Really? You Sure It's Not Because We're Just Ready?

You're right. We may not be. Actor Dennis Haysbert has gone on the record to state that his role as President David Palmer in "24" may have paved the way for Barack Obama.

Really, Dennis? Because there had never been a black president portrayed on TV or in the movies before?

You Could Really Say that Bush Stinks!

I love the people of California. A question has qualified for the November ballot on whether or not to rename a sewage treatment plant for the 43rd President of the United States. Here's the story from CNN. Vote early, vote often people.

To the Left, Always to the Left, Never to the Right

Regardless of what happens in November, our next President will be left handed. In fact, since 1977 and the ascension of Gerald Ford to the presidency, the presidency has been held by a left hander with the exception of Jimmy Carter and the current occupant.

From Marginal Revolution:

Ford, Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, Gore, and now Obama and McCain are all left-handed. Call it chance or availability bias, but I'm still wondering. Read more here, and thanks to Martin Weil for the pointer. Here's one on-line discussion. Here is a brief survey on Wikipedia. It is my general view that left-handers have higher genetic variance in a number of dimensions, so they should be over-represented in many different kinds of extreme situations, including the Presidency.

It is a good day to be a lefty. Over on my regular blog, I have been detailing the Presidents. Perhaps I should make note of their "handedness."