Friday, April 4, 2008

The Clintons finally release their tax returns

So that's that. Maybe. Political insider makes the case that this was the perfect time to do this, and I find points 1, 4, and 5 persuasive (basically saying that people are paying attention to other things), at least more so than the other two. Something controversial might pop up later, at a less convenient time for the Clintons, and while it's still two weeks away from the PA primary, couldn't this have been done, like ages ago to preempt the issue entirely? Maybe this wasn't a high-mileage issue, but it tied into the notion that the Clintons have something to hide and that they are secretive.
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The Man, The Myth, The Bio

East Bay, California, United States
Problem: I have lots of opinions on politics and culture that I need to vent. If I do not do this I will wind up muttering to myself, and that's only like one or two steps away from being a hobo. Solution: I write two blogs. A political blog that has some evident sympathies (pro-Obama, mostly liberal though I dissent on some issues, like guns and trade) and a culture blog that does, well, cultural essays in a more long-form manner. My particular thing is taking overrated things (movies, mostly, but other things too) down a peg and putting underrated things up a peg. I'm sort of the court of last resort, and I tend to focus on more obscure cultural phenomena.