President Obama spoke this morning about the dire business that is our sputtering auto industry. The head of General Motors was asked to step down and Italian auto company, Fiat, has been brought in to help Chrysler stay solvent. But, the real stunner came when the President announced that the entire state of Michigan has [...]

Let’s get a few things straight. Just so there isn’t any confusion. Rush Limbaugh is a blowhard, who refuses to interact with anyone but his true believers. Rush Limbaugh wants Barack Obama to fail. If Barack Obama’s policies fail, like them or lump them, our country sinks deeper into the growing depression. Rush Limbaugh IS [...]

It’s snowing again the winter here in Portland. It’s a rare occasion when it snows more than once a winter out here, but so far it’s snowed at least a dozen times. Despite growing up in the snow-bound Midwest, I moved out here for the temperate weather and relative lack of snowstorms. This is just [...]

Moving into a new house is an adventure for all of us. You never know what you might find, what remnants of the former inhabitants might still be lingering in the forgotten corners and drawers. This week, newly elected President Obama and his family are getting used to their new digs at the White House. [...]

That’s right. Your worst fears have come to fruition. Sodblog will be Liveblogging the Inauguration of our first non-crusty old white guy President. We’re going to take this solemn, sacred, high-faluttin’ event and take it down to our level. Basically, we’re going to try our darnedest to find something funny in all of the pomp [...]

Does anyone else remember all of the talk of riots in the streets of inner-city America if Barack Obama lost the Presidential race? How it would be horrible and unnecessary and yet another sign that black people are quick to violence when wronged by “the man.” There were even commentators out there who said that [...]

Barack Obama has been President-elect for little more than a week. Giving him a day to celebrate after the results came in, it is officially one week since he should have been starting to make everything wonderful. Where’s this wonderful? Sure, appointing the Capitol Hill pitbull Rham Emmanuel as his chief-of-staff was nice. He’s a [...]

Democrats lose presidential elections. It’s what they do best. So, it only makes sense that, eventually, they would mistake losing for their ultimate goal, since it’s what they achieve best, and would aim to lose. Therefore, winning the election, because that’s the only way to lose when you plan to fail. Republicans are, of course, [...]

It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America. President-elect Barack Obama There have been times that I thought I couldn’t last for long But now I think I’m able to carry on It’s been a [...]

I’m guessing you’re all like me, on pins and needles about how this whole Election thing is going to end up. After all, Election 2008 to this point has been, in a word, bugfuck nuts. So what kind of crazy chicanery are we all in store for in the next week to come? Fortunately for [...]