If Bush's approval numbers carry over to the congressional candidates, the housecleaning should be like unto the French Revolution. According to CBS News 1/3 of voters polled think of the upcoming elections as a chance to vote against Bush.
Hope you are right. But, Cunningham race in California. Randy stole pretty specifically from U.S. troops. (He took bribes as member of Defense Appropriation Committe; the bribes he took, by themselves would have provide a heck of a lot body armor, not to mention what what he gave in contracts would have provided.)
So the Democrat in the race got 44% of the vote; good shot to win in June (her next opponent go 15%, but all Republicans combined got over 54% of vote in that race; on the other hand it is the Democratic Governors primary in June, so higher Democratic turnout, so good shot of switching the seat; but not certain.)
So if the Democrats can't turn a race like that into a cakewalk, how are they going to defeat a bunch of Republican incumbents with all the advantages incumbency brings. I'm sure the Democrats will pick up seats - but take either house? Well, may it happen, but I'm not betting on it - especially with Republican control of many voting machines, and DLC strategists crippling the Democratic side.
ita, too bad I'm not out in LA; one of the things I'm donating is the two-drawer file cabinet I got from the first bookstore I worked at, when they shut the store down.
I got my 3 drawer metal filing cabinet for $6 at a university surplus auction. It's not beautiful, but it's not fugly either.
I've got hang and focus this weekend. I need to hit the road very soon to go pick up color and templates.
Oh, and I have to remove everything from my kitchen this weekend (including the 3'x5' drafting table) so people can rip out the sink and all the cabinets on Monday.
Well, I was going to say, "Too bad you're not in Chicago," but you're just too much of a California girl now to wish the Midwest on you!
you're just too much of a California girl now to wish the Midwest on you!
I take my accusation back--you are very kind.
NO TAKE BACKS!
eta: since ita wouldn't let me yesterday.
But in the long run it puts all of the power in the hands of the adminstrators.
Totally. I'm very pro-academic profession, BTW, being the daughter of an academic. But going to school to get a Masters of Higher Ed. Administration, is funny, because there are tenured professors who make their living analyzing the various trends of academia and they are also training the next generation of administrators. Occasionally you can really hear a tinge of sourness when my professor refers to the explosive growth "the administrative cadre."
(Thought we were talking about the difficulties inherent in the German and Italian systems, and he did mention that one reason change is hard is that there is practically no administrative level... I'm sure I imagined the begrudging tone... heh.)
Anyway, since I'm not an academic, but I study academics (I'm certainly more interested in that aspect more than the student services field) I feel funny bringing stuff up, because I'm like, an academic roadie or something, a hanger-on, but never to actually be part of the band.
TRY SAYING:
I have these down. Unfortunately, my co-workers have known me long enough that they mostly don't buy it anymore.
We had our end-of-year-wrap-up Town Meeting today, which was completely unsurprising in every way, but at least there was free food and beer. Now that I've had my beer, I want to go home.
since ita wouldn't let me yesterday.
But you took it back anyway, didn't you? Thus setting a precedent.
I have a few TRY SAYINGs I need to do, since I have to inform a business unit of just what they can get for free, and what they can't. I foresee unhappy people, and am suspicious my manager is now glad I'm the one on the project. Apparently this is my thing.
