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Uh, Kobe? Are you sure that you don't want to play nice with Shaq?Uh.

Kerry, don't pick Gephart.

Seriously, no one (that I have read that is) seems to actually want Gephart. He is a nice enough guy, but he is, for whatever reason, as compelling as a limp rag. On the other hand, tons of people are actually compelled by the idea of Edwards. Drezner explains this nicely. Also poll results indicate an advantage to an Edwards VP pick. While that poll is not super compelling, I believe that I have seen better results elsewhere.

Personally, I will be enormously disappointed by a Gephart VP pick. To me he just seems like an also-ran politician that is thoroughly uninspiring. Though, he realy does seem like a nice guy that has great intentions and has served our country so well.

The first post is unavoidable

I must begin this blog with the caveat that it feels almost dauntingly pointless. If you look at the blogroll on the right there, you must surely be struck by the complete lack of originality displayed. It is the blogosphere of someone declaring that his tastes run the course of ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and occasionally for spice HBO and Showtime. How original!! I guess that I get to distinguish myself with my witty, pithy observations concerning the news or the other bloggers. At this point I can’t even make a name by devoting myself to commentary or criticism of a specific big-name blogger. That has already been done. Perhaps I could comment on those commenters. That would be very “meta” of me, and enormously pointless.
At this point I think the blog is my chance to simply vent about politics and perhaps to continue to find a voice as a writer. Do not infer from the last statement that I am or consider myself a writer. Somewhere deep in my heart, I wish that I were a “writer”. However, I once used the phrase wordsmith in disavowing any writing competence, a phrase whose use, upon later reflection, firmly establishes the veracity of my disavowal.
So what will I be writing about? I imagine I will discuss a lot of politics, because (again uniquely!!) I am so thoroughly fed up with our current presidential administration that I am left without words that are appropriate for conversation. I mean that rather than vulgar language, I am reduced to ad hominem diatribes that are redundant for certain audiences or useless and offensive for others. I will also touch on science and environmental policy, my Ph.D. in Chemistry giving me some relevant expertise on such subjects. Additionally, I will probably talk about religion in America, or just in my life. My faith in Christ is rather central to my existence and identity. Oh yes, I will be discussing books that I am reading. I am trying to read more these days that has a longer perspective than the daily, weekly, or monthly news. This list is a starting point for filling in classic works that I have missed.
That’s about it. For all of you who are reading this and don’t already know me, you can check out the about me section.