger to defeat Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl last night. Now, on to the NCAA Tournament! Rock Chalk!
1) Love Comes Running Up That Hill Quickly (Placebo vs. Pet Shop Boys vs. Kate Bush), DJ Magnet
2) I Palindrome I, TMBG
3) When I Was Your Girlfriend, The Chubbies
4) How Do You Do It, The Beatles
5) Let The Devil In, TV On The Radio
6) Sunny Skies, Hello, Blue Roses
7) Disconnect the Dots, Of Montreal
8) Token Love Song (Tetris Girl), The Fullerenes
9) Sgt. Pepper's Paradise (Beatles vs. Guns N' Roses), Jimmi Jammes
10) Someday, Neil Young
And because too much is not enough:
11) Robo-Spies Must Die!!, RIAA
12) Heartland, The The
13) Sweet Dreams are Made of Seven Nation Army, DJ Poly
Hmmm, four mash-ups this time. Boing Boing has a link to the "Best of Bootie" collection for this year, which includes my current fave, Funky Goes To Hollywood.
And now, the first weekend of the year. With the possibility of the temperature getting up to 60 by Sunday, the call of the grill is getting louder. We shall see.