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11/06/2008 12:42 #46571
Purple CountryCategory: politics
I'm trying to remember in my glee that 53% isn't the same as 100%. :)
Some maps from
By county:
By county, stretched to fit population:
Some maps from
By county:
By county, stretched to fit population:
11/05/2008 16:55 #46560
Not me, no sir...Category: humor
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11/05/2008 11:13 #46551
Democratic NYCategory: politics
According to unofficial results, Democrats captured 32 out of the 62 seats in the Senate. The shift marks the end of an era for New York Republicans, whose control of the Senate had come to depend on a bloc of senators, some in their 70s and 80s, who had put off retirement to help preserve the party's majority. --
So, the Democrats are in full control of the legislative and executive branches in New York State. Personally, I am hoping they legalize gay marriage, something that has previously passed the Assembly and has heretofore stalled in the Senate. Gov. Patterson is willing to sign such a bill. We'd be the first state to postively enact such legislation, instead of having courts make the call. A big, big, deal.
In general, it is now up to them to figure out how to cut the state budget by billions of dollars. I am not sure if they are up to the task or not, but I'll give them the benefit time to see if they can.
jenks - 11/05/08 15:58
I do have to say though that having dems as president and full control of the house AND senate makes me a smidge nervous. I just don't want the pendulum to swing too far the other way this time.
I do have to say though that having dems as president and full control of the house AND senate makes me a smidge nervous. I just don't want the pendulum to swing too far the other way this time.
libertad - 11/05/08 14:03
I love Patterson. I wonder if he will marry me?
I love Patterson. I wonder if he will marry me?
jason - 11/05/08 11:33
Yes, that's awesome news for gay marriage advocates! Things are looking way up. I hope soon you and James gan get hitched HERE, and not have to travel across the freaking country.
Cut the state budget. Good lord. They kicked and screamed about cutting it by a few lousy hundred of millions. I'm not as hopeful as you are about that.
Yes, that's awesome news for gay marriage advocates! Things are looking way up. I hope soon you and James gan get hitched HERE, and not have to travel across the freaking country.
Cut the state budget. Good lord. They kicked and screamed about cutting it by a few lousy hundred of millions. I'm not as hopeful as you are about that.
11/04/2008 23:04 #46534
Obama!Category: politics
From Erie County Democratic Headquarters, Buffalo NY.
11pm as election was called for Barack Obama, our 44th president.
11/04/2008 20:05 #46525
UNACCEPTABLECategory: bad idea
DO NOT START WITH THIS SHIT, CABLE NEWS!! HOLOGRAMS ARE RIGHT OUT.
mrmike - 11/06/08 14:26
Cool, yet really pointless. Plenty ventured, nothing gained.
Cool, yet really pointless. Plenty ventured, nothing gained.
drew - 11/05/08 15:20
that I would watch.
that I would watch.
libertad - 11/05/08 14:53
CNN's technology is a bit too much. Most of the stuff they use now I find way too distracting. I kept on wanting Wolf to pull out a gun and shoot the hologram people.
CNN's technology is a bit too much. Most of the stuff they use now I find way too distracting. I kept on wanting Wolf to pull out a gun and shoot the hologram people.
mrdeadlier - 11/05/08 14:20
Everybody shut up. This is AWESOME. :P
Everybody shut up. This is AWESOME. :P
fellyconnelly - 11/04/08 22:23
use the force, obie wan!
use the force, obie wan!
jim - 11/04/08 20:13
The fall of western democracy, if you ask me.
The fall of western democracy, if you ask me.
drew - 11/04/08 20:09
crazy. stupid. mostly stupid.
crazy. stupid. mostly stupid.
jim - 11/04/08 20:06
HELP ME OBY ONE CANOBI YOUR MY ONLY HOPE
HELP ME OBY ONE CANOBI YOUR MY ONLY HOPE
I am working really really hard to NOT be like the republicans were in 2004, where the hotly contested 1% margin of victory was seen as some kind of divine mandate from Jebus Hisself and America was United behind America's Prezdint and all y'alls haters is in the minority the Court says so so there I'm gonna go invade Iran too!!!
That went way beyond insult to injury. That was like, face-punching rage. I had rage issues. And I worked with a lot of Republicans at that point. (I had a coworker who seriously had a W lapel pin.)
But I'm starting to think maybe I'm being too nice. ;)
Oh man I'm usually very good about attribution. Post updated.
Did you make that?
All the intolerant crazies ended up in the deep interior cut off from external influences and contact. Oh, and of course some of them can see Russia from their backyards and guard against the Putin helium balloon.
And on that note, what is the red-blue distribution of Alaska??