I remember back in the freak-out days of 2004, as Bush’s surveillance programs were sweeping a black hand across our country and the Republicans in Congress were strutting around like kings, I had the sick sensation in the pit of my stomach that come 2008, Bush would declare some sort of emergency that for such reasons compelled him to stay in office regardless of the electoral outcome. I worried at the end of American Democracy when Bush made his final power grab right at the end of his administration.
Well, now with the president gallivanting in Peru and the Treasury Secretary basically throwing his hands up in the air, unwilling to do any more, I almost wish I still had that concern. Who would have thought that the exact opposite of my worst fear would be our biggest threat?
TweetIt strikes me as I watch the early morning Sunday yakkers that the reason we’re so concerned with the idea that experienced hands in the Obama administration represent “the same old thing,” is largely because we’ve gotten used to the idea that the president is merely a figurehead and that the cabinet is the body driving the Administration.
Perhaps if we have an actual leader who requires things of his cabinet, things might be different, indeed.
TweetYeah, I know: Conservatives think other nation’s opinions are for pussies. Still, the last I knew, the bipedal creatures this world is largely populated by are for the most part humans. Knowing what they think and seeing how they interpret the election and the response of the loonies in the McCain concession speech audience is probably not entirely without merit.
And I say it again: none of the people so disaffected by McCain’s loss were people who voted for McCain in the primaries. In fact, they will soon be spitting vitrol about McCain’s pussy-ass bipartisanship as often as they spit vitrol about Obama’s family. Good for them.
TweetWell, the campaign is over and the back biting will begin in the Republican Party and the McCain/Palin Campaign specifically. Newsweek has a story, summarized nicely by the Huff Po, about what the real cost of the Neiman Marcus shopping spree was. And her coming out to speak with McCain advisers in a towel. People, everybody knows no woman does that sort of thing accidentally. She was attempting to use sex to get something over on McCain advisors, and I think we all know now why the media in Alaska loved her. . . .
TweetDon’t miss the party, it’s just getting started, so check it out:
http://dragonflyeye.net/2008-election-night-live-coverage/
TweetI’m here at Rochester for Obama Headquarters on St. Paul by Main, volunteering and making calls. I spoke with Melissa, one of the principle organizers, and she tells me that Duval County in Florida is being exclusively covered by RFO today in our Get Out the Vote efforts. Duval County’s going to be hearing from a lot of people: Rochester for Obama has already made 40,000 calls to Ohio, Pennsylvania and now Florida since the beginning of the weekend.
I’ll keep you updated as I find new info.
TweetI was about to post an article about McCain’s strategy for winning this election. It involves winning New Hampshire. Well, it’s not looking real good so far:
Donklephant » Blog Archive » Obama Wins 59% Of Hart’s Location, NH Vote
TweetThis is another place Bush won in 2004.
What’s more, no Democrat has ever won here. And Obama’s margin is the most since they started.
A video blog. Looks crowded at the polling stations, people, get the hell out there and vote your asses off! Plus, don’t forget about the state ballot initiative to allow veterans to get a few extra points on their civil service applications. As it stands now, only injured vets get those added points, and only if they’re getting benefits from a specific agency. The ballot initiative seeks to widen the program to all veterans, which seems only fair.
Keep your browser logged in here today, as I’ll be blogging from the Rochester for Obama headquarters on St. Paul St. during the morning and early afternoon hours. Then, tonight, check out the live blogging event happening with myself, Rottenchester from the Fighting 29th and Exile on Erickson St. from The Albany Project. It’s all happening right here on DFE, plus the other two will be on CW-16 and WHAM-13 this evening as well, live blogging the whole time. Bitchin, eh?
TweetI decided I needed some notes for the live blog Rottenchester, Exile on Erickson St. and I will be doing tomorrow night for the election results. There’s lots of fancy tools out there to monitor what’s going on, but I thought a basic list of poll closings by time with some margin notes about their significance to the election would be much more direct.
So, as long as I have it whipped up, I figured I might as well share it with those who’d like to see it. So, in the imortal words of Fargo. . . So, that’s what I’m doin’.
Late Update: I’ve also included the most recent polling spreads for each of the significant states. Thus, if Obama’s ahead by as much as ten points and as little as five, it’s writen “Obama +5,10.”
TweetWelcome to the Decision 2008 DFE Live Blog, hosted by CoverItLive and paneled by Tom Belknap of DragonFlyEye.Net, Rottenchester of Fighting29th.com and Exile on Erickson St. of TheAlbanyProject.com. Feel free to comment in the window below. All comments are moderated and then displayed below!
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