Results tagged “prez08” from Just Another Stupid Blog

Now that Kucinich and Edwards have dropped out, the media are now saying that it is “officially a two-horse race” for the Democratic nomination. What about Mike Gravel? He hasn’t dropped out. And why should he? His chance of winning has nowhere to go but up!

They are also saying that the race is so close that the Texas primary in March might actually matter. Unfortunately, neither Kucinich nor Gravel are even on the ballot in Texas. I’m not sure about Gravel but Kucinich was barred for refusing to sign the pledge which says that he would “fully support the Democratic nominee for President, whoever that will be.”

So, the question becomes, do I care enough about the differences between Clinton and Obama to figure out how to participate in the primary? I can’t even find any relevant info on the website for the Democratic party of Texas.

I was listening to PRI’s Fair Game (think Public Radio + The Daily Show) last week and they were talking about Mitt Romney being a Mormon and how that affects his presidential campaign. The commentator mentioned how Romney comes from a long line of Mormons and has ancestors who were significant in the early history of the Church.

I thought, wouldn’t that be interesting if I were related to Mitt Romney! I did a little searching and although I couldn’t find any direct family connections, I did find an interesting historical connection.

Romney’s great-great grandfather was a Mormon apostle in Arkansas.  His murder, by a non-Morman, led, in part, to the Mountain Meadows Massacre for which my great-great grandfather (see photo) was held responsible and executed. Crazy. [source]

Not quite as weird though, as Cheney and Obama being related.