Also, I think our country is suffering from lack of politeness and manners. And I blame the internet and cable news. My extended family includes some Republicans, and I think they are genuinely thoughtful and not all that knee-jerk and probably also a little racist, but I don't know any of that for a fact, because we don't talk about politics.

Yeah, the car CEOs are NOT HAPPY.

I don't tweet, so is there something bad about tweeting about work?

Oh, just mostly because I want to keep the twitter separate from my work life. But I was trying to find out something quickly, and thought that might help. (It didn't.)

Jesse,

I know what you mean. I have to keep my twitter from my work life. I don't want nasty GOP folks to reign down disapproval. And they would.

"Chrysler gave its entire work force the day off to Vote Today!"

The Detroit 3 usually have Election Day off. It's been in the union contracts since 2000 or so. It may differ between salaried and hourly workers and/or union/non-union, but at GM non-union employees get all of the holidays union employees have.

That tweet may be a bit disingenuous.

Here's a nice break from politics. This is by far the best video I've seen of cats chasing a laser pointer:

Cats Chasing Lasers in Dramatic Slow Motion, Caught With a GoPro

Yeah--I think for me, it's what Plei said. I'll be seriously disappointed if Romney wins (or in my state, if McKenna wins) etc. But what I'm actually worried about is my visceral response to the various marriage amendments (Maine, Minnesota, Maryland, and Washington). When it got voted on in North Carolina last year (was it last year?) I kind of assumed there wouldn't be a good result...but I was shocked at how much I cried and felt personally attacked and hated, when it was not what I had hoped, even if it was what I had expected. And that's a state that I don't live in and never have! So...yeah.

yep, there are people in my twitter feed saying exactly that. 1999 UAW contract.

Heh, my Twitter is (mostly) my work life!

My extended family includes some Republicans, and I think they are genuinely thoughtful and not all that knee-jerk and probably also a little racist, but I don't know any of that for a fact, because we don't talk about politics.

I talk about it with my mom, dad and sister, but we have the same views. I wasn't on FB for the last pres election, and I have been SHOCKED that a few of my relatives, who are pro-gay and pretty mellow and generally thoughtful, have posted and shared some really nasty anti-Obama, pro-Romney stuff. I mean, I was flabbergasted.

I did NOT engage, and I really didn't post anything anti-Repub until the last week or so, and it was a very few things. I think we've agreed, tacitly, to not engage each other on it, and my great-aunt will like some posts I've made about the importance of voting, even though I know she's voting Romney and she knows I'm voting Obama. It's weird.

I kind of assumed there wouldn't be a good result...but I was shocked at how much I cried and felt personally attacked and hated

It's ugly to see how much you're feared and hated. I still haven't gotten over the ERA not passing. That failure completely informed my political identity. That's why all the anti-woman legislation makes me so angry.