The Huck Upchuck

I am livid with the information we are receiving from the authorities and the media about traffic on I-59. We left our home at 3:45am and d...

We've decided. Early tomorrow morning we'll be heading up north close to Nashville, TN. We've been following the hurricane trac...

I would like to hear Palin's opinion on Pakistan's recent political meltdown. I would like to hear Palin's thoughts on Brazil...

Let me play a little game so regularly employed by conservatives: If McCain/Palin lose the election this November, it will be because folks...

"The promise of making public the work we do in the world is the promise of a new and deeper political engagement with the world."...

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My father-in-law, who is a chemical engineer with some meteorological training a college degree in meteorology [NOTE: I have been duly corr...

Gusty move. But risky. And most conservatives ain't too keen on taking too much risk. At first glance, I kinda like Palin. And McCain...

The Democratic Convention ended last night with Barack Obama's speech. Here's what I think ... First, Obama's speech was good, ...

Always putting people first. Damn them. You want a picture perfect image of the modern GOP, consider this: (1) Take that Fox News Headline,...

There is something unparalleled about Bill Clinton's oratorical skills. He has nearly perfect intonation, inflection, dramatic pause an...

OK, folks. Don't take this the wrong way ... I'm just wondering aloud and being brutally honest about the thoughts that cross my ev...

Hillary did what she needed to do. Barely. It was a good speech, well-delivered, and with an appropriate amount of passion. As a liberal Dem...

No, I'm not talking about the first day of the Democratic Party Convention. I'm talking about new grad student orientation at my out...

Well, well ... there is an emerging division among the NOLAbloggers about the Education Panel at the conference. And I'd say the balanc...

OK. So I attended my first Blogger Conference yesterday. By all measures, it was a wonderful event. I very much enjoyed putting names and...

I figure since I may be getting more visitors than I usually do following the Rising Tide III conference, I'm going to take the opportun...

I'm very happy and comfortable with Obama's selection of Joe Biden as his running mate. Of course, being at a NOLA Blogger's Co...

I think this piece from The Huckupchuck archives will become a regular re-posting around this time of the year. I re-posted this back in Ja...

The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA), a progressive think tank that focuses on the Americas, has an interesting review of Gregory Crai...