I think this is a pretty typical reaction from Obama supporters. We get told we’re faint-hearted, or misogynists, or naive or stupid, or any number of other names because we think Clinton doesn’t have a shot at the nomination.

This is one area where Democrats really aren’t that different from Republicans. IP laws are already too strong, we don’t need them to be stronger. The PRO-IP act is a sham and a gift to corporations rather than any boon to creativity, musicians, artists, and writers.

Love the writeup. My favorite line:

So, what do you think? Festering symptom of a celebrity-obsessed culture or damn good idea? Does it create real value for clients who don’t want to pay for celebrity endorsement?

Why can’t be all of those things?

(well, except “festering”… we don’t fester.)

I don’t agree with John Cole about a number of things, but on this post about why he’s voting Obama, I completely agree:

I am under no illusion I will buy into everything Barack Obama puts forward, but I am damned sure convinced he is a decent man who, at the very least, will restore a sense of competence to the national stage. I am willing to meet most Democrats half-way, and I am already doing everything I can to get this man elected. I think Obama will act in good faith for this nation, and I am responding in kind. His policies are not outlandish or crazy or uber-left- they reflect a rational, and I would argue, a decent and progressive way forward out of the mess I helped to create. I won’t like all of them, and I will not agree with all of them, but there is no chance that I will ever be President, so perfect agreement is never a possibility.

And don’t get me wrong- I am not for Obama because of what I am against. I am for Obama because he is a decent man, a break from the past, and really a once in a lifetime opportunity. He has treated us like adults throughout this primary, and it is time to act like adults. There will be times we feel he lets us all down, but we are not electing a diety. We are electing a leader, and Obama is that leader. It is time to get past the bullshit of the last 20 years, the battles I am really tired of fighting, and time to turn our attention to the really important issues of the day- the economy, the budget, our international presence, our crumbling infrastructure, our military, medicare and medicaid and social security, and on and on and on.

If Barack Obama was not your your preferred candidate, I am sorry that person did not win, but it is time to remember that the target is John McCain and the Bush/Cheney way of doing things. If you can not accept that and help move us forward, please at least get out of the way.

That pretty much captures my view on the situation. The “treat[ing] us like adults” bit is really the key thing.

Hmmm, Coolspotters. Like the name, like the idea. Wish I had joined that startup. Oh, wait….

Not so long ago, my marriage would’ve violated the law in the state of Virginia. It was so until a couple decided to fight the state to honor their right to be married. The woman in that case was Mildred Loving and she passed away last week. You can read more about the case at Wikipedia’s entry for Loving v. Virginia.

This isn’t what you think it’s about, even though it sort of is.

Interesting graphs here, focused on LA vs. the rest of the country, but there is some national data there via the Case-Schiller Composite 20 Index. The last bust took 8 years for aggregate prices to bottom out…

$0.18 is the best they got for you, though apparently, Hillary Clinton is running ads making up an $8 billion savings for the American people. The overwhelming majority of economists at this point call BS on that.

PS. This is why I don’t like her as much as I like voting for Obama. This is pathetic pandering.

Well written overview of the advantages of Git for development. I’m keeping an eye on this for now, but there’s one random thought that comes to mind: Linus Torvalds is a really, really smart guy. First, he has shepherded Linux, and now another of his “itches” has turned into a widely used and enthusiastically supported project. No, Git isn’t as successful as Linux yet. But imagine if it is? How many people do this twice?

Wow, Antonin Scalia has no business being on the Supreme Court. And while it might seem ridiculous for someone with no legal background to say this, go read the interview linked here. Holy crap.

WTF? Who knew Ben Stein was such a fool? Of course, he did work for Nixon, and still likes him and thought he was a great President. So, perhaps I should’ve guessed?

Speaking of Hillary, here’s another issue she agrees with John McCain on. And, like John McCain, she’s finding it convenient to flip flop every which way to find some way to differentiate herself. Or, as a commenter at ObWi says:

McCain’s pander is icky but at least fit with his philosophy. Clinton’s pander doesn’t even make sense. She claims to be serious about globabl warming, and should be thrilled to see gas prices reducing consumption. How the heck does she think consumption is going to be reduced? The magic efficiency wand?

If there’s a reason I prefer Obama over Clinton, even prior to the recent nastiness, it’s this. She has a track record of being stupid when she knows better…