Recent Comments

1. 1 day ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   I’m an American citizen who DOESN’T hate America. The status is what entitles me to a nation that at least ASPIRES to the qualities listed on the tin (if you’ll forgive the metaphor).

   And yes, that IS interchangeable with “a United States of America that doesn’t have Republicans in charge.”

2. 2 days ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Also, how did you manage to code for bolding and italics in your post?

3. 2 days ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   The simple fact is that the country is ENTITLED to have a non-Republican — let me rephrase: I am entitled to live in a United States of America that doesn’t have Republicans in charge.

   And so are you. But we won’t get that unless enough of us choose it.

4. 3 days ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   On the contrary, it’s a very accurate and concise summation of the implications stemming from Duverger’s Law.

5. 3 days ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Can’t be done without a Constitutional amendment (for the presidency). Unfortunately Maurice Duverger wasn’t around when the Constitution was being written, so we’re stuck with “first past the post” for that office.

6. 3 days ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Again: A vote is NOT a valentine; it’s a chess move.

7. 5 days ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   A vote isn’t a valentine; it’s a chess move.

8. 27 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Yeah, him.

9. 28 days ago on Non Sequitur

   She’s probably going to get Jeremy to build her a Time Machine so she can go back and stop Isaac Newton.

10. about 1 month ago on Super-Fun-Pak Comix

    Am I gonna have to find and watch “Bad Lieutenant” in order to fully understand this one, or can I get by if I read the plot summary on Wikipedia?