Just in case you’re looking for things to do this weekend.
| Obama | Romney |
| 98.9% probability | 1.1% probability |
| 311 electoral votes | 227 electoral votes |
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The Monte Carlo analysis gives Inslee wins 751,986 times, and McKenna wins 243,119 times, suggesting that, in an election held now, Inslee would win with a 75.6% probability and McKenna would win with a 24.4% probability:
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You weren't an Elector, nor was I. However, I was a whole lot closer to matriculating at the Electoral College than any of our readers -- had Maria Ehsan, the Elector chosen at the 7th Congressional District's Democratic caucus back in May, been unable to attend the Electoral College meeting in Olympia, yours truly (the Alternate Elector from WA-07) would have taken her place as one of Washington's 12 Electors.
So I was right there in the State Reception Room in Olympia's Legislative Building at noon on December 17, peering over the shoulders of the Electors as they cast their votes.... [Read more... ]
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R.I.P. Dep’t
Earth Day is as good a time as any to feed defunct bloggers to the earthworms — even earthworms have to eat!
” … Andrew Breitbart … died of heart failure stemming from coronary disease, the Los Angeles coroner ruled Friday. … A toxicology screening showed no prescription or illicit drugs in Breitbart’s system. A blood alcohol level of 0.04 percent was found … a negligible amount. Breitbart showed no signs of trauma, and foul play is not suspected …. The case has been closed.”
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/20/11314984-coroner-conservative-blogger-breitbart-died-from-heart-disease?lite
Roger Rabbit Commentary: I tried to tell him, “Don’t give yourself an aneurism!,” but he wouldn’t listen.
Republicans want students to pay higher interest on loans so CEOs can pay lower taxes on their multimillion-dollar salaries.
http://economywatch.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/20/11309106-obama-gop-square-off-on-student-loans?lite
An interesting thing is happening under Dodd-Frank — shareholders are voting NO!!! to huge CEO paychecks. Maybe the fact shareholders haven’t done so well themselves in the last few years has something to do with it?
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000084707
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/firstmerit-bank-shareholders-reject-executive-pay_n_1437936.html
http://aaahq.org/newsroom/ShareholderVotes.htm
The conservative politicians who have ruled the EuroZone for a generation responded to Europe’s debt crisis with austerity measures that hurt workers and pensioners. Those policies may be coming to an end.
France holds a presidential election this weekend, and probably a runoff two weeks from now. Polls indicate the Socialist candidate is likely to win. More European elections are coming and all the signs point to additional rightwing governments falling.
Roger Rabbit Quiz
Who is responsible for the European debts racked up during years of conservative governments?
[ ] 1. Conservatives
[ ] 2. Communists
[ ] 3. Socialists
[ ] 4. Democrats
[ ] 5. Bill Clinton
[ ] 6. Hillary Clinton
[ ] 7. Chelsea Clinton
[ ] 8. Barack Obama
[ ] 9. Michelle Obama
[ ] 10. The Obamas’ dog Bo
(Note: 9 of these answers are throwaways)
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5 posts, all from rabbit turd, and none of them have to do with Urf Deay.
FTW!