My mood right now: TIRED
My Music right now: Jars Of Clay, Sing of Your Mercies
OK, the election is over and I confess; I watched the whole thing until about midnight. Then I went home and listened to it on the radio until about 1am. Then I woke up early to see what had happened. I know for sure that others did too, I could see it in their eyes the next day. The cool thing was that it was an absolute waste of time. I confess (again), I am a moderate politically. My close friends hate me sometimes, I argue the issue from all sides when it is convenient (or interesting) to me. But somewhere between Tim Russert, MSNBC and FoxNews I became addicted using multiple forms of media to feed my addiction (TV, radio, internet and lunch discussions).
As a moderate I really didn't care who won the election! Sure, my upbringing leaves the residue of religious conservatism all over my teeth, but I am one of the few who is getting more liberal as he gets older (more on that later). So, If I could create a candidate (like I would a fantasy football team, or XBox basketball team) it would be swell. I would give him (or her) environmental concern (x10) and Pro-life tendencies with appeal to liberals (x10) and smooth conversational ability (like a jazz-lick, x10). They would be a cross between Alan Keyes, Ronald Reagan, Teddy Roosevelt and Shania Twain (nice hair).
On a serious note, I was taken back by the neato ice-rink display in Freedom Square on election night that would shade the stenciled map either blue or red depending on which candidate won the states electoral vote. It now serves as a reminder of how polarized our nation is. Conservatism is dead. The new pundant will be highly educated and will become more moderate every year in my opinion. Care to chime in?
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