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gin!

Rumsfeld quits. Democrats take control of the house. Democrats take control of the senate. And, to top things off, I was pretty pleased to see how our local elections panned out. Maybe this democracy thing works after all.

silly republicans

I might be a lot of things, but Republican isn’t one of them. So, I’m not quite sure how I got on the Republican National Committee’s mailing list. In the past week, I’ve received two surveys from them. These surveys seem to be a thinly veiled attempt at fundraising. They …

politics, as usual

Comedian Janeane Garofalo was quoted saying that “being a Republican this year is more than a difference of opinion—it’s a character flaw.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. I should mention that I don’t normally talk politics. In fact, I don’t normally even make my politics known. Occasionally I …

last letters home

Brian made us watch this HBO documentary this evening. I was not up for such a show (actually, I wouldn’t ever watch a documentary such as this on my own volition–too depressing). Thursday nights are for sitcoms, but try finding one to watch (but that was a different post for …