Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Election Results

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way -" Charles Dickens

Election Results

Best of Times: Barack Obama - President of the United States
Worst of Times: Larry Milton - unopposed mayor of Nexusville AGAIN

Age of Wisdom: Joe Biden - Vice President of the United States
Age of Foolishness: Jerome Kryzer - Nexusville city council AGAIN

Epoch of Belief: Gail Kulick Jackson - Minnesota State Representative
Epoch of Incredulity: Frank Courteau - Mille Lacs County Commissioner AGAIN

Season of Light: Lisa Fobbe - Minnesota State Senator
Season of Darkness: Phil Peterson - Mille Lacs County Commissioner AGAIN (by only 9 votes though)

Spring of Hope: Al Franken - US Senator race too close to call
Winter of Despair: Norm Coleman - US Senator race too close to call

Everything Before Us: Shawn Willis - NEW Onamia Councilman taking Mark Loch's place
Nothing Before Us: Jack Edmonds - Mille Lacs County Commissioner AGAIN

Direct to Heaven: The New United States of America
Direct the Other Way: The Same Old Onamia - aka Nexusville

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There seems to be an unprecedented enthusiasm throughout the nation with the election of Barack Obama. I've never seen anything like it before. (None of us have). For me, that Obama won is a miracle. Not because he is black, but because he accomplished the impossible - he has given me "hope", which is something I'd lost and thought was gone for good, after what I went through here in Nexusville. He has given me Hope for The Best of Times.

We The People just said "thanks, but no thanks" to Sarah Palin, which restored my faith in America. It showed that over half the people in the country are not as stupid as they seemed in 2000 and 2004. For once, people saw through the gimmicks, such as Joe the Plumber and "Maverick" and the Reverend Wright/Bill Ayers crap. And they voted! Cool. The American People spoke. They said that we're fed up with Rove politics. We're sick of Fox News. We're tired of being embarrassed by incompetent leaders like Bush. We want our country back.

Alas, here in Mille Lacs County, stupidity still reigns. But, I'll have more to say about that later. You can bet on it. :) For now, we should all celebrate that Change is indeed coming to America. (YESSSSS!)

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