Right now I am sitting in my backyard BBQing some of the best Italian sausage I have had the pleasure of eating (thanks to wireless internet). It is November 5th, the day after election day and I have had much time to ponder the results.
1st we can talk about the great victory of electing Obama as the next U.S. President. January has never seemed this appealing: No Bush, an Obama instead, and my birthday. It is times like these that I am proud to be an American, as cheesey as that sounds. Yes, we did it. Many of us were worried but we prevailed, but as Obama said in his disappointing election day speech, this is not the change we are looking for and that we will have problems down the road. A friend of mine from Finland wrote "Hyvä amerikkalaiset!" on her status update and I am not sure how to take that. Is it general praise "oh american you did fantastic" or like a proud farmer saying "that'll do pig" or a family condescendingly saying "good dog" when the dog learns to goes outside to pee.
The 2nd biggest election day news was the sad passing of Prop. 8 in California which bans gay marriage leaving their only option to be, still, a not quite so equal civil union. I cannot believe the selfish pricks who voted yes on that. The sanctity of marriage was at risk even though we already have a high divorce rate, silly celebrity marriages and the FOX network making money off TV marriages. But it is going to court so we will see....
While Prop 8 was a big disappointment some of the other props went well. The Bullet train to Frisco passed, more room for animals on farms passed, the improvement of L.A.'s public transport passed and parental notice for abortions failed. These are all victories in my book. But don't you think it is funny that we voted to give more rights to animals, and yet we took rights away from humans? I am sure god intended for that.
So when all is tallied and counted for the overall result was a success even with the screw up with prop 8.
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when I say less white on black, its not a political thing, it just means, whats up with this blackground?
haha, your comment made me laugh out loud. but to comment on the blog, which this is supposed to be about... good to hear about the other props, except 8. hope my ballot was counted! damn electronic ballot... the woman didn't even give me an option but the next person who was an old white lady she asked. bastards!
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