Damn, America, you had us worried for a while there. Obviously leaving the country was not an option for me if Mitt won, since I didn't live in America to begin with - but I was seriously eyeing Mars as an alternative.


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This may seem a particularly random question, but is it a fairly common occurrence to have a queue for some length of time to vote in the States?

I ask because I see quite a lot of newspaper reports already mentioning queues at polling stations, and mystic829 was mentioning on Facebook the other day about queueing for two hours to vote. And I have never ( Read more... )

From ontd-political: Georgia Republican Compares Women to Cows, Pigs, And Chickens
A speech from a Georgia Republican state representative surfaced last week in which he compared women seeking abortions of stillborn fetuses to cows and pigs ( Read more... )

Since a number of US newspapers have refused to republish the latest Doonesbury cartoon strip which highlights the way Republicans are attempting to undermine a woman's right to choose, I feel it's important to make sure the message still gets across.

The shaming room awaits.


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The Right Nation: Why America is Different - John Micklethwait & Adrian Wooldridge
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Today is AWESOME, guys!

Pinch me. I'm not dreaming, am I?

I really want to watch Obama's inauguration today, but I'll be working. Dammit.

He did it. He actually did it. And more than that, America, you did it!

Barack Obama is the new President-Elect of America. He's going to be President. Wow. I can hardly believe it's real. This is incredible. Today really is the start of a new America.

I'm headed to bed. I'm too tired to stay up anymore. I have to deliver a referencing workshop first thing in the morning, so I really ought to be at least a little rested.

I'm pretty confident that when I wake up, barring some kind of unholy collapse, Barack Obama will be the President-Elect. It's a good day.

They're formally projecting Ohio for Obama. That puts him on 195 votes, and if you add in California's 55 votes, which he's pretty certain to get, he's reached 270, and with states to spare!

I think he's done it. Oh my God, I think he's done it.