Ramblings of a Desiccated Mind

Had the reasonable not taken back Congress, I expected that the government was going to be off its axis for the rest of my lifetime.

But you -- some of you, anyhow -- showed up, and you said NO! loud and clear.

I never imagined it ... i never dreamed we'd claim the Senate this time around ... proof that, when you show up, stuff happens.

Proof that politics can be immediate?

Donald Rumsfeld stepped down just about twelve hours after Congress was decided.

Still, quote I heard said 40% of the electorate showed up.

We're lucky if we crack 50% of the electorate in a "major" election -- and don't kid yourselves, mid-term or not this was the most important election in a lot of our lifetimes.

But those are pathetic percentages -- PATHETIC -- especially with so much at stake.

Still, we're out of the whirlwind of corruption, deceptions, and pedophilia.

I can breathe a bit better.

Now is where it's going to get interesting.

You people better start paying attention, because this stuff absolutely does affect you, especially if you're a "counter-culture" individual.

Ignorance is not bliss.

Get in the goddamn game.

We have to hold the Democrats accountable too.

1) Thank you, Mr. Allen, for a gracious and somewhat speedy concession.

2) I cannot remember the last time I saw George Bush not wearing a red tie. Ties are a big deal in DC. "Red" is a "power color" -- when a candidate wears a red tie during a debate they are sending a message. Stupid, isn't it? Should just wander across the stage and piss on the other guy's pulpit, if you know what I mean. Anyhow, today was Day One for President Bush to have to do his job. He's not relaxed. His voice keeps winding up at the end of his sentences ... like one of those people who end everything they say as if they're asking a question. Anyhow, at the briefing with Speaker Elect Pelosi ... yellow tie.

I'm amazed I even noticed it, but it was so bright, so shiny, so sunshiny ... George, I got the message. You're trying to appear compliant, but your voice modulation betrays you. Do not be stubborn. There is no "Victory Scenario" in Iraq. We need to walk away, they need to get their shit together on their own with our assistance, not our influence. Fuck, they shouldn't even be in this mess, but now that we've broken it we must pay for it with practical solutions instead of sending more men and women into the gnashing teeth of your war machine.

Learn diplomacy, George ... diplomacy requires two things: patience and conviction.

Neither of which you have.