Wisconsin, tu stultus es

So, Wisconsinites are as dumb as I had feared.

I was chatting with a good friend today who grew up in Wisconsin (he had the good sense to move to New York) and he came up with an even better variation on Obamatard: Hopetard. I like it and am going to use it frequently.

So, I still have hope (real hope, not the fake hope of the hopetards) that Hillary can still make this election interesting.

An Obama supporter by any other name

There are many things we can call people who support Obama: sheep, lemmings, cultists... But my favorite term comes from Wonkette.com: Obamatard.

Here's hoping the voters of the great state of Wisconsin do the right thing tomorrow and deal the Obamatards a crushing defeat.

What does he stand for?

Words of wisdom from Erica Jong: "But the truth is, we have no idea what [Obama] stands for. At least I don't. All we have are soundbites and attacks on 'the' Clintons. But I guess the great American Amnesiate prefers it that way. And they always get what they deserve in the White House. Last time it was Dubya -- the dumb son of the CIA who showed them by never heeding their warnings..."

Read the whole article here.

Those who insist their support for Obama has absolutely nothing to do with sexism doth protest too much.

An open letter to America

Dear America,

I hate you, especially your dumb citizens who put more stock in catchy, empty phrases than real plans and real solutions. But, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. It is this exactly the same love of vacuous prosody and slick charm that got George W. Bush elected.

Yours,
VoxDixit

P.S. So nice to see that misogyny is still alive and well and such a thriving part of your body politic.

Can't decide which I like better

This one that says Barack Obama is inexperienced:



Or this one that highlights Obama's empty hope and change "platform":



Decisions, decisions...

Hmm... where'd these come from?

Someone left all of this trash outside of my building today...



Into the recycling bag, my pretties!

The moment we've all been waiting for

I got a letter in the mail yesterday from those scamps over at Sallie Mae. In October, my loans will be resetting to a higher payment plan. This means that the percentage of my income that will go towards paying my student loans will officially be higher than the percentage of my income that goes toward paying for my housing. I would make a helpful chart, but I don't feel like it. Here's another way of looking at it though:

Percentage of my income:

Student loans - 35%
Housing - 28%

This says that housing and debt combined should account for no more than 36% of your income. Thanks Sallie Mae, for helping me fulfill my dream of lifelong indebtedness!