Pleased
I have to say, yesterday I was pleased by many things.
*Pleased to not have to wait in line to vote (I'm sorry to those who did, but it's always worth it)
*Pleased to see Mark Warner beat Gilmore (not that that was a surprise in the least)
*Pleased to see that Periello MIGHT unseat Virgil Goode. Now I know this race isn't in my district (Boucher is my rep, but he's nearly always unopposed), but I am sick of hearing Goode's bigoted fear mongering commercials that encourage homophobia and sometimes even racism. My Dad has had some dealings with this guy and can attest to what an ignoramus he is.
*Pleased to see Virginia go blue! Even before I was old enough to vote, I was a bit angry that even when I did vote, since Virginia always goes red, my vote will never truly count, well I no longer feel that way. I found it funny looking at the election map of Virginia and seeing Montgomery County as a Blue island in a sea of red. I wonder if that means that we're part of "Fake Virginia" as well...
Finally not only was I pleased to see my candidate win, but pleased to see a genuinely positive historical moment. What I mean is that in the past few years I feel like I've lived to see quite a few things that will be important points in the history books; 9/11, the destruction of the Columbia, Katrina, the shootings at Tech, and 2 wars, but for once and at long last I'm able to witness a very positive moment in history: The election of an African American President. Now don't get me wrong, this is not why I voted for him, nor why anybody should have, but I think it's great to see that our country actually can progress and grow and not let ourselves be completely ruled by fear and ignorance. They can call him a "celebrity" all they want, but it's nice to have such an inspirational figure take the lead in our country.
*Pleased to not have to wait in line to vote (I'm sorry to those who did, but it's always worth it)
*Pleased to see Mark Warner beat Gilmore (not that that was a surprise in the least)
*Pleased to see that Periello MIGHT unseat Virgil Goode. Now I know this race isn't in my district (Boucher is my rep, but he's nearly always unopposed), but I am sick of hearing Goode's bigoted fear mongering commercials that encourage homophobia and sometimes even racism. My Dad has had some dealings with this guy and can attest to what an ignoramus he is.
*Pleased to see Virginia go blue! Even before I was old enough to vote, I was a bit angry that even when I did vote, since Virginia always goes red, my vote will never truly count, well I no longer feel that way. I found it funny looking at the election map of Virginia and seeing Montgomery County as a Blue island in a sea of red. I wonder if that means that we're part of "Fake Virginia" as well...
Finally not only was I pleased to see my candidate win, but pleased to see a genuinely positive historical moment. What I mean is that in the past few years I feel like I've lived to see quite a few things that will be important points in the history books; 9/11, the destruction of the Columbia, Katrina, the shootings at Tech, and 2 wars, but for once and at long last I'm able to witness a very positive moment in history: The election of an African American President. Now don't get me wrong, this is not why I voted for him, nor why anybody should have, but I think it's great to see that our country actually can progress and grow and not let ourselves be completely ruled by fear and ignorance. They can call him a "celebrity" all they want, but it's nice to have such an inspirational figure take the lead in our country.