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[oakenguy]

I confess, the elections here in my part of Massachusetts are all such shoo-ins that I cast a couple of pity votes today. Not even to 'send a message', like the people who voted for Nader; I used my vote to help a couple people feel better about all those months when they were out going door-to-door and getting laughed at on talk radio. If this election was the 3rd grade year-end kickball tournament, my ballot today was the juicebox everyone gets 'for participating'.

And the thing is, I'm a news junkie. The Allen vs. Webb fight? I'm hep. The mess in Ohio? So fun comparing the Salon article on Jean Schmidt to the trashing Rolling Stone gave her. And don't even get me *started* on Santorum.

So it's nice living here in a state where almost all the politicians--all the ones in reach of my ballot, anyhow--share my views on the big issues. But the thought of someone in another state somewhere, where there's a close race, going out to vote based on one TV ad he vaguely remembers that said the other candidate ate babies? Tears me up a little bit inside.

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[kali921.livejournal.com]

"Pity votes."

LOL! That made me laugh out loud at work.

I'm in California, where we have a SCADS of controversial measures on the ballot, political slugfests happening as a I speak, and tons of shrill rhetoric flying back and forth.

In other words, I am in HEAVEN.

[bombadilbrew.livejournal.com]

"If this election was the 3rd grade year-end kickball tournament, my ballot today was the juicebox everyone gets 'for participating'."

That is, without doubt, the funniest line I have seen all week, anywhere.

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

Ha!! I totally hear you.

It's gotten mixed in with all the other noise (and it doesn't help that I've forgotten the loon's name): doesn't your state have an anti-environment Congressman who tried to demolish the Endangered Species Act? Profiled by Rolling Stone as one of the 10 Worst? How'd he fare yesterday?