The Final Final Countdown Post
Well, it’s been a fun ride, people. Just wanted to thank everyone for reading, and for all the insightful and intelligent comments.
And now for some tender words of healing and reconciliation
McCain’s concession speech was indeed gracious, and had he acted more like that throughout the campaign, I think the race would have been closer.
Initial afterthoughts
When I began this blog in its current form, a couple weeks after my coverage of the Democratic National Convention, I half expected it to be an exercise in masochism. McCain and Palin were riding high in the polls following her hard-edged acceptance speech at the RNC.
Umm… I think I’m supposed to do something today
I woke up this morning with the sense that there’s some task I need to do, but I can’t quite put my finger on it, dammit. No wait, don’t say anything — it’ll come to me.
Frozen Novelties and McCain Country
Before heading to the Republicans’ party at Rivals Sports Bar, I decided to fortify myself with free ice cream from the Ben & Jerry’s at Barracks Road. B&J was giving out free ice cream to “all voters” between 5-8pm.
A toast to the house parties across the land
I’m reporting live from the living room of one Kristin Adolfson, which is packed with Obama supporters biting their nails over Virginia.
YEAH!!!!!!
[UPDATED 2:17am] Just back from the Gravity Lounge, where Tom Perriello and the C-ville Dems cheered the great news tonight in Virginia.
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Positive Signs?
The Washington Post’s “Comics Riffs” blog is reporting that Garry Trudeau has drawn a cartoon for Wednesday presuming an Obama victory.
Barack Obama, Man of Good Fonts
Actually, this post is about random tidbits; I just wanted to say that. But it did occur to me the other night, while watching an Obama ad, that I’m down with the sans serif the campaign has been using.
Roto-rooting McCain’s tax nonsense
Okay, this Joe the Plumber business is really starting to stink like an overflowing septic tank. Never mind that he isn’t a licensed plumber, owes back taxes, and is nowhere close to making $250K a year.
Wingnuttery!
I thought I would share a couple examples of pro-McCain wackiness that caught my eye recently.
Politics Aplenty in the Old Dominion
Yesterday was a busy day for politics in Virginia, with Obama rallies in Richmond and Leesburg, and a visit to U.Va by MSNBC political cartoonist and editor of the widely-read Cagle Cartoon Index, Daryl Cagle.
Will the “Real Virginia” Please Stand Up?
On Saturday, McCain adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer said McCain would do well in the “real Virginia” which, by her definition, means anyplace south of NoVa. Which would seem to include the heavily Obama-leaning Charlottesville, no?
Weekend Roundup
I am sorry to report that I have not yet received my McCain robocall informing me of Obama’s terrorist-lovin’ ways. In the leadup to the Virginia primary several months ago, Mr. McCain contacted me twice, robotically, to tell me that he is a proud Republican in the mold of Ronald Reagan (heavy emphasis on the mold).
McCain’s Woman Problem
A lot of people, myself included, were taken aback by McCain’s mockery of concern for the “health of the mother” as an “extreme pro-abortion position” in the debate the other night. But if McCain’s actual record on reproductive rights were more widely discussed in this election, his comment might not have come as such a big surprise.
The Final Debate: McCain Flies Off the Tiller
Tonight we got to see the cantankerous bastard side of McCain that he tried so hard to suppress during the last debate. His performance would have been perfect, if he were running for president of the United States of Apeshit.
Pallin’ with Palin at the Richmond Raceway
Is there really anything more red than going to a Sarah Palin Rally at a NASCAR speedway on the holiday celebrating the European conquistadors’ arrival in the Americas?
On a Lighter Note: DemoCats Take SPCA Election
We interrupt our regular bursts of political hand-wringing to bring you an important message. The results of Charlottesville-Albermarle SPCA’s election between the DemoCats and RePuplicans are in, with victory going to the DemoCats.
This Election Brought to You By Exxon-Mobil
I was struck by something on the CBS News website this morning. Have a look at this screen shot I took:
Like a Cornered Animal
At a panel on election cartooning this past weekend, a member of the audience asked whether we’d be at a loss for material if Obama wins. He corrected himself: “Or I should say, when Obama wins.”
The Second Debate: Obama is Cool Hand at the Tiller
Unlike the first debate, in which the candidates seemed more or less evenly matched, I’d say Obama pretty solidly topped McCain this time around. Obama’s answers just seemed clearer and more down to earth. McCain came off as, well, dated.
Back From the Small Press Expo
I have returned from the great annual comics fest in Bethesda, Maryland known as SPX, where a bevy of altweekly political cartoonists were on hand for this year’s election-themed programming.
Biden Owned It
I am troubled by the suggestion that because Palin did not have a truly spectacular brain-fart moment, that means she somehow “held her own.” She did not hold a candle to Biden.
Pre-Veep Debate Musings
I’ll be watching the Vice Presidential debate in the company of cartoonists and cartoon fans in Bethesda, MD, where I’ll be for the annual Small Press Expo. Should be an entertaining, if gut-wrenching evening.
Major Meltdown, Man!
Note to self: Start thrash band called Toxic Assets.
So you may have noticed that the Dow lost nearly 800 points on Monday. Yep, I caught that one too.