Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself

Sorry for the delay in posts. I've been fighting the flu for the last week.

Listen to the comment below from Keith Olbermann of MSNBC's Countdown. I think this says it all.



Here in Texas, we had the same battle in 2004. Unfortunately, like in California, Arizona and Florida we lost as well. It set friends against friends and family against family.

Like Keith, I don't understand why it's such a big deal. I have yet to find anyone who could give me a reasonable, logical answer as to how it is a threat to "marriage" or their marraige in particular. All I ever hear is how it is an abomination and the Bible says it can't be.

Most people I have spoken with tell me that if you are secure enough in your sexuality and in the strength of your marraige, there shouldn't be anything capable of breaking it up. So why is the divorce rate so high?

Kind of makes you think. doensn't it?

Barack Obama Will Be Our 44th President

I had to wait until this morning to write this post. I wanted to make sure I woke up and it wasn't all a dream.

Barack Obama will be our 44th President of the United States!

I sat and watched the results until midnight local time and actually cheered when it happened. As soon as John McCain announced he had called to concede the election to Obama, I knew it had to be a dream come true.

Here it is in a nutshell:

Obama won 28 of the 50 states with over 63 million votes (52%) and received 349 of the electoral college votes (well above the 270 necessary). If that is not a landslide, I don't know what is.

This is a landmark day for our country. We have made our voices heard and will now have an administration that will bring us out of the economic and social slump we have been in for the last 8 years.

It's also telling that we have finally (in many areas of the country) moved beyond the old racist beliefs and have voted the first black man in history to the highest office in the land. Personally, I don't care what color your skin is, your gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs (although I don't think that should be major factor in your agenda) or what your ethnic background may be. If you are the type of person who is intelligent and think you can make a difference, I will vote for you. And, that is what the majority of Americans said in this election. They want change and they feel that Obama will bring it.

More good news - The Democrats picked up a larger majority in the House of Representatives. They now number 259 to the 176 Republicans. They also picked up more seats in the Senate with 56 seats to the Republicans 40. There are still 4 seats that are undecided in Minnesota (Al Franken), Oregon, Georgia and Alaska (Ted Stevens, who was convicted recently of corruption). All four of these races are tight and likely will result in run-offs, but there is still a chance one or all of them could go to the Democrats and give them upwards of 60 seats for a theoritcal filibuster-proof majority.

Also, I have to give credit to the good people of South Dakota. Even though they went for John McCain, they didn't go for one of the most draconian anti-abortion amendments. Measure 11 would have prevented women from receiving abortions even in the case of rape or incest. This same amendment was rejected in 2006 by a 10 point margin. Hasn't the whole abortion issue been decided? Rowe v. Wade anybody?

And, the people of Colorado also voted down Measure 48 which would have defined a fertilized egg as a legal human being and could have outawed all abortions and even some forms of contraceptives.

Now, the bad news - The Associated Press reported earlier today that the following State Constitutional Amendments passed:

California - Proposition 8
Arizona - Proposition 102
Florida - Amendment 2

All three of the above now ban same-sex marraige (I prefer the term "same-gender marraige) and have written into their state constitutions that marraige is "only between one man and one woman". I won't get on my soapbox about this subject here, but I will address it in a future post.

Now that this painfully long election is over, we can begin to look forward and analyze the choices President-Elect Obama will make for his cabinet and his administration. I for one can't wait. It will be a breath of fresh air after the last 8 years. So long Shrub!

Get Out and VOTE NOW!!!

If you haven't already done so, go to your polling place and cast your vote. This is likely going to be the most important election of most of our lives.

If you live in a state that will likely go to Obama, get out and vote. We need the majority to be overwhelming.

If you live in a state that would likely go to McCain (like I do here in Texas), get out and vote for Obama. Let's show the experts that we are not tied to a color. At the very least, let's make a good showing for Obama.

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

I don't want to hear any bitching or complaining if we get stuck with 4 more years of the same old crap because you were to lazy to go vote.

One More Day to Go

Well, folks, it's almost over. I've been in political meltdown over this election. This next election (in 4 years) needs to be much shorter. My suggestion would be a length of 9 months maximum (just like a pregnancy). I don't think any of us could go through almost 2 years of "labor pains" like we have with this election.

Reminder: If you haven't voted yet, get up off your behind and go vote!

Dick Armey is "Bewildered" by Liberals

Ugh! Dick Army (former U.S. Republican representative from Texas and one-time Majority Leader) was interviewed by Chris Matthews on Hardball tonight. IMHO he is one of the two major embarassments elected from this great state and sent to represent us in Washington, D.C. (the other was Phil "we're a nation of whiners" Graham). Watch the clip below. It's telling on several points.



It seems rather odd to me that so many Conservatives (Republicans) are suddenly so worried about reining in spending. We all know that spending over the last 8 years has been out of control and it is due to a number of factors - the war in Iraq, the war on terror, pork spending projects (bridge to nowhere, anyone?), faith-based projects, etc.

Add the outrageous tax breaks that were enacted during the latest administration and the amount of deregulation in the futures market and home mortgage market, is it any wonder we are even further in debt now with a financial bailout of almost a trillion dollars?

Looking at John McCain's record, he has voted with the Bush Administration (as he has admitted himself) 90% of the time. I somehow doubt spending will be brought under control if he is elected.

Mr. Armey made the statement (and I'm paraphrasing here) that John McCain has always opposed President Bush. Really? As we've all seen (in his own words) he voted with Bush 90% off the time. That's opposing Bush? What alternate universe does Mr. Army live in?

Now, Republicans are doing everything they can to distance themselves from W. So many of them don't want him to help with their re-elections and avoid mentioning his name unless they are talking bad about him. Funny how up until this election cycle most of the Republicans continued to praise him even though his popularity with the public has consistently tanked.

Mr. Armey also stated that he is "bewildered" by liberals. He said he "thinks they think strangely" and "don't understand how things work in the world". The same could be said about you and most of the conservatives/Republicans we hear from everyday on television Mr. Armey.

But, I can tell you that liberals and progressives do know how things work in the world. We are mostly concerned with making sure things happen to affect everyone equally we want things to happen for the betterment of all the people of this country - not a select few who have more money and influence than the average American.

A Comic Legend On Countdown with Keith Olbermann

This is from last Friday night. Comic legend John Cleese appeared to talk about his favorite funny moment from the presidential campaign (so far). Listen closely to what he says after. He makes sense. Also, a special poem about "Billo the Clown" (Bill O'Reilly) from Faux Noise.



Watch Countdown with Keith Olbermann weeknights at 8PM Eastern/ 7PM Central on MSNB.