God hates fags...

And so do the Republicans. And they RAN on that and managed to win. Yeah yeah, it's not official, but I called it last night at ~9:30, and I stand by that call.

The Republicans don't care about sound economic principles anymore, but that's not important since we don't want fags fucking in the middle of every street in America.

The Republicans don't care about keeping small minded religious bigotry out of our legal code, because we can't have fags fucking in the middle of every street in America.

The Republicans don't care if we live in the nicest crackhouse on the block, as long as the junkies aren't fags fucking in the middle of the streets of America and rich Republicans don't have to pay taxes or do real accounting (but hey, rich Left wingers can go to jail for minor stock deals).

Congratulations, we elected a president on feelings of smug, yet empty, moral superiority at the cost of what should actually matter when it comes to running a nation.

Kerry was a piss poor choice to give to the electorate on the Democratic party's part since they were dumb enough to believe that Anyone But Bush was a platform, and they got what they asked for in that.

But there is a silver lining here. The Republicans have control of both houses of Congress and the White House. When things go to hell in a handbasket (which they undoubtedly will if the moderate Repubs can't rein in the Jesus freaks that are coming out of the woodwork in their party), they have no one to blame but themselves. Two, TWO, of the newly elected Republican congresscritters are rightwing religious nuts of the highest order, and proclaim it publicly, and they STILL got elected.

The man I'd like to vote for hasn't been seen in four years, but he left VA with a budget surplus, money in the bank, and fully funded road, social, and education programs at the end of his term as Governor of our little Commonwealth here back in 1988.

In two more elections we'll be a battle ground (not a large one, we're only 13 EC votes), but unlike OH and FL where it's north against south, we'll be lined up east (highly urban, educated, and affluent) versus west (rural, poorly educated, and poor). I do not look forward to that. Elections in VA are quiet affairs that tend to run fairly smoothly, and I'll miss that.

Hampton Roads has been compared to NYC in a lot of ways, and it continues down that path (however, it's seven cities instead of five boroughs), and Northern VA's growth has burst out of the boundaries that Fairfax Co. (which encapsulate Falls Church, Arlington, and Alexandria) once provided, and Prince William, Loudoun, and Stafford Counties are seeing rapid urbanization by affluent and educated DC suburbanites. Fredericksburg is rapidly shifting from a self contained small city to a far out DC suburb, and holy shit, even Richmond, the Confederate Capital itself, is shifting slowly but surely, like an iceberg headed for the Titanic.

The networks may have been on crack claiming VA was in contention yesterday, Clinton in '96 was the closest we've been to carrying a Dem. party candidate since LBJ, at 48%, but in the end it looks like despite Kerry being a piss poor Democrat party candidate, the gap closed at under ten percent in the final numbers. A real candidate might actually have been able to take VA for the Dems, and that shows the fundamental shift going on here.

God hates fags...

And so do the Republicans. And they RAN on that and managed to win. Yeah yeah, it's not official, but I called it last night at ~9:30, and I stand by that call.

The Republicans don't care about sound economic principles anymore, but that's not important since we don't want fags fucking in the middle of every street in America.

The Republicans don't care about keeping small minded religious bigotry out of our legal code, because we can't have fags fucking in the middle of every street in America.

The Republicans don't care if we live in the nicest crackhouse on the block, as long as the junkies aren't fags fucking in the middle of the streets of America and rich Republicans don't have to pay taxes or do real accounting (but hey, rich Left wingers can go to jail for minor stock deals).

Congratulations, we elected a president on feelings of smug, yet empty, moral superiority at the cost of what should actually matter when it comes to running a nation.

Kerry was a piss poor choice to give to the electorate on the Democratic party's part since they were dumb enough to believe that Anyone But Bush was a platform, and they got what they asked for in that.

But there is a silver lining here. The Republicans have control of both houses of Congress and the White House. When things go to hell in a handbasket (which they undoubtedly will if the moderate Repubs can't rein in the Jesus freaks that are coming out of the woodwork in their party), they have no one to blame but themselves. Two, TWO, of the newly elected Republican congresscritters are rightwing religious nuts of the highest order, and proclaim it publicly, and they STILL got elected.

The man I'd like to vote for hasn't been seen in four years, but he left VA with a budget surplus, money in the bank, and fully funded road, social, and education programs at the end of his term as Governor of our little Commonwealth here back in 1988.

In two more elections we'll be a battle ground (not a large one, we're only 13 EC votes), but unlike OH and FL where it's north against south, we'll be lined up east (highly urban, educated, and affluent) versus west (rural, poorly educated, and poor). I do not look forward to that. Elections in VA are quiet affairs that tend to run fairly smoothly, and I'll miss that.

