Tom, anxiety is a big jerk. Is there anything you can do to try to dial it down? (Sometimes that works for me, and sometimes it doesn't.)
Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
Steph L. - Nov 07, 2018 3:33:06 am PST #1680 of 30019
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Laura - Nov 07, 2018 3:37:26 am PST #1681 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I keep trying to focus on the obvious gains, but I live in Florida and the view is bleak. I know we would have won the Governor seat with Gwen Graham leading the ticket instead of Gillum, but I was still excited for the youth turnout that gave him the nomination. It just sucks.
The only thing that will fix my despair is Nancy Pelosi hitting the ground running and the new committee chairpersons making Trump's life miserable. Indictments for Don Jr. and Jared would be super sweet too.
Time for me to focus on other things for a while.
Jesse - Nov 07, 2018 3:48:50 am PST #1682 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, sorry, Florida.
I'm not surprised, but a little heartbroken, about Beto.
Amy - Nov 07, 2018 3:56:12 am PST #1683 of 30019
Because books.
Me too, Jesse.
Dana - Nov 07, 2018 4:13:05 am PST #1684 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
All I wanted was control of the House, and we got it. Sad about Beto, but not surprised. I'll be thrilled if a recount pulls it out for Abrams. And I am thrilled that Walker and Kobach are out. Nasty fucking men. Go be toadies for Trump.
Steph L. - Nov 07, 2018 4:40:57 am PST #1685 of 30019
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
All I wanted was control of the House, and we got it. Sad about Beto, but not surprised. I'll be thrilled if a recount pulls it out for Abrams. And I am thrilled that Walker and Kobach are out. Nasty fucking men. Go be toadies for Trump.
This is where I am. Hell, 100 women were elected to Congress yesterday. Native American women, Muslim women, other women of color -- this is fantastic.
Toddson - Nov 07, 2018 4:41:56 am PST #1686 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
A Native American, lesbian fighter (in every sense).
Dana - Nov 07, 2018 5:02:18 am PST #1687 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, having read a little more of the details, the demographics are great. And voting rights restored to felons in Florida. That's 1.4 million new voters.
Tom Scola - Nov 07, 2018 5:05:02 am PST #1688 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I had therapy this morning, so I was able to vent, and I feel a little better now. Thanks, Steph.
Topic!Cindy - Nov 07, 2018 5:05:15 am PST #1689 of 30019
What is even happening?
I have thoughts, but mostly, I think feel like Chidi, what with this fork grinding away in the garbage disposal that is my brain.
Last night, David Hogg's little sister, Lauren Hogg (of Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas) tweeted that she hadn't been so scared since February 14th. I think seeing that crushed me harder than any individual loss. I just kept thinking, "When are we going to stop failing our kids?" (I was going to link the tweet, but she's since deleted.)
All I wanted was control of the House, and we got it. Sad about Beto, but not surprised. I'll be thrilled if a recount pulls it out for Abrams. And I am thrilled that Walker and Kobach are out. Nasty fucking men. Go be toadies for Trump.
It's all I expected, but not all I wanted, and I let myself hope yesterday, because I watched the news non-stop. Today I'm trying to take these close races in places like FL, TX, and GA as signs that America is still alive and out there, we just have to wake her all the way up to what is going on.
It may be better for the Dems as a party (I mean in a deep way) that we didn't sweep. I do think we have to stop trying to woo back the people we've lost, and stop fielding compromise candidates. We have to really run on what we believe in. That Gillum and O'Rourke got as close as they did means the progressive message resonates, and it just needs more time to spread, and it needs the party to truly get behind it and make that happen.
Suck it Kris Kobach. SUCK IT!
But most of all this.