Well, Pennsylvania has a new governor. So that's something. First sitting governor to lose an election in PA in 44 years.
Dawn: Is that supposed to scare me? Spike: Little tremble wouldn't hurt.
'The Killer In Me'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Nov 04, 2014 6:43:58 pm PST #9713 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Zenkitty - Nov 04, 2014 6:47:06 pm PST #9714 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Hey, yeah, PA went blue. Didn't expect that.
Steph L. - Nov 04, 2014 6:56:06 pm PST #9715 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Ohio reelected its giant bag of dicks of a governor and that shambling horror of an attorney general, neither of which, unfortunately, is surprising. t edit And, of course, Boehner, which is also unsurprising (if nauseating).
Pretty sure every single candidate I voted for lost. OTOH, all the ballot issues I voted for passed, which is pretty damn important, because agencies and services that sorely need funding will continue to get it. Plus one of our landmarks won't collapse, which is nice.
Hil R. - Nov 04, 2014 6:56:17 pm PST #9716 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
People have been really pissed at Corbett.
erikaj - Nov 04, 2014 7:03:08 pm PST #9717 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
msbelle, I think it's the last one, more or less. Seriously, bummed. I put time and money in and it looks like I could've just gotten stoned and eaten cheetos.
-t - Nov 04, 2014 7:27:04 pm PST #9718 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sucks, erika. Thank you for putting in the work.
Typo Boy - Nov 04, 2014 7:44:43 pm PST #9719 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
As to why Obama is still so unpopular: Maybe it is that every time we get out of one fucking war, we get into another. And that the Democrats were taking victory laps about the economy when lots of people were still out of work, many people in real terms are continuing to see drops in household incomes, and just about nobody has seen a raise in real dollars.
Theodosia - Nov 05, 2014 1:53:35 am PST #9720 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I've been playing Schroedinger's Vote Box all night, but at some point I had to rejoin reality. Feh.
Laura - Nov 05, 2014 2:01:42 am PST #9721 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I really want to crawl back into bed and go back to dream land, but off to work I go. It is all just so discouraging.
Anne W. - Nov 05, 2014 2:57:59 am PST #9722 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
The one amendment proposition I was hoping wouldn't pass didn't pass, and by a wide margin (75% voted "no"). It was something meant to hold teachers "accountable" and hamstring teachers' unions. I am relieved and also pleased that a majority of people saw that this was a very, very bad idea.
Also, the one big Democratic victory in my area is, of course, the one I was actually hoping the Republican would win(County Executive). It was a case of Old Skool Republican and decent human being vs. a skeevy product of local politics and cronyism.