As a resident of one of two states with governor's races... yes ... the democratic incumbant was defeated. But it's not the result of Obama failure... it's the fact that our incumbant hasn't done much except watch taxes spiral out of control... and make a public service announcement about wearing seatbelts - after his huge car accident.
Even though the major news outlets are reporting this is a defeat for Obama - don't believe it. Believe the outrage in NJ voters over taxes (climbing to $14k on a house with 1.5 bathrooms and no backyard...), old school politics, and a governor who promised much, but in the end, couldn't get much done. Especially when his romantic scandels created so much distraction and distrust. And that's after lessons learned from McGreevy!
Took the boy to vote with us last night. He lost interest when he saw the line, but did think it was interesting that we were in the same municipal building that he visited on Sunday for his pigflu vaccine. Yup. Right up the nose. The kids were snorting and oinking, and the nurses were dutifully saying "it's proper name is H1N1." Just like there are proper names for all the body parts. But give a kid an opportunity to sound like a pig, and they will.
I digress. I was voter number 299 in my district, and I saw almost everyone. Not like the lines to vote for president, but line-enough to discuss neighborhood gossip, the school play, and dog walking schedules. Which means basically everyone was out to vote. I didn't reveal who I voted for - but surprisingly, the democrat whose blood runs blue in every election, voted for an independent candidate, and then a straight republican line! Which just tells you how tired he is of hearing about school overcrowding, property taxes, and corruption on every level of the state political scene. Wow.
And then again, as we were watching the news this am, he was furious that his votes were being interpreted as against Obama. In fact the discussion in the voting line last night was still about how people supported Obama, but that Obama would do well to distance himself from the useless incumbant here. As the blue-blood said, the only person to really get it right was the Time Magazine reporter.
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thanks for updating -- 2 in ONE week?? I am so proud. My feeder is not updating your page properly in my blogroll. I am only smart enough to say the problem, but not to fix it. so thanks for letting me know that was some new material. Hope you are well.
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