Debate Night: You sank my battleship

In the third and final presidential debate, the round goes to the quip heard ’round the world (from President Barrack Obama): I think Gov. Romney maybe hasn’t spent enough time looking at how our military works. You mentioned our Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we had in 1916. Well, governor,…

GOTV: Voter Guides R Us

Here in Nevada early voting starts Saturday. If you’re still not quite ready, here are a few voter guides which may be helpful: A nice overview from a liberal perspective from ProgressNow Nevada includes links to other endorsements. NARAL has a state-by-state prochoice voter guide. Planned Parenthood has a congressional scorecard. League of Women Voters…

The good, the bad, and the inequity

Slate has crunched the numbers and come out with a map (Lower 48 only, I might add) that shows how much the wage gap varies from state to state: In every state, women make a fraction of what men make. In some counties, they make half as much—or less. Women in Utah have it the…

Debating ‘a bunch of malarkey’

I don’t know about you, but my twitter feed was on fire during tonight’s veep debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. A sampling: @RLSoo: I’ll have the sperm-egg combo–hold the education, medical care, affordable housing, food, childcare. #Debate #FuckTeamRomney And this gem: ‏@keithcampbell48: As Ryan kept getting water, fully expected Biden to tell him,…

Feminist files: Here comes the veep!

The debate starts in just a few hours. You ready? Shame sheet: If he needs it, Salon has Joe Biden’s crib sheet of Paul Ryan’s shameful quotes. Five Alive: And if you need a crib sheet on Paul Ryan there are not one, but two Top 5 lists boiling down Paul Ryan’s craziest beliefs. Liar,…