ich bin ein auslander

Arianna weighs in, and Slate does a nice piece, but where’s Moore? We’ll have to wait until tonight for John Stewart, although he got his point across pretty well in the hour special last night… and Maher on friday…

This seems to be the question on most of my friends’ minds at the moment… it’s certainly on mine. We lost, and the next four years are going to really, really suck.

Well… I’ve never really been politically active, but I think the time has come to get involved. I think it’s time we all did. Small things. Pay attention to local races, initiatives and what not.

Campaign finance reform. Election reform. These things need to happen. They must happen or else this is the way it will always be.

And one other thing - I’m done with the democrats. We need a third party. This is just ridiculous. They got one last shot from me, simply because Bush was an intolerable option. But that’s it. They blew it, again. No more. No matter what. Cheney could run in four and I will still NOT VOTE DEMOCRAT. Naders and Perots will get my vote from now on.

I’m sorry, they blew it. They lost this election. They lost the House. They lost the Senate. They can’t do anything. To hell with them.

And they don’t really speak for us. They just spoke a little better than Bush. I never liked Kerry, I was just stuck with him.

A challenge to those who are on the fringes of their parties - go independent. Yes, you, McCain. You hate Bush. Admit it. Get out of there. Dean? Come on, to hell with the Democrats. They screwed you and you know it.

Alright Michael Moore, Arianna, Franken - what’s next? Are you guys going to suck up to the democrats again, or are you done with them as well?

What the fuck is wrong with you people?

What do you care if a guy wants to marry a guy? Or if a woman wants to marry a woman?

Why the fuck are we in Iraq? How is this helping us? How does this stop people from hating us, and what does it have to do with what happened to us on 9-11?

Do you not know that we financed Osama Bin Laden not that long ago?

We did.

Please, please, please stop this. I love this country and what it stands for. Or at least I used to.

a postscript added a few minutes later:

“If you strike me down, Darth, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”

Do not lose faith. If Bush ends up winning for the first time - or stealing it again - we must all stay the course. this country MUST remain a beacon.

If you’re still undecided, you obviously have no ability to make a decision. So I’ll do it for you. Vote Kerry.

Off to get beer for the TV viewing tonight. Finish a beer every time someone says “too close to call”. Throw beer at TV screen whenever lawyers are mentioned.