Hampton Roads has been compared to NYC in a lot of ways, and it continues down that path (however, it's seven cities instead of five boroughs), and Northern VA's growth has burst out of the boundaries that Fairfax Co. (which encapsulate Falls Church, Arlington, and Alexandria) once provided, and Prince William, Loudoun, and Stafford Counties are seeing rapid urbanization by affluent and educated DC suburbanites. Fredericksburg is rapidly shifting from a self contained small city to a far out DC suburb, and holy shit, even Richmond, the Confederate Capital itself, is shifting slowly but surely, like an iceberg headed for the Titanic.

The networks may have been on crack claiming VA was in contention yesterday, Clinton in '96 was the closest we've been to carrying a Dem. party candidate since LBJ, at 48%, but in the end it looks like despite Kerry being a piss poor Democrat party candidate, the gap closed at under ten percent in the final numbers. A real candidate might actually have been able to take VA for the Dems, and that shows the fundamental shift going on here.

God hates fags...

And so do the Republicans. And they RAN on that and managed to win. Yeah yeah, it's not official, but I called it last night at ~9:30, and I stand by that call.

The Republicans don't care about sound economic principles anymore, but that's not important since we don't want fags fucking in the middle of every street in America.

The Republicans don't care about keeping small minded religious bigotry out of our legal code, because we can't have fags fucking in the middle of every street in America.

The Republicans don't care if we live in the nicest crackhouse on the block, as long as the junkies aren't fags fucking in the middle of the streets of America and rich Republicans don't have to pay taxes or do real accounting (but hey, rich Left wingers can go to jail for minor stock deals).

Congratulations, we elected a president on feelings of smug, yet empty, moral superiority at the cost of what should actually matter when it comes to running a nation.

Kerry was a piss poor choice to give to the electorate on the Democratic party's part since they were dumb enough to believe that Anyone But Bush was a platform, and they got what they asked for in that.

But there is a silver lining here. The Republicans have control of both houses of Congress and the White House. When things go to hell in a handbasket (which they undoubtedly will if the moderate Repubs can't rein in the Jesus freaks that are coming out of the woodwork in their party), they have no one to blame but themselves. Two, TWO, of the newly elected Republican congresscritters are rightwing religious nuts of the highest order, and proclaim it publicly, and they STILL got elected.

The man I'd like to vote for hasn't been seen in four years, but he left VA with a budget surplus, money in the bank, and fully funded road, social, and education programs at the end of his term as Governor of our little Commonwealth here back in 1988.

In two more elections we'll be a battle ground (not a large one, we're only 13 EC votes), but unlike OH and FL where it's north against south, we'll be lined up east (highly urban, educated, and affluent) versus west (rural, poorly educated, and poor). I do not look forward to that. Elections in VA are quiet affairs that tend to run fairly smoothly, and I'll miss that.

Hampton Roads has been compared to NYC in a lot of ways, and it continues down that path (however, it's seven cities instead of five boroughs), and Northern VA's growth has burst out of the boundaries that Fairfax Co. (which encapsulate Falls Church, Arlington, and Alexandria) once provided, and Prince William, Loudoun, and Stafford Counties are seeing rapid urbanization by affluent and educated DC suburbanites. Fredericksburg is rapidly shifting from a self contained small city to a far out DC suburb, and holy shit, even Richmond, the Confederate Capital itself, is shifting slowly but surely, like an iceberg headed for the Titanic.

The networks may have been on crack claiming VA was in contention yesterday, Clinton in '96 was the closest we've been to carrying a Dem. party candidate since LBJ, at 48%, but in the end it looks like despite Kerry being a piss poor Democrat party candidate, the gap closed at under ten percent in the final numbers. A real candidate might actually have been able to take VA for the Dems, and that shows the fundamental shift going on here.

It's only one election.

So please, stop acting as though the world has ended. It hasn't.

Really.

No, I don't like Bush. I'd have happily voted for other Republican types (and have done so in the past, as well as voted for Democrats in the past as well). It's more of the same for the next four years, and probably only the next two. Hell, I can think of several Democrats I'd not have felt dirty voting for (and voting for Kerry was not pleasant).

Whenever either party gains control of both the Legislative and Executive branches they almost immediately start fucking up on a grand scale that insures they've angered the center to the point where they're going to find out that 3.5% isn't even close to a mandate.

Reagan had a mandate. He lost ONE state in 84, and took the popular vote by a huge margin. Bush barely won in real vote percentages. Bush is stupid enough to act like he's got a popular mandate and screw himself out of control of Congress in two years. Count on it. The Dems may suck at politicking for a President, but they seem to know their shit at the local and state levels. There will be balance. Once again, Congress and the President will have to actually think before randomly passing shit off as legislation. In the interim, things are gonna be a bit rocky. Get used to it.

The world may laugh at us. Let them laugh, right up to the point where they remember that this idiot has control over our nuclear (SAY IT MOTHERFUCKER: NEW. CLEAR.) arsenal. And our B2s. And our aircraft carriers. And all the other toys that make us that last ramaining superpower on the planet. If they're lucky, we'll wake up and remember this too.

He'll be gone in four years, and I keep hearing rumblings that the Republicans are Not Happy with Jesus Contingent that seems to have taken over their party. If they had lost, the schism would already have started. Expect to see the party splits happen after the mid terms.

If the Dems quit being stupid, they'll take this opportunity to come up with a coherent party platform and a real plan that doesn't sound like it was designed by a committee of Kindergarden teachers on Really Good Drugs. I'm all for looking to the future with hope and ideals, but you have to have a real plan for dealing with the world as it is that doesn't appear to be made up from whole cloth of the poll results of the day.

One thing Juniors handlers learned during the Reagan years and have put to highly effective use is this: Pick a message. Stick with it. No matter how dumb. Consistency boys and girls will win you the populace, even if it's stupid.

It's only one election.

So please, stop acting as though the world has ended. It hasn't.

Really.

No, I don't like Bush. I'd have happily voted for other Republican types (and have done so in the past, as well as voted for Democrats in the past as well). It's more of the same for the next four years, and probably only the next two. Hell, I can think of several Democrats I'd not have felt dirty voting for (and voting for Kerry was not pleasant).

Whenever either party gains control of both the Legislative and Executive branches they almost immediately start fucking up on a grand scale that insures they've angered the center to the point where they're going to find out that 3.5% isn't even close to a mandate.

Reagan had a mandate. He lost ONE state in 84, and took the popular vote by a huge margin. Bush barely won in real vote percentages. Bush is stupid enough to act like he's got a popular mandate and screw himself out of control of Congress in two years. Count on it. The Dems may suck at politicking for a President, but they seem to know their shit at the local and state levels. There will be balance. Once again, Congress and the President will have to actually think before randomly passing shit off as legislation. In the interim, things are gonna be a bit rocky. Get used to it.

The world may laugh at us. Let them laugh, right up to the point where they remember that this idiot has control over our nuclear (SAY IT MOTHERFUCKER: NEW. CLEAR.) arsenal. And our B2s. And our aircraft carriers. And all the other toys that make us that last ramaining superpower on the planet. If they're lucky, we'll wake up and remember this too.

He'll be gone in four years, and I keep hearing rumblings that the Republicans are Not Happy with Jesus Contingent that seems to have taken over their party. If they had lost, the schism would already have started. Expect to see the party splits happen after the mid terms.

If the Dems quit being stupid, they'll take this opportunity to come up with a coherent party platform and a real plan that doesn't sound like it was designed by a committee of Kindergarden teachers on Really Good Drugs. I'm all for looking to the future with hope and ideals, but you have to have a real plan for dealing with the world as it is that doesn't appear to be made up from whole cloth of the poll results of the day.

One thing Juniors handlers learned during the Reagan years and have put to highly effective use is this: Pick a message. Stick with it. No matter how dumb. Consistency boys and girls will win you the populace, even if it's stupid.

It's only one election.

So please, stop acting as though the world has ended. It hasn't.

Really.

No, I don't like Bush. I'd have happily voted for other Republican types (and have done so in the past, as well as voted for Democrats in the past as well). It's more of the same for the next four years, and probably only the next two. Hell, I can think of several Democrats I'd not have felt dirty voting for (and voting for Kerry was not pleasant).

Whenever either party gains control of both the Legislative and Executive branches they almost immediately start fucking up on a grand scale that insures they've angered the center to the point where they're going to find out that 3.5% isn't even close to a mandate.

Reagan had a mandate. He lost ONE state in 84, and took the popular vote by a huge margin. Bush barely won in real vote percentages. Bush is stupid enough to act like he's got a popular mandate and screw himself out of control of Congress in two years. Count on it. The Dems may suck at politicking for a President, but they seem to know their shit at the local and state levels. There will be balance. Once again, Congress and the President will have to actually think before randomly passing shit off as legislation. In the interim, things are gonna be a bit rocky. Get used to it.

The world may laugh at us. Let them laugh, right up to the point where they remember that this idiot has control over our nuclear (SAY IT MOTHERFUCKER: NEW. CLEAR.) arsenal. And our B2s. And our aircraft carriers. And all the other toys that make us that last ramaining superpower on the planet. If they're lucky, we'll wake up and remember this too.

He'll be gone in four years, and I keep hearing rumblings that the Republicans are Not Happy with Jesus Contingent that seems to have taken over their party. If they had lost, the schism would already have started. Expect to see the party splits happen after the mid terms.

If the Dems quit being stupid, they'll take this opportunity to come up with a coherent party platform and a real plan that doesn't sound like it was designed by a committee of Kindergarden teachers on Really Good Drugs. I'm all for looking to the future with hope and ideals, but you have to have a real plan for dealing with the world as it is that doesn't appear to be made up from whole cloth of the poll results of the day.

One thing Juniors handlers learned during the Reagan years and have put to highly effective use is this: Pick a message. Stick with it. No matter how dumb. Consistency boys and girls will win you the populace, even if it's stupid.