Two things. The election is over, no need to bother voting. With their 28-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Washington Redskins have sealed the fate of the current administration. Since their arrival in Washington, the Redskins have correctly predicted each election from 1940 to (possibly) tomorrow. The rules (badly mis-stated by the Lion's game broadcasters, who can't get football right, so why expect them to figure out politics) are simple, the Washington Redskins, being the "home team" represent the party in power. So a home-team loss at home, means a loss for the incumbent party. Here's Snopes take:
And actually, poll numbers are now showing a likely Kerry win. For those who haven't been obsessively following the state tracking polls (or taking the lazy route of letting Slate obsessively follow them and check their summary every day), the race looks to come down to Ohio and Florida. If either candidate takes both of them, he wins. With Bush taking Florida, Kerry will need Wisconsin and Minnesota and some other bizaare collection. But in many of the battlegrounds Bush is well below 50%, and typically undecideds break for the challenger, which leaves a Kerry win.
It's funny really. I love politics and following all this stuff. It's just fascinating. But I still have so little interest in the outcome. I don't know how messed up that is, but it seems a little out there. Sigh and ah well. A friend I spoke to said he wants to vote for Bush because it will save money on having to change all the stationary. Honestly, that's one of the best reasons I've heard so far.
Finally, after his recent statement, Osama bin Laden says he will attack America no matter whether Bush or Kerry are elected. The clear conclusion: Bin Laden supports third parties!
"A friend I spoke to said he wants to vote for Bush because it will save money on having to change all the stationary. Honestly, that's one of the best reasons I've heard so far."
That's not bad. I have a vague desire to see Kerry win so that the ridiculous, over the top criticism of Bush will go away (mostly) and I'll be able to go into a Barnes & Noble without walking by the attack books in the political section and having to stop and grieve for the death of dialogue in American "democracy". Frankly, I really love books, so Barnes & Noble, despite the hurt it puts on local booksellers, was always a pleasurable experience for me, but Bushworld, Bushwhacked, and the Hating George W. Bush Primer have ruined it for me.
I don't know, call me crazy, but I voted for the least offensive candidate in my eyes. Not necessarily for someone who either not bush or not kerry. Weird I know. Ummm. don't have nothing else not to say. I am going to go write my novel.
Well, the Redskins lost, but Bush won. Are the provisional ballots already counted? If Kerry wins *all* of those...