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A couple of quotes

Mark Evanier:

Amidst the dwindling hordes that defend George W. Bush, there’s a strong sense that never admitting a mistake is just as good as never making one.

John Scalzi:

Obama’s already signaled he’s not going to bother with [Palin]; she’ll be shopped out to Biden — or even better, Hilary Clinton, who I would expect is privately fuming that the McCain and the GOP think so little of her positions and personality that they expect her supporters to be swayed by someone who holds antithetical political positions, simply because that person’s got fallopian tubes. If the GOP wanted to keep the Clintons on the sidelines this election, this was not the way to do it.

The sounds of August

August was a pretty light month for me, in terms of new music. I don’t have much of a mix for the month:

  1. “Ansari” by Tartit
  2. “A Few Words in Defense of Our Country” by Randy Newman
  3. “Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove it” by Belle & Sebastian
  4. “Gravity Decides” by Folk Implosion
  5. “A Match Made in Texas” by Her Space Holiday
  6. “You Really Got a Hold on Me” by She & Him
  7. “Danny Callahan” by Conor Oberst
  8. “25 Minutes to Go” by Johnny Cash
  9. “I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman

I was going to post these online for a week, like I did last month, but it appears that Muxtape “will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA.”

I can’t say I didn’t see that one coming.

As always, one-on-one mix exchanges are welcome.

Counting Veeps

You know, at this point, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if John McCain went with Dick Cheney as his running mate. Update: Okay, I didn’t see this coming — I don’t know that anybody did — but in retrospect, it seems like the obvious — if most pathetically calculated, cynical and desperate — move that McCain could make at this juncture.