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Name: John
Birthday: 7/15/1991
Gender: Male
Interests: Jesucristo, alternate history, history, politics, language, art, theology, economics, music, philosophy.
Expertise: History, politics, and theology.
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
1/3/2005
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| Big night. Good night. I'd rather have Huckabee than Romney, and I'd rather have Obama than Clinton. I think that this year the Democrats are going to settle in on a nominee earlier than the Republicans, especially if Barack can get a second victory in New Hampshire. If Edwards can stay in and do decently well, he may have Clinton and Obama knocking on his door, asking for a deal.
For the Republicans, I think that there is the possibility of a brokered convention; Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Paul, Romney, and Thompson are all still players in this game.
Huckabee - Great news for him. This will give him a starting edge over Mitt, who is his main rival. He needs to take Evangelical South Carolina, since he's less likely to have success in Nevada or New Hampshire.
Romney - Money can't buy happiness, nor can it buy Iowa apparently. And that's not for lack of trying on Mitt's part. Mr. "Silver Medal" needs some success in New Hampshire or he'll start losing momentum to Huckabee.
Thompson - 3rd place in Iowa was good for him, but his numbers are under 5% in New Hampshire and his campaign is low on steam.
McCain - He jockeyed hard for Thompson's 3rd place spot. Maybe he can redo the NH success that he had in 2000; if he can't, that's bad.
Paul - 5th place does not have a good ring to it, but his numbers are better than expected. Paul's got money, which means he'll be in this race for months to come. Look out for him in "Live Free Or Die" New Hampshire, where he's expected to do fairly well. But if he doesn't pull that off, his so-called "sideshow" campaign might never take off.
Giuliani - 4%. I don't know what the future holds for Giuliani's strategy, but at this moment he looks like a loser. Can he be the Comeback Kid?
Just eleven more months, America.
Run, Ron, Run! | | |
| Y'know, I've got some problems with the government and the culture, but I guess I still like this old country well enough. I don't know that I'd call myself "patriotic" at this juncture. I might have some issues with the Pledge of Allegiance. But I think I'll stick around here for a while. I might not be ideally satisfied, but I am nonetheless presently grateful. | | |
| This is a productive summer. - Coffee Beanery (more or less 20 hours a week)
- German (slow and steady from a secondhand primer)
- Guitar (I need to practice strum patterns)
- Great Expectations (thanks a lot, Janet Boyd)
- An Arrow Pointing Towards Heaven (a great biography of Rich Mullins; wanna borrow it?)
- The Brief History of the Dead (by Kevin Brockmeier; decent, enjoyable read)
- Arrested Development (just one season left)
- Twilight Zone (perfect for midnight)
- Ron Paul (the best candidate for President in a long time)
Coming Soon: a Spanish workbook to keep me current and Erlo's AP Euro project. Not bad. | | |
| I put up a eulogy for my xanga some time ago. I did it to achieve a sense of finality, of closure. Having that, I can continue this sporadic, post-mortem blogging without obligation. Hence the pun of a title. Sophomore year was good, especially by Lepine standards. No huge problems. Minimal angst. QB Runners-Up. I confess that Junior year gives me minor trepidation. Two AP classes. An Hono(u)rs (science) class. Weight Training. That said, I'm glad to see summer. Don't hold me to that in August, but it's peaceful and good for the moment. How about a question?
(I know, I just asked one)
Which Fruit of the Spirit could I do a better job of growing? | | |
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