Third parties: February 2008 Archives

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My family got cable back in the '80s. And I wasted a lot of summer afternoons re-watching cheesy adolescent comedies.

If you did the same, remember this cliche? Some kid that nobody cares about ends up making all the difference. The quiet, nerdy guy who up to then walked through life unnoticed suddenly becomes the hero when he wins the heart of the prom queen with really, really big hair. Or maybe because of him, the summer camp for misfits and lovable slobs (and usually an ethnic stereotype or two) wins the climactic baseball game against the snooty rich kids.

Now that I think about it, maybe the fact that today's kids sit around and play "Grand Theft Auto" for hours isn't necessarily a bad thing. But I digress.

This year, Pennsylvania could be that nondescript kid who makes all the difference. I'm talking about the primaries.

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Ralph Nader says he's re-entered the race for president.

Elsewhere in this blog, I've written -- some would say gushed -- about my admiration for candidates who run for office on principle with little chance of winning. At the risk of contradicting everything I've written on the topic thus far -- is this guy on freakin mushrooms?

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