Tuesday, December 14, 2004
An even bigger loser than before
The expected Electoral College Vote was supposed to be 286-252, in favor of President Bush.
However, Kerry is going to be one vote short of his expected total, because an Elector from Minnesota actually cast his Electoral Vote for John Edwards. (Well, he/she actually wrote “Ewards”, but it’s clear what was meant.)
This wasn’t a “faithless elector”, as far as the Minnesota State officials could tell, but there’s no way to know for sure, since the culprit refused to ‘fess up when asked. And it didn’t really change the outcome, just the score. And it’s an interesting footnote to the ‘04 election.
OK….A post
I’m a dad....my girls (I have two) are five and six. They are utterly cute and full of life. Definite gifts from God to the world.
Well, I’m watching them do their little Highland Dance class (not IRISH Dance, aka Riverdance-ish clogging, but slow, Scottish dancing..related, but not the same thing), and, while watching them, I swear I got all choked up.
Seriously! I had a wave of loving attachment to those girls hit me like a ton of bricks. I got a lump in my throat, my eyes watered...it was all I could do not to leak right there.
Now, I don’t think I’m a mental or emotional cripple (I’m no liberal...heh), but is there anyone else out there who has had a moment like that recently? Where you were watching something, or listening to something, and it just hit you weird?
I’m curious as to what those occurances are. Post them in the ‘Comments’ section....if you want, do it anonymously.
I know.....hell of a change of pace, but what the hay, it’s Christmastime!
Bravo
Robin Williams has always been held in high esteem in my heart for his utter mastery of comedy. I still remember his “New York Echo” (from “Reality: What A Concept"):
‘Hellloooooooo!’ “Shut the fuck up!”
He won an Best Supporting Actor Oscar for ”Good Will Hunting”, and was nominated for three Best Actor Oscars in his career (The Fisher King, Dead Poets Society, and Good Morning, Vietnam.
But his politics have always been heavily influenced by his Marin County address - that is, far to the Left.
However, I have to hand it to him because he is at this moment on the USO tour in Iraq, making the Marines laugh.
For setting aside his politics to help keep up the morale of our troops in the field, I salute him.
Thank you.
ACLU Christmas Advisory
Drink alert is in effect.
First, it’ll make you laugh out loud, then it’ll make you go, “Hmmmmm....”
Tip of the sombrero to ResurrectionSong.
DOA?
Is there some reason behind the new HHS Secretary candidate blurting out he wants to CUT programs or slash money from the budget?
But then again, I don’t quite see where Michael Leavitt says that in the AP article. While I agree that Medicare & Medicaid are growing federal and state (respectively) leviathans, one would think the man would be able to speak for himself. Would that be too implausible for the Associated Press?
Of course, he may not see the light of day in regards to confirmation:
Michael Leavitt also has small stakes in pharmaceutical makers Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co., and in medical equipment maker Medtronic Inc. Each investment was worth less than $15,000, according to the 2003 disclosure.
Oh. No. Sounds like another HALLIBURTON!!!!!!!!!!! Not that it’s even close or matters. Can’t put it past the donkadoos from seizing on this like Nosferatu on a ripe jugular.
Then again, they may have even more fuss over his personal bio…
Leavit, a Mormon and father of five