SUFFERING FROM YUCCA-SCHIZOPHRENIA
“It seems 58 percent of Nevadans polled oppose the Yucca Mountain project, where the government wants to bury the highly radioactive waste from nuclear plants. But in a different question, 58 percent of Nevadans said they had no problem whatsoever digging up more uranium to refine and use in nuclear power. Thus creating more nuclear waste. Thus creating a greater need for the disposal of said nuclear waste. Thus creating more pressure to build and operate Yucca Mountain. Which 58 percent of Nevadans say they’re against.
Does that make sense to anybody? We didn’t think so.”
- CityLife editor Steve Sebelius, 8/26/08
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A friend recently asked if I jot down all my bloggy ideas as they come to me and then type them up later. The answer is Yes, I have between two and twenty scraps of paper shoved in my purse or pocket at any given time and/or I type reminders in a Word doc if I’m at a PC when inspiration comes. One of this morning’s looked like this:
Check out Pindell Reprt on Politicker. If poor, slam for sub-title “dynamic and deeply reported” – WTF does that MEAN? If good, give props. Also, email webmaster re: typo on About page.
And the result is something like this:
Today’s Pindell Report has Nevada as most the closely contested swing state in the nation.
The report ranks and re-ranks races by competitiveness, so the race ranked first will be won by the smallest margin of victory and the race ranked last is believed to promise the largest margin. The report’s About page says it takes into account polling, fundraising, past election data, demographic changes, interviews with the nation’s top political strategists, and Politicker.com’s reporters out in the field. The rankings are evaluated daily to ensure they’re current.
Seems like a good system to me, and I like the little “+2” and “-4” notations to show whether the race rose or fell on the list. (Make sure to click on the Senate, House, Governor and Presidential tabs to see all rankings for all races.)
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