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November 17, 2006

This quote just made my day. . .

Coming from Laura W., who blogs at Ace of Spades HQ.

"To sum up: Nanotech flying robots? Within the realm of possibility. Flying cars? Go fish."

I want a flying car. I'd like it if this one worked out.

--Jason

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November 8, 2006

Is this relevant. . .

I'm not really sure it's relevant TODAY, but with the election of a Democrat Congress, I fear it will be relevant tomorrow.

Anyhoo, the song has running through my head all day, so here it is.

--Jason

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I have no problem saying it. . .

I was wrong, and wrong in a rather big way.

Barring some MAJOR switcheroos the House is now controlled by the Dems, and it's very likely at this point that either Joe Lieberman is the most powerful man in Washington, or the Senate is fully lost (there's a chance we can hold the Senate now, but it seems unlikely).

It would be so easy to start with the Democrat tactic of claiming that the elections were stolen, that Diebold machines threw votes, or that operatives were suppressing votes. It would be easy to do that, but I won't. The Republican Party, my party, lost this fair and square, and largely through their own doins.

It unfortunate that this election now means that we may see the Democrats able to create the Vietnam in Iraq that they've been dreaming about for years now. I'm sorry for all of our men and women in uniform who now rightly fear that Pelosi and her comrades will de-fund them whilst they are in harm's way. I'm also very upset that we are handing to al-Queda the very victory they asked for.

I do see bright points of light however, and I see a very bright point of light in '08. I'll get to those another day.

For now, I'm going to have a beer, kick back and relax. That may seem flippant, but hey, I'm not a sore loser, never have been and never will be (except that one time, and that other one). I don't like it, but I won't let it consume me and drive me into a frenzy nut-case rage a la Al Gore. I also realize that things are going to get VERY sketchy the next two years; and since our national security is about to go straight down the tubes, it might be one of the last chances I have to relax for quite a while.

Oh yeah, if you're catching this early and haven't already done it, it might be a good idea to set up some automated trade triggers in case the Dow decides to tank.

--Jason

PS - On the plus side, the Republicans get to play the game like the minority party now, and boy oh boy will that be fun. Ya'll ain't seen nothing yet. If the Dems thought Rovian Campaign Strategy (which was certainly void in this election cycle) was dangerous before, they have no freakin' clue what happens when the gloves come off, and now they won't be able to cry the "we have no power to control that" card.

Actually, now that I reflect a bit, this isn't all that bad after all, and I feel so much better about '08. Enjoy your two years Dems, don't expect any more than that.

PPS - I want to retreat back a bit from the statement that a Republican Senate hold "seems unlikely". It's going to come down to Montana (where the polls are still open) and Virginia (where Allen is down by less than 3K, there WILL be a recount, and more than a few votes are still uncounted), if the Dems win both those races, it's lost. I am still very optimistic for both the VA and MT races, but we'll just have to wait till morning to see what shakes out.

One bright point is that a good friend is up and about in Montana and still working to get Republican voters to the polls.

Ya know, it'd be a great idea to pass a law that ends the publication of election results prior to a full count. I know it'll never ever happen, both sides would cry foul and the media would freak out about their loss of influence in the Western elections. However, it'd be a good law.

-JC

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November 7, 2006

Let's just get this out of the way. . .

Republicans will retain control of the Senate.

Republicans will retain control of the House.

There is a chance that control of the House could be lost, but I just don't think the donks have the votes they think they do.

I could be wrong, we'll see. I do expect much shenanigans from the media, such as calling races before polls close, lots of doom and gloom in the AM television shows, in an attempt to demoralize Republican voters, but it will all be for naught. Of course the Dems will bitch and moan about "stolen elections", "diebold debauchery" etc etc etc in every loss for the Dems, and we'll have lots of media time wasted about challenges, recounts etc.

Once again the media and the left worked together hand in hand to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

I'm most interested to see what happens in the Maryland race, I think Steele will win. I hope Steele wins.

I'm also of course interested in the Virginia Senate race, I'm fairly confident on that one that Allen will win.

Well, that's it. Sorry that I haven't been blogging much at all lately, but if you're a regular reader and still around, expect big changes in December.

One more time for the record. I predict that Republicans will hold both houses of Congress.

--Jason

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