It Happens Every Fall...

It is that time of the year where baseball is foremost in this blogger's mind. Yes, I am following the election, to the point of "election fatigue" and I have many things to say about technology and politics. In fact, I will be covering the action over at my favorite site since the primaries, fivethirtyeight.com. But that will come a little slower in this coming month, particularly with the Cubs in the playoffs...

In any case, I hope you hop over to Sabermetrati to keep up with all of the sabermetrically-inclined baseball news. A sneek peak: it could be a Red Sox vs. Cubs All Time All Futility World Series!

Question: Why Are Republicans Graded on a Curve?

Why are Republicans graded on a curve? Everyone in the Mainstream Media has said, "Oh, well McCain's not a good public speaker" and then said the same about Sarah Palin, basically the idea that she is inexperienced and will not do well.

Yet, when these tepid speeches are completed, why do the Media go into paroxysms about how much better they did than anyone thought? Particularly if you're a Republican, and you don't believe in quotas, or "grading on a curve", than why are McCain and Palin accorded such kudos for speeches that pale in comparison to even the worst Democratic speaker last week?

Just a question...

Standing in the Shadow of the Birthplace of Democracy

BOSTON - To take this picture, I stood at the spot where the Boston Massacre sparked a nascent movement for liberty, sovereignty, and freedom from colonial rule.

As I stood there, I imagined what it must have been like to be standing the exact same spot in 1776 with the rest of the assembled masses as the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in public. That was the technology of the day: public oratory and pamphleteering, the olden day version of YouTube and Blogging (sans the instantaneous global reach).

After Senator Obama's speach last Thursday night, I'd say oratory is still big in the ever-more United States of America. After walking the Freedom Trail, I felt a part of our revolutionary history.

To see more pictures from the Freedom Trail taken by The Wife and I, follow this thread to Flickr. My particular favorite is the Boston Massacre Monument, which is in the Boston Commons, the oldest Public Park in the USA.

For a Fenway Park story, go to http://sabermetrati.blogspot.com.