"It's a new dawn. It's a new day. It's a new life for me. And I'm feelin' good."
Oh my bloggers. What a day. What a day.
You might be asking yourselves, what could possibly have our beloved author in such high spirits following the recent and devastating news surrounding Neil Patrick Harris, Britney Spears and K-Fed?
Well let me tell you little crackers. Yesterday was election day; and for the first time in 12 years Democrats were filled with not just the grand feeling of hope, but of expectation as well.
And expectations could not have been more wonderfully fulfilled.
In a nutshell....Democrats kicked the living shit out of the GOP. Yes kiddies, the Grand Old Party has finally been reduced to the Get Out Party.
Now if you've been hiding from the scary truth like a sensible person, you're aware for the last 12 years the Republicans have held control of both houses of Congress. You might also be aware that due to a serious transgression of justice the Presidency of the "United" States has been in Republican control for the last 6 years. These two facts add for a grand total of sucks.
But yesterday, after years of rhetoric, propaganda and misplaced trust, the Democrats took firm control of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Dems needed to pick up only 15 years to take control from the elephants. When victors in the 10 races not yet officially decided have been named the Democrats will have picked up 25-30 seats and will have at a minimum a 23 seat advantage. Among the newly elected is Keith Ellison, who thanks to his new constituents in Minnesota becomes the first Muslim ever sent to Capitol Hill for reasons other than evidentiary.
Additionally, the United States Senate now stands at 49 Republicans, 47 Democrats and 2 Independents, man of 9 political lives Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and self-proclaimed socialist Bernard Sanders of Vermont, each of whom has said he will caucus with the Democrats.
That effectively leaves the Senate in a 49-49 tie with two races yet to be officially decided. I am happy to report the Democratic challenger leads in both of those races with Jon Tester of Montana leading longtime Senator Conrad Burns and Jim Webb of North Carolina leading noted racist Senator George Allen, Jr. The only thing left to be determined in these two races is just how sore of losers Messrs Burns and Allen, Jr. really are.
Among the newly elected Senators is Claire McCaskill of my own state. She had me worried for awhile, but once we all realized votes from St. Louis actually count she was able to achieve victory over incumbent Jim Talent(less) and his rubber stamp ideology.
Among those ousted is well-known crazy man Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. Adios Rick.
For those not keeping score that gives control of both houses of Congress back to the Party of the People, and it has been a long time coming.
The importance of these events cannot be understated. Gone forever will be the misguided attempts at privatization of social security and a Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage. Look for a federal increase of minimum wage. True resolution may be reached concerning immigration. And most importantly, the direction of the war in Iraq can finally be changed.
The changes have, in fact, begun before the new Congress ever holds its first session. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has finally resigned his Cabinet position.
Changes occurred at the state level as well. Democrats will now reside in the Governor's mansions of 28 states. Victors include Ted Strickland of Ohio, who defeated noted election thief John Blackwell and Eliot Spitzer of New York who won the spot vacated by famed ass kisser George Pataki.
A number of ballot issues faced voters as well. A handful of states, Missouri included, voted to increase minimum wage at a state level.
Sadly a handful of states also passed resolutions banning same-sex marriage, but happily enough Arizona became the first state to vote down such a measure.
South Dakota's attempt to challenge Roe v. Wade by enacting a law which would outlaw all abortions except those which would save a mother's life was struck down by voters. In addition ballot initiatives in California and Oregon which would have prohibited abortions for minors without parental notification were voted down.
One of the hot button issues came up for a vote right here in the Show Me State. Missourians voted in favor of an amendment to the State Constitution protecting stem cell research. You might remember this issue from the poignant ad featuring actor and Parkinson's disease victim Michael J. Fox as well as the appalling reaction to said ad from famed blowhard and total asshole Rush Limbaugh.
Yes indeed friends, it was a day of victory. For the first time in more than a decade my morning following election day was not greeted with a hangover and depression. Instead this morning I was able to wake to a hangover and immense feeling of glee.
Oh, and one of my favorite moments from election night came from Nevada.
Did you know in Nevada voters are actually given the choice "none of these"? That's right and in the gubernatorial election more than 4%, or 20,000+, of voters actually voted "none of these." I love this country.
Which reminds me....this post is now for the most part finished, but I encourage you to stop back tomorrow to catch my review of Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Sneak preview of the review...I laughed my ass off beginning to end.
Until then bloggers, I encourage you to hold your heads high, for this is once again a great time to be an American.
JeffRey
You might be asking yourselves, what could possibly have our beloved author in such high spirits following the recent and devastating news surrounding Neil Patrick Harris, Britney Spears and K-Fed?
Well let me tell you little crackers. Yesterday was election day; and for the first time in 12 years Democrats were filled with not just the grand feeling of hope, but of expectation as well.
And expectations could not have been more wonderfully fulfilled.
In a nutshell....Democrats kicked the living shit out of the GOP. Yes kiddies, the Grand Old Party has finally been reduced to the Get Out Party.
Now if you've been hiding from the scary truth like a sensible person, you're aware for the last 12 years the Republicans have held control of both houses of Congress. You might also be aware that due to a serious transgression of justice the Presidency of the "United" States has been in Republican control for the last 6 years. These two facts add for a grand total of sucks.
But yesterday, after years of rhetoric, propaganda and misplaced trust, the Democrats took firm control of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Dems needed to pick up only 15 years to take control from the elephants. When victors in the 10 races not yet officially decided have been named the Democrats will have picked up 25-30 seats and will have at a minimum a 23 seat advantage. Among the newly elected is Keith Ellison, who thanks to his new constituents in Minnesota becomes the first Muslim ever sent to Capitol Hill for reasons other than evidentiary.
Additionally, the United States Senate now stands at 49 Republicans, 47 Democrats and 2 Independents, man of 9 political lives Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and self-proclaimed socialist Bernard Sanders of Vermont, each of whom has said he will caucus with the Democrats.
That effectively leaves the Senate in a 49-49 tie with two races yet to be officially decided. I am happy to report the Democratic challenger leads in both of those races with Jon Tester of Montana leading longtime Senator Conrad Burns and Jim Webb of North Carolina leading noted racist Senator George Allen, Jr. The only thing left to be determined in these two races is just how sore of losers Messrs Burns and Allen, Jr. really are.
Among the newly elected Senators is Claire McCaskill of my own state. She had me worried for awhile, but once we all realized votes from St. Louis actually count she was able to achieve victory over incumbent Jim Talent(less) and his rubber stamp ideology.
Among those ousted is well-known crazy man Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. Adios Rick.
For those not keeping score that gives control of both houses of Congress back to the Party of the People, and it has been a long time coming.
The importance of these events cannot be understated. Gone forever will be the misguided attempts at privatization of social security and a Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage. Look for a federal increase of minimum wage. True resolution may be reached concerning immigration. And most importantly, the direction of the war in Iraq can finally be changed.
The changes have, in fact, begun before the new Congress ever holds its first session. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has finally resigned his Cabinet position.
Changes occurred at the state level as well. Democrats will now reside in the Governor's mansions of 28 states. Victors include Ted Strickland of Ohio, who defeated noted election thief John Blackwell and Eliot Spitzer of New York who won the spot vacated by famed ass kisser George Pataki.
A number of ballot issues faced voters as well. A handful of states, Missouri included, voted to increase minimum wage at a state level.
Sadly a handful of states also passed resolutions banning same-sex marriage, but happily enough Arizona became the first state to vote down such a measure.
South Dakota's attempt to challenge Roe v. Wade by enacting a law which would outlaw all abortions except those which would save a mother's life was struck down by voters. In addition ballot initiatives in California and Oregon which would have prohibited abortions for minors without parental notification were voted down.
One of the hot button issues came up for a vote right here in the Show Me State. Missourians voted in favor of an amendment to the State Constitution protecting stem cell research. You might remember this issue from the poignant ad featuring actor and Parkinson's disease victim Michael J. Fox as well as the appalling reaction to said ad from famed blowhard and total asshole Rush Limbaugh.
Yes indeed friends, it was a day of victory. For the first time in more than a decade my morning following election day was not greeted with a hangover and depression. Instead this morning I was able to wake to a hangover and immense feeling of glee.
Oh, and one of my favorite moments from election night came from Nevada.
Did you know in Nevada voters are actually given the choice "none of these"? That's right and in the gubernatorial election more than 4%, or 20,000+, of voters actually voted "none of these." I love this country.
Which reminds me....this post is now for the most part finished, but I encourage you to stop back tomorrow to catch my review of Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Sneak preview of the review...I laughed my ass off beginning to end.
Until then bloggers, I encourage you to hold your heads high, for this is once again a great time to be an American.
JeffRey
posted by The Crazy Leftist at 4:08 PM
1 Comments:
Here is my friend Yelden's (a Kazakhstani) response to Borat: "man, i just came back from watching Borat. i feel like i've had shit shoved down
my throat and i gotta vomit now.
well fuck it"
Just thought you would enjoy that.
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