I have had a good feeling for the past four days or so, but was afraid of jinxing things. I'm hopeful. I'm still nervous, but I'm just AMAZED ( Read more... )

All the way to school, I've been hearing "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Mis in my head. When I searched for a link to the lyrics, I found lots of folks citing it w.r.t. the election. It's apparently resonating with lots of us.

From tzikeh, Pat Buchanan's op ed piece "But Where Did Bush Go Wrong?"
After losing control of the Senate and 30 ( Read more... )

I have voted ( Read more... )

Because this is a delight and, in its overall message, contains what I want to say to everyone who's of age and a citizen, take a look for the fun (seriously...Harrison Ford is WONDERFUL, though I apologize for this "Borat" dude) and for the reminder...and then GO VOTE.

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This was the original ad, and it's a delight.I am hopeful in spite of myself ( Read more... )

Seriously...if you know ANYTHING about gaming, you MUST see this. I got the link from tzikeh who got it from cereta.

Adventuring Party Politics: The Campaign is Getting Ugly

Seriously...I could not give proper credit by doing anything other than quoting it ALL. Just go. And laugh. And enjoy.

I LOVE THIS!

Rednecks for Obama: "We Hunt, Fish, Drink Beer and Support Barack Obama"The main page has a photo of a WIDE-grinning Obama seeing the guys with their sign. They've commented "I don't care about his beer, I care about his intelligence" and "We've had many democratic presidents, and we will still have our guns." There's also a ( Read more... )

"Make-Believe Maverick: A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty."
This is the story of the real John McCain, the one who has been hiding in plain sight. It is the story of a man who has consistently put his own advancement above all else, a man willing to say and do anything to ( Read more... )

I just read an AOL article that listed the 15 "Battleground States" for the US presidential election--the ones that were REALLY close last time. They include: Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri. I'm kind of fascinated and horrified at the same time; I live, literally, in the middle of the maelstrom. (Other states include PA ( Read more... )

I'm not even upset yet. I think I'm too tired to be. I'm just stunned.

And, like wiliqueen said in partly's journal, the phenomenal turnout of voters--and voters willing to put up with their registrations being questioned, willing to stand in the rain, willing to wait in line till midnight (when there weren't enough ballots in places that had that same problem ( Read more... )

I have voted.

I took my daughter with me; I've taken at least one kid with me for every election since they've been born. I like setting that example.

Also, I could not be more thrilled that the percentage of voter turnout across the country. This is a fine result, and I'm going to have to determine with myself that it's enough, that, whatever ( Read more... )