Category: current events

Christmas Morning

I went to bed a little after midnight and had a hard time getting to sleep. When I went to bed, George Allen still had the lead, but Jim Webb was closing every time new numbers were reported. I woke up at five AM and it felt just like Christmas Morning. What would be under […]

Feeling Sorta Smart

It’s 11:30PM on election night, and I’m about to go to bed because I just can’t take any more. Right now, I’m feeling pretty smart. Let’s review my predictions from yesterday: A recount in Virginia’s Senate race: Right now, with Webb inching up every time they report numbers, Allen leads by only 7,000 votes, which […]

Hi! *waves*

I want you to imagine me saying this in my most condescending voice. I don’t think it will be that hard for most you:\ It is ok to be a Republican. Really, it is. You want the dream of lower taxes, individuals fending for themselves, and the government out of your lives except for your […]

It’s raining!

A One Person Poll

Jen and I took the kids to our lovely voting location this morning (there’s something kind of cool about voting in a farming museum), and it was actually pretty crowded! We had to wait in line for about ten minutes, which is about what we had to do for the Presidential election in 2004. Our […]

Duty or dooty?

Predictions for Tomorrow

Waldo asked for predictions but apparently, my network is on some sort of blacklist and I can’t post a comment. So, here are my predictions for tomorrow, in no particular order: Jim Webb will beat George Allen, but it’ll be close enough that there will be a recount. Cardin will beat Steele easily, like 10-15 […]

The Virginia “Marriage” Amendment

A good editorial from Slate about the “unintended” consequences of the Virginia marriage amendment. Baking bigotry and small-mindedness in our state’s Constitution is a bad idea. It will put undue pressure on families, more of which fall outside the traditional definition of the nuclear family than fall within it.\ Creating great new chasms for people […]

Hobbes Says, “Don’t Forget to Vote!”

Remember, election day is next Tuesday. No matter what party you’re in, this election is important. Get out there and send a message to whoever it is you’re trying to send a message to. For me, it comes down to a couple issues that are important to me: George Allen is President Bush’s lackey, voting […]

Bush is a criminal