Marketplace - Dec. 23, 2008
We know what you're thinking ...
To be sure, the polls are unscientific. But from my ongoing conversations with many of you, I think they do a fair job of generally reflecting what you're thinking out there. Some of our poll results are surprising. Some not so much.
Tags: polls, healthcare, sick leave, airport

Politics - Nov. 4, 2008
An election worth waiting for
There are lines at nearly every polling location, but I have to say, from what I've heard, they aren't as bad as I imagined. At least not yet.
Tags: election 2008, voting, polls

Politics - Oct. 29, 2008
Whole hog poll fog
I don't know about you, but I'm getting a little too wrapped up in next Tuesday's election. I'm spending waaaay too much time on the Web sites of CNN.com and the super-detailed fivethirtyeight.com. When I get home from work, I'm watching utterly too much cable news and commentary.
Tags: election, obama, mccain, polls

Politics - Oct. 27, 2008
A long Sunday, Bad Visions on Cheap Champagne, 1900 words of Hope, Fear, and Desperation.
This morning I woke up without much of the sickly intense pain or nauseous regret that normally comes with large quantities of cheap champagne and Miller swill. I attribute this good fortune to those friends around me who seemed to take much more of the impact than I did, leaving me to scrounge f...
Tags: Election, Polls, Desperation and Hope, Vonnegut, Bob Dylan