Archive for November, 2008

Today’s FFS: GOP Mailer Suggests Obama Win Could Lead To Second Holocaust

Blog: November 1st, 2008

Reason #6,214 why your retirement plan is completely worthless now: Bi-partisanship… The Dems call the Republicans fascists and Hitler, and the Republicans say the Dems make Hitlers possible. Progress!
TalkingPointsMemo has gotten its hands on this doozy…
The Republican Jewish Coalition is sending out a mailer in Pennsylvania that shows Barack Obama speaking in Germany earlier this [...]

“Indeed, sir, justice and decency demand you so to do!”

Blog: November 2nd, 2008

Ben Affleck on Keith Olbermann. Just wonderful…

I’m a big fan of Olbermann and political opponents of the current administration have a lot to thank him for. Unfortunately, he’s gotten more and more theatrical in his increasingly frequent and increasingly not-so-special “special comments.” This parody nails that. Really well observed.
Very funny.
– Steve

Closing arguments


November 3rd, 2008

Astounding Space Thrills

Blog: November 3rd, 2008

For anyone looking for some of my comic book work…
IDW is publishing a 10th anniversary collection of my self-published comics series Astounding Space Thrills. It contains three of the original hard-to-find issues of the original series as well as the serialized convention comics series from 2003.
The collection is scheduled to come out December 29 and [...]

One day to go…

Blog: November 3rd, 2008

Less than twenty-four hours until election day and two final Socks and barney strips to go.
About two years ago, I was asked by a local free daily newspaper to pitch a comic strip. That’s how Socks and Barney started. Since it was meant for a mainstream audience, the pitch was actually far less political and [...]

Obama’s grandmother passes away

Blog: November 3rd, 2008

Such sad news. On the eve of her grandson, who she raised through much of his young life, likely being elected President of the United States.

There’s a 5:00am?!?!

Blog: November 4th, 2008

Some things man was simply not meant to know.
I’m am up at this ungodly hour to go vote. See you in a few hours.
– Steve

538’s Final Election Projection: Obama 349, McCain 189

Blog: November 4th, 2008

The great FiveThirtyEight.com makes is final projection…
Our model projects that Obama will win all states won by John Kerry in 2004, in addition to Iowa, New Mexico, Colorado, Ohio, Virginia, Nevada, Florida and North Carolina, while narrowly losing Missouri and Indiana. These states total 353 electoral votes. Our official projection, which looks at these outcomes [...]

1,460 days until the next one


November 4th, 2008

Drawing the last two strips…

Blog: November 4th, 2008

The last two strips are drawn. Popped over to a local coffee shop to finish them up.
The polls just closed here in Virginia where, if Obama wins, it’s an all-but certain that he’ll be the next President of the United States.
– Steve