This was originally a reply on a friend's post, but it got long so I decided to keep the rambles on my own lj.Over the past few years, I've started playing a game where I imagine what I'd do or say if I could meet the president and had to condense all my complicated thoughts and emotions about his policies and job into a quick sound byte. Playing ( Read more... )

Anyone who was fucking paying attention knows that the election yesterday, in which a young, black Democrat absolutely crushed a DC veteran, former POW who put his campaign 110% behind Bush's policies, was a crushing repudiation of the Bush administration and the far right wing. In their desperation to pretend that they speak for the majority of ( Read more... )

I am so tired, but it's crazy here. It started around 11 with the firecrackers and a little yelling, and now it's everywhere. People are honking their horns like mad, groups of people are walking and running up and down the streets shouting "Obama!" and cheering. People hang out of buildings and cars and shout back. About five minutes ago a ( Read more... )

I think more than anything I'm just relieved. The Bush regime is over ( Read more... )

I still won't watch exit polls though. Won't watch returns until at least east coast poll closing time. And I'll do it online, because the 2000 election is what made me give up watching CNN. But we still have blogs!

This is my new favorite campaign ad ever:

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Ha ha! The finger to you, religious authoritarianism!

The Rude Pundit says, "Rise up ( Read more... )

Cracked's 6 Most Insane People Ever to Run for President

I mock you because I care.

This was the BIG DAY, the one I was fearing...as it turns out, my morning definite trials got dumped because my officers are assholes who didn't show up. So I just had to try the one case. Which I won! I won a trial yesterday too! IN YOUR FACE DEFENSE BAR. I had to start another trial in the pm, but I'm second chairing it so I just sat there ( Read more... )

Debate: A++, would snark again ( Read more... )

I only watched the last half hour. Pretty boring. I'm going to ignore all the post-debate bullshit for the most part...to me it came across as a draw. Obama put in his usually strong, intelligent performance, and McCain was surprisingly strong given the flubs he's been making all week. McCain's main tactic was to keep harping on how experienced ( Read more... )

Sarah Palin, apparently running for the post of Vice-Idiot, speaks from her vast foreign policy experience to call H Kissinger's position on Syria & Iran "beyond naive." Also- good news! Palin assures Katie Couric that we have achieved victory in Iraq.

McCain surrenders; agrees he will be present at debate tonight. I actually may watch this ( Read more... )