Maybe I need to start seeking out friends with a wider diversity of opinion.
That ought to cast the net wide enough for now.
I'm a little nervous about tomorrow's contests, though I am almost positive that, barring any major surprises, little will change. Clinton will do well enough to justify sticking around and she'll be going all out to (unfairly) seat the Michigan & Florida delegates. Some things to keep in mind:
(1) Little more than two weeks ago, her lead in both Texas and Ohio looked prohibitive.
(2) I absolutely accept charges of a media bias that has been softer on Obama, with the following qualifications/questions:
- His press this past week has been terrible.
- What did she expect? And isn't she supposed to be the "vetted" one? The one with such a highly-developed immunity to opposition?
- There is no way he would have been afforded the luxury of losing eleven straight contests.
- Also - and I'm not sure how to spell this phonetically, but - "waaaaaaaaaaaaah."
Regardless of what happens tomorrow, I will subsequently enforce a week-long, self-imposed ban on election-related posts. I'm bored with it. And with myself.
Note on the Cartoon: Thomas Nast's relatively impulsive decision to cast the Republican as an elephant has proved a lasting addition to political iconography. Hilariously, the caption on this particular illustration reads: "'An ass, having put on the Lion's skin, roamed about in the Forest, and amused himself by frightening all the foolish Animals he met with in his wanderings.' - Shakspeare or Bacon."
I love it. "Shakspeare OR Bacon." The inattention (or indifference) to proper attribution is SO wonderfully nineteenth-century. It also reminds me of my students' research papers. And, for those of you who were wondering, the answer is "Neither." It was Aesop.
What DID we do before Google?
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