Capitol Word

Sunlight Foundation unveiled a new microsite today that isolates the single word most mentioned during the previous day's congressional session.

Interesting note: you have to go back to May 15th to get the most recent day that "Iraq" was the most commonly invoked word.

Comments (7)

1. There is indeed nothing new under the sun. Consider 1968:

   An unpopular war.

   An unpopular president not running for re-election.

   A divided Democratic party preparing to nominate a northern liberal.

   A veteran Republican candidate coming back from a narrow defeat eight years ago.

   B-52s flying from distant bases to strike targets in Asia.

   Police in the Democratic convention city stocking up on tear gas in preparation for protests.

   William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.

   The struggle for gay and lesbian rights.

   Death stalking yet another Kennedy.

   Bigoted rhetoric from the pulpit.

   Pollution and the environment.

   The never-ending abortion issue.

   Palestinians murdering Jews in the Middle East.

   The glass ceiling holding women candidates down.

   Posted by HonestLiberal at 06/18/2008 @ 1:34pm

2. Posted by HonestLiberal at 06/18/2008

   You Speak! Welcome aboard!

   Posted by Benchrest at 06/18/2008 @ 1:40pm

3. Posted by Benchrest

   Nice try, sniper.

   But what may appear to be an actual post of "HonestLiberal's" thoughts is just as likely another cut and paste job.

   In any case, "he" is an interestingly odd character.

   Posted by b_kool_66 at 06/18/2008 @ 3:10pm

4. Posted by b_kool_66 at 06/18/2008

   Dang it! Fell for it again. My apologies.

   Posted by Benchrest at 06/18/2008 @ 3:12pm

5. By the way, Christopher, thanks for the recent posts giving us a heads up and some interesting insights on Obama's selection of Jason Furman as one of Obama's chief economic advisers.

   And thanks for opening the thread for commentary --I realise that a lot of these posts are pretty inane, but it's nice to have a chance to speak up on the wide variety of topics that appear at The Nation's website and even wander off topic from time to time.

   :-)

   Posted by b_kool_66 at 06/18/2008 @ 3:20pm

6. By the way, Christopher, thanks for the recent posts giving us a heads up and some interesting insights on Obama's selection of Jason Furman as one of Obama's chief economic advisers.

   And thanks for opening the thread for commentary --I realise that a lot of these posts are pretty inane, but it's nice to have a chance to speak up on the wide variety of topics that appear at The Nation's website and even wander off topic from time to time.

   :-)

   Posted by b_kool_66 at 06/18/2008 @ 3:20pm

7. Damn, either my computer or the website is extra slow today.

   Didn't mean to double post.

   Benchrest,

   No apology necessary, shooter. The "HonestLiberal" is a very authentic looking decoy sometimes. He draws a lot of fire from time to time because of it, but I more enjoy picking off live targets like Monsta' Maasch and Sad Sack (aka Happy) when the fancy strikes.

   Posted by b_kool_66 at 06/18/2008 @ 3:28pm