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Watch this space: At some point this week, I may change my LJ name. I've been meaning to change it forever, but have been hampered by (a) laziness and (b) lack of creativity re: a new name. Still plagued by both, of course. But something about half of my LJ name being the same as the name as poor little Molly, off chasing baby bunnies in the
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Well, everyone's entitled to an opinion, but yours is WRONG and TERRIBLE and, and, and, WRONG!"
I'm in a non-swing state (although who knows in times to come, as it used to be heavily Republican, and now isn't, and it's right next door to Ohio and Indiana and Iowa, which go Republican) but I saw a bumper sticker on a car that said "Veterans Against John Fonda Kerry" and I wanted to kick the car. And the person. And the placard hanging in it said it was a handicapped person's car, and it's probably a handicapped vet, and I still want to kick them and say that protesting the war doesn't make you a traitor, no matter what war it was! Plus, Vietnam was WRONG! Gah!
Also, have I mentioned lately how much your family is just like mine? For me, it's my uncle who is a state representative Dem and has been since 1972. (Although in my home state of Indiana, and not Illinois, where I live now.) I grew up at his knee (he's my godfather too) and I like to say he's the last of the Kennedyesque Dems in that he prizes public service above all, pure public health advocate, very committed to Doing The Right Thing, and like that. He has been after me for five years to move home, move into his district and run for his seat. I'm like: hello, they're not so much with the nepostistic political dynasties in Indianapolis. What do you think, you live in New York City or Chicago?
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LOL! But I totally understand that reaction -- every time I drive by a Bush sign or see a car with a Bush bumper sticker, I want to pull over and either kick the offending item or ask the person who owns it why on earth they're supporting him. I'd really like to know! I don't get it!
Also, have I mentioned lately how much your family is just like mine? For me, it's my uncle who is a state representative Dem and has been since 1972. (Although in my home state of Indiana, and not Illinois, where I live now.)
That's so cool! And I totally think you should run for his seat. Perhaps you could create a nepotistic political dynasty!
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I will tell him. You're in Southern Indiana? I know DuBois county and Vanderburgh county trend pretty D, right? (I worked for O'Bannon for a bit after I graduated law school and did legislative work, so I got to know a lot of folks - most of whom aren't there anymore, like the current Evansville mayor, and come to think of it, the current mayor of Bloomington - who I swear tried to shoot out my eye with a rubber band on time, but that's a whole other story.)
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I'm in Clark County, IN. The whole area I'm most familiar with seems to trend D -- of course, it's very old school D and not exactly the extremist liberal wing of the party, generally (we voted in Lee Hamilton for 200 years *g*), but I can live with that.
the current mayor of Bloomington - who I swear tried to shoot out my eye with a rubber band on time
Ooh. Political intrigue. :-)
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