"I just checked your blog hoping for some cogent insider analysis of the PA primary (Pholitics?). Sadly, there was no post. Give me some procrastination material for finals studying man. "
Ok, Cooper, whatever you say...
So whats a Democratic Presidential candidate to do? Yesterday's Huffington Post declared the winner of the PA primaries to be...John McCain. ie, the dem race is officially going all the way to convention, with more bruising in store for both our wanna-be's.
The NYT declared that, despite her decisive win, HRC is still the underdog in the overall race, but I guess we have to see what Indiana has to say about that. (BTW, Indiana Jones is only 28 days away)
As for Barack, well, he outspent Hil dog 4-1 in this state. I mean, for three weeks, literally every show on TV, literally every single commercial break, he was like "I don't take money from lobbyists" this, and "I opposed the war from the start" that. My honest-to-god, I want to be the next mark penn prediction was that Hil was gonna win by 3.5, but in the end Barack doesn't appear to have made any inroads with PA voters, a fact that could be troubling to superdelegates who know that PA (or, likewise, OH) cannot, under any circumstances, go to JM. As Hil herself says, “It’s very hard to imagine a Democrat getting to the White House without winning those states.” The NYT deconstructs that argument here, and also points out the ways in which either candidate could put into play states that have been voting red since that last time we were in an unwinnable war, wages were stagnating, and the price of consumer goods was skyrocketing.
Speaking of deconstruction, Stanley Fish has added another section to his NYT feature: "French Theory in America", which is a great read for anyone looking to kill an hour, get a bunch of weird names confused, and learn nothing. As he sums it up: "the degree to which our conviction of a truth is firm or soft will depend on how massive and conclusive the relevant evidence is, and an account of truth that flies far above any set of facts on the ground will not be relevant." Sounds eerily Aristotilean, no? Maybe thats why Fish concludes that "Not only does deconstruction not threaten anything or deliver anything, it doesn’t change anything." But, don't worry, all you have to do is wikipedia Derrida to know that Fish probably means that as a good thing.also from Michael cooper: "How's the law search going?" Well, it seems like its down to Duke or UVa. I like UVa's big class size. More variety of personalities, classes, extra-curriculars, profs, etc. Any suggestions?
And finally, from Linden: http://cbs3.com/topstories/officer.robert.melia.2.706410.html
Blogs and kisses,
jordan
P.S. With Carly Smithson's exit, and with no Michael Johns (or is it John Michaels) or Kristy Lee Cook (although for different reasons), AI is officially not worth watching anymore, and America is officially retarded. Ah, Carly, you were awesome.
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