tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528812.post6267815356912927050..comments2023-06-14T08:58:35.243-04:00Comments on Jeff Strabone: I smell changeJeff Strabonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381289400378450933noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528812.post-20057704072919892222009-01-23T22:55:00.000-05:002009-01-23T22:55:00.000-05:00I imagine quite a few bloggers (as well as comedia...I imagine quite a few bloggers (as well as comedians and artists) will have a harder time adding fuel to their fire now that the Bush years are behind us. In fact, I wonder to what extent the controversy (read "atrocities") of the Bush regime was a catalyst to the creation of the Blogosphere in the first place.Turned Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223288959124737109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528812.post-12683761540260360482009-01-23T00:37:00.000-05:002009-01-23T00:37:00.000-05:00Am I going to face the same dilemma as Jon Stewart...Am I going to face the same dilemma as Jon Stewart: wondering what to say about Obama? He's a hard one to ridicule.<BR/><BR/>I do know that his worst trait as a politican is his coziness with corn. In the U.S. Senate, he represented the second largest corn-producing state, and his presidential campaign owes everything to Iowa, the number one producer. Unsurprisingly, he has been a supporter of corn ethanol. On some key points of energy policy, John McCain was actually more progressive than Obama: only <A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE49F0F520081016" REL="nofollow">McCain called for repealing</A> the tariff on Brazilian sugar ethanol during last year's campaign.<BR/><BR/>But how many times can I write about corn?Jeff Strabonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381289400378450933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7528812.post-71296713784338802072009-01-22T23:34:00.000-05:002009-01-22T23:34:00.000-05:00Duh. Being against torture is like being against a...Duh. Being against torture is like being against artificial turf. We need the old, hard hitting blogger back.<BR/><BR/>No offense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com