The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Best.  Negotiation.  Ever.

It's one of those nights when I want to share a few stories with you...

YBGP Index: Math Is Hard

Election Contest Update:  We have not forgotten the Election Contest, but Arizona has been crazy slow to count, so we haven't had the numbers until this week.  I'll sit down and do the math sometime this week when the kids are at their least frenetic.  The T-Shirts are in and ready to go once I figure out the winner.

In the meantime:  with a nod to Harper's, I give you the YBGP Index...

Under Pressure: High Anxiety Linkage

                                                         

Tis the season of the anxiety - if you're a person who gets passionate about politics.

My mom wouldn't watch the debates and won't talk about politics.  I'm avoiding most polls and predictions and only listening to the half of my podcasts that don't freak me out.  So if it's a story about scientific studies or Abraham Lincoln or a new play on Broadway, I'm your girl.  Ask me the current poll numbers?  Not so much.

But a few stories/ideas have permeated my anxious haze, and here they are:


1. Colin Powell Endorses Obama. 

3 Reasons Why Romney Will Lose The Election

I had to.

Mandi depressed me yesterday, largely because of her astute analysis in culling out the most likely reasons that Obama would lose.

But the debate last night reinforced for me the many ways I think Romney is a weak candidate (even though it's possible he is still the strongest candidate the Republicans had this year).  And yes, I've already talked about 3 reasons why Romney DESERVES to lose, and 3 ways he is worse than W.  But those are different questions.

Live-Blog 4.0: Foreigners!

So this last live presidential debate will be all about foreign policy, widely considered to be Obama's strength and Romney's weakness.  Romney has made a series of missteps in the foreign policy arena this year, including insulting the British and Palestinians.  Romney has been on the attack against Obama recently regarding his handling of the attack in Libya.  While Romney was roundly criticized for his own reaction to the attack as well, he has since decided that the best defense is a good offense.  The last debate, his line of attack did not go so well:

So I guess tonight we shall see how Romney handles this issue.
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