Bionic Teutonic

Today is (obviously) election day, and while I always get a little nervous around elections, this one feels important. As a country, I really hope that we can send at least a little message that we are not all go-it-alone cowboys. Right before the last presidential elections, I told a bunch of friends in Europe that ‘no way’ was Bush going to win. I was convinced that the state of U.S. affairs was bad enough and the signs were ominous enough that of course people would vote Bush out. But sadly, I was wrong. Which makes me nervous this time around, as again, I feel like things are bad enough and the signs ominous enough. I want to feel good about my country again and feel like I can honestly stand up for it instead of apologizing for things, like, oh, TORTURE all the time. Although, as the Onion said, politicians always seem to win in a landslide.

Two articles that make me laugh (warning, links may disappear). Originally, this morning the headline to the second one read ‘Pot dealers delivering satisfaction’. Damn right they are. I also love this quote: “It was kind, kind bud,” she said. “Yummy stuff.”

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