I watched it last night, and also felt bad for the kids (one of his sons was crying, too). Not bad enough to want their dad in office, mind you, but bad because they're years away from understanding why their dad lost or realizing how fucked-up their parents' ideology is.

Yeah, this.

Half of my department is out sick, but I wish I had taken the day off, too -- between the fact that I can't stop reading news/blogs/here, and the torrential diagonal rain outside, it is not a good day to be at work.

Eh, I think I'm ambivalent, I mean sure it sucks for your dad not to be in office anymore, but you're not going to starve while he's out of work. Also, have your parents taught you nothing about losing (which now that I remember some Republicans' sense of entitlement, prolly not)? Happens. Sucks. But it happens.

Santorum's nuts, but I'll give him this, so far as I can tell he's not a hypocrite.

I took the time out from an ultra-busy workday to come in here and say WOOHOO about the Rumsfeld news.

I'm torn between being a terrible person for laughing at the "No, you can't have a pony" picture, and feeling terribly sorry for those kids. Especially for those horrible outfits they're wearing.

Ok - accidental or intentional - Loving on Santorum's son right now.

I felt bad for his kids because their lives have just been changed radically. This is the only life they've known and it must be kind of freaky for them.

In completely unrelated news, the TWoP thread for last night's House episode is making me feel OLD. People don't know Dwayne Wade! People are seeing John Larroquette and saying, "hey, that's the guy from the 10th Kingdom!"

heh, our new gov elect a couple of years and many fewer grey hairs back:

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I'm torn between glee because of the way Santorum has treated others and sympathy because the kids should be considered on their own merits and not their father's (lack of).

I mean sure it sucks for your dad not to be in office anymore, but you're not going to starve while he's out of work. Also, have your parents taught you nothing about losing (which now that I remember some Republicans' sense of entitlement, prolly not)? Happens. Sucks. But it happens.

It was the immediate aftermath of the vote-counting, though. Election night, emotions running high. And they're *kids* -- Santorum has had years as a politician to perfect his game face. Kids are *supposed* be to emotionally unguarded. Or less-guarded than their politician parent.

I'm torn between being a terrible person for laughing at the "No, you can't have a pony" picture

I do love the comment one person made on that picture which said "My name means WHAT???"