So I watched with some awe and not a little wonder at the point when the networks inevitably called the election for Barack Obama, recalling the ups and downs, the out-and-out racism, the horror of Sarah Palin, the horrible worry that despite everything, it might all go terribly wrong in the ballot booths. And [...]
Happy Election Day ‘08!
They do things differently in this country. My British sensibilities were reared in a country where mostly polling stations are in schools (remember the days off?) or other public buildings.
This morning I woke up to discover that the polling station for my neighbourhood is…
… our house.
I kid you not. The garage underneath [...]
The BIG vote next week (you know, Barack Obama vs the forces of darkness) seems pretty much sewn up here in California - the only debate remaining seems to be how record-breaking the size of Obama’s margin will be.
However, the other major issue (California vs the forces of bigotry and oppression), remains too tight to [...]
Not, sadly, completely - a totally shattered Republican ticket would be more entertaining to watch than the shambles they currently present - but on the subject of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
When the idea last reared its head in 2004, John McCain said, in the Senate:
“The constitutional amendment we’re debating today strikes me as [...]
I’ve held off on commenting about the Biden/Palin Vice-Presidential debate last Thursday night, but suffice it to say I watched in stunned amazement as the critical political process of The Last Remaining Superpower(tm) was reduced to a middle-aged man apparently debating world politics with a grade-schooler.
Seriously, if you didn’t see it, you cannot begin to [...]
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