Five Paintings: The Presidential Candidates Left Standing

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The Presidential Candidates Left Standing, are paintings of the last candidates in the race for the Presidency (excluding the absolutely hopeless Communists, Socialist Workers, Libertarian, and other fringe parties). Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee are just barely standing. Hillary is standing, but becoming very wobbly.


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The Day We've Been Anticipating & Dreading::::::43 Presidential Contests In 24 States

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Maybe this will all be settled by Wednesday morning. The polls seen to say no, but they've been very wrong before in this race. With the Republican winner-take-all system, it may well be decided on their end. We Dems, however, like the fractiousness of proportional primaries, and as a result our contect will likely NOT be settled tomorrow. Maybe it will be settled enough that I can return to the happier days of made-up stories, alien lore, poetry, and parody, instead of obsessing over a bunch of rich people seeking glory who could care less if we woke up tomorrow.

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Ron Paul video: 'When fascism comes it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross'...

Presidential candidate (this year's dingbat, filling in for Ralph Nader, Ross Perot, and George Wallace) Ron Paul recently told Fox News (quoting Sinclair Lewis) that "When fascism comes it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross." Like many dingbats, he is sometimes correct.


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