In the run-up to the elections of both 2004 and 2008, I was one of those people who woke up in the middle of the night to check primary data. I regularly had my day ruined/made by polls of states I’d never set foot in. I wrote checks and impassioned mass-emails. I could (and worse, did) explain the intricacies of the Texas two-step primary/caucus. I have no idea why or how political campaigns became my drug of choice, but now, in this brief window of daylight, I dread the coming darkness.
I Know The 2012 Election Cycle Will Kill Me
I can relate to this in a way that I am neither proud of nor ashamed of.
And The Daily Show has started InDecision 2012...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
One last thing about the election
Thank you, to everyone on both sides of the aisle, for caring.
A special thanks to my friends and family who listened to my hyper chattering throughout the day.
It really is my Christmas, and I know that I was...annoying, but you listened, talked, and even my sister heard me sing.(Yes, it was a variation on "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year".)
I know that it is odd, but the process makes me happy and any election that ends without tanks rolling down the street shows that some of what is said about American Exceptional-ism has to be true.
Decision 2012 starts today!
A special thanks to my friends and family who listened to my hyper chattering throughout the day.
It really is my Christmas, and I know that I was...annoying, but you listened, talked, and even my sister heard me sing.(Yes, it was a variation on "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year".)
I know that it is odd, but the process makes me happy and any election that ends without tanks rolling down the street shows that some of what is said about American Exceptional-ism has to be true.
Decision 2012 starts today!
Omission
I am in a surprisingly good mood today, given the morning that I woke up to, and while I have some things to do today, like getting my brother's birthday card, and finishing loading the dishwasher, I am still entranced by the monster that is cable news.
So, while I am watching the new Speaker of the House, I figured I would provide you with one of my favorite songs.
(And for those on both sides, think about what Jon Stewart said to Terry Gross a couple of weeks ago, "We survived a Civil War. This isn't that bad."
After the party
Have you ever gone to a wedding for people that you know that are not going to make it, even though you really want them to?
You go to the wedding, which is okay, and then you head to the reception and it is a great party. It is fun, and you drink a little, and by the end of the night, even knowing that this is bad, you leave and go to bed with a little bit of hope and cheery feelings.
Then the morning comes...
You start looking at the pictures, and reviewing the memories, and, "Oh My God! No! Why did I let this happen?"
This is how I am feeling about last night in the cold light of morning. (And it is a cold light this morning.) There are so many things that could have been done differently, and while I was giddy watching some of the losses last night, and wonderfully happy that we get to see how the Tea Party will govern, but now it hit me that we are going to see how members of the Tea Party govern.
Chris Matthews (who was reconsidering his choice not to run for Senate in Pennsylvania last night) wondered what happens if the Federal Debt Limit is not raised, and I have to wonder what people who ran on "Hell No" will do when forced to keep this country from defaulting on her obligations.
So, deep breath here.
We are going to be fine as an experiment, but the next two years are going to be interesting (in the Chinese sense).
You go to the wedding, which is okay, and then you head to the reception and it is a great party. It is fun, and you drink a little, and by the end of the night, even knowing that this is bad, you leave and go to bed with a little bit of hope and cheery feelings.
Then the morning comes...
You start looking at the pictures, and reviewing the memories, and, "Oh My God! No! Why did I let this happen?"
This is how I am feeling about last night in the cold light of morning. (And it is a cold light this morning.) There are so many things that could have been done differently, and while I was giddy watching some of the losses last night, and wonderfully happy that we get to see how the Tea Party will govern, but now it hit me that we are going to see how members of the Tea Party govern.
Chris Matthews (who was reconsidering his choice not to run for Senate in Pennsylvania last night) wondered what happens if the Federal Debt Limit is not raised, and I have to wonder what people who ran on "Hell No" will do when forced to keep this country from defaulting on her obligations.
So, deep breath here.
We are going to be fine as an experiment, but the next two years are going to be interesting (in the Chinese sense).
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
And Meet Your New Speaker of the House
I am looking forward to the next two years. Good luck dealing with people who were elected to say "NO"
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