Election '08

In which we make Politics fun again, one shot at a time.

In which we dig a bit deeper...and find quite a bit of dirt waiting.

Once a year the professional golf community comes to visit my neck of the woods, in the form of the PGA’s Champion’s Tour.

It’s an event that changes the character of the community in several ways: spectators swell the size of the town, there’s a media focus that usually doesn’t exist...and an actual, no kidding, traffic jam might develop—on a weekend.

It’s a great economic barometer, as well. Despite the efforts of the Professional Golfers Association (the PGA), there is a lot more of an upper-income demographic attending the tournament than there is a Happy Gilmore kind of crowd.

Which brings me to the point of today’s examination: what can we learn about the state of the economy from the perspective of the tricklers, as opposed to how it looks from the point of view of the trickled upon?

In which your "foreign correspondent" brings a first-hand account of the Darcy Burner primary campaign to BlueNC...and suggests that this could be part of a national trend.

In which we examine the world of temporary employment.

In which we examine the faces behind the Republican Platform.

In which we give you something to do tomorrow...and there's a celebrity involved...and you can meet him.

In which we confront the stop sign that exists at the intersection of metaphysics and politics.

In which we compare and contrast...and fondly ask: "What if..."

In which we answer persondem's challenge to create a few good slogans